Commercial trucks weigh twenty to thirty times more than a typical automobile. Due to their size and weight, commercial trucks are capable of causing substantial damage. This is why so many truck accident victims suffer catastrophic injuries. If the injuries that someone sustains in a trucking crash are not fatal, they may be catastrophic. Some of the most common truck accident injuries include: Traumatic brain injuries, Bone fractures, Spinal cord injuries, Amputations, Internal injuries. The victims of such injuries will need the maximum possible compensation – and an experienced lawyer who knows how to acquire it. Fatigued drivers are the number one reason for truck accidents, but collisions also happen when truck drivers are distracted or impaired, when trucks exceed their weight limit when freight hasn’t been properly loaded, or if any truck parts – like the brakes – are defective.