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Truck Accidents

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Why Are Louisiana Dump Trucks So Dangerous?

In Louisiana, accidents with dump trucks are not the exception. Officials estimate that over ten percent of all Louisiana crashes involving large trucks are with dump trucks, even though they represent much less than ten percent of the large truck traffic.

What makes a dump truck different? The reason why Louisiana dump trucks are singled out as unsafe or less safe than other trucks is that they share a number of features that increase both the risk of accidents and the damage to other vehicles when they crash. These features are:

Dump trucks carry very heavy loads. A trailer filled with gravel weighs a lot more than one carrying electronics or furniture. Heavy loads put an increased strain on the brakes, tires, shock absorbers and steering.
Dump trucks mostly do intrastate haulage. The vast majority of dump trucks travel short distances back and forth. Intrastate trucking is subject not to the federal motor carrier safety rules, but to those of the state. If federal rules are strictly enforced over the nation's highway system, intrastate truck traffic on countless feeder roads is not. Weigh stations, for instance, are virtually non-existent on secondary roads.
Construction firms are different from motor carriers. Many of the big motor carriers operating the bulk of Louisiana's 18-wheelers are concerned about road safety. Serious tractor-trailer crashes cost them dearly in the end. Construction firms are often better known for their appalling work accident statistics than for sound management and do not have the driver training and truck maintenance programs most motor carriers implement.

With construction sites all over Louisiana, motorists need to avoid riding too close to dump trucks. It is better to speed up or slow down than to travel constantly just in front of or next to a dump truck.

If you have been injured in a Louisiana car, truck, or motorcycle crash, contact the New Orleans accident attorneys of the Young Firm in New Orleans immediately for a free, no-commitment evaluation of your case. Order now our FREE lawyer book, "A Guide To Steering Through a Serious Vehicle Accident in Louisiana."