18 Wheeler Accident
If you have ever experienced a serious auto accident, you know how devastating the damage to the vehicles and the people inside them can be. A typical car weighs about 5,000 pounds.
Now imagine that you are in your 5,000 pound vehicle traveling along a normal US highway. In the flash of an eye, you collide with a vehicle that weighs around 80,000 pounds. That is 16 times heavier than your vehicle. The weight difference is a greater than a kindergartner being hit by an NFL lineman.
If you are involved in an accident like this, you will be lucky to survive. If you do, your injuries will likely be severe. Make sure that you have a good legal and medical team assisting you with your claim.
There are 2,000,000 18 wheel semi tractors on the U.S. highways. On a yearly basis there are about 500,000 motor vehicle accidents involving tractor trailers. As a result of these accidents, there are around 5,000 deaths.
Trucking companies are aware of the damage and losses that their vehicles cause. As a result, they have teams who are dedicated to building defenses for their drivers after accidents. Do not attempt to go up against them without your own team of professionals assisting you.