{"id":1070,"date":"2022-02-23T16:04:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T16:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/common-causes-of-car-truck-accidents\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T16:04:43","slug":"common-causes-of-car-truck-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/common-causes-of-car-truck-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Causes of Car-Truck Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chances are, you\u2019ve had at least one frightening encounter or near-accident with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iihs.org\/topics\/large-trucks\">18-wheeler<\/a> while driving on a highway or interstate. Car-truck collisions can be especially devastating because of the sheer size and weight of the truck and, subsequently, the amount of time it takes a big rig to stop. Here are some common causes of car-truck accidents to consider.<\/p>\n<p>Either driver can cause a <a href=\"https:\/\/cochranfirmmidsouth.com\/practice-areas\/trucking-and-auto-accidents\/\">car-truck accidents<\/a>. Here are common reasons truck drivers may be at fault:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Driver fatigue, driving long distances with little sleep<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical issues and\/or poor maintenance of the truck<\/li>\n<li>Distracted driving, i.e. talking, texting, eating, using the phone, or changing the radio station<\/li>\n<li>Alcohol and drug abuse<\/li>\n<li>Lack of or poor driver training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And here are reasons that passenger vehicle drivers often cause collisions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Driving in the truck\u2019s \u201cblind spot\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Driving between two big trucks<\/li>\n<li>Unsafe passing<\/li>\n<li>Changing lanes or merging into traffic in front of a truck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re ever involved in a car-truck accident, you may be entitled to compensation if the truck driver was a fault.\u00a0 Get the legal representation you need to take on the trucking company. Call <a href=\"https:\/\/cochranfirmmidsouth.com\">The Cochran Law Firm of the Mid-South<\/a> at <a href=\"tel:+19015231222\">901-523-1222<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/cochranfirmmidsouth.com\/contact\/\">free case consultation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chances are, you\u2019ve had at least one frightening encounter or near-accident with an 18-wheeler while driving on a highway or interstate. Car-truck collisions can be especially devastating because of the sheer size and weight of the truck and, subsequently, the amount of time it takes a big rig to stop. Here are some common causes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":1071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1070"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1266,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070\/revisions\/1266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/memphis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}