Too often trucking companies hire inexperienced and unqualified operators that are dangerous to the driving public and their loved ones. Even qualified truck drivers get fatigued by the long hours and many thousands of miles required by most trucking companies. These companies must be held accountable when they cut corners on training, maintenance, and safety. Countless automobile drivers are injured or killed each year when truck drivers are negligent or their equipment fails.
Safety equipment, such as underride guards designed to protect smaller vehicles in the event of a rear-end collision with a semi-truck, must be robust and maintained properly to adequately protect the driving public. Reflectors and proper lighting are important to these trucks for the protection of the motoring public. Similar situations are also applicable to bus accidents, which our Laredo bus accident attorneys can help explain in further detail.