A: Some common causes of truck accidents include inadequate /
improper training as to driving technique, safety issues and defensive driving; driver fatigue; a truck's characteristics and capabilities (such as limits associated with acceleration, braking and visibility); distracted driving; failure to account for weather or road
conditions; drug or alcohol use by the driver; speeding; mechanical failure; defective parts; and
improper loading or overloading the truck.
They will look into not just the driver and owner but also the person or company that leased the truck, the vehicle manufacturer, the
condition of the tires and other parts that may have become faulty and played a role in the accident and the shipper or persons who
loaded the truck (should the cause point to
improper loading).