According to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), a research institute that works to gather and provide nationwide statistics on car, truck and bus accidents throughout, the number of fatal truck accidents has risen 5.8 percent over the last ten years and continues to grow. Additionally, UMTRI studies have determined that sources of harm for heavy truck accidents include aggressiveness of trucks, the greater mass and frame stiffness of a truck, geometric mismatch of trucks and other vehicles on the road, rollover thresholds and greater stopping distance required. Individuals who have been in a truck accident should speak with an experienced truck accident lawyer or for additional information on developing a truck accident lawsuit that may provide monetary compensation and relief from the bills associated with the severity of a truck accident injury.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) also reported that in 2007 there were 136,468 non-fatal large truck accidents, 54,961 injury-related large truck accidents and 80,752 injuries occurred involving large truck accidents. To learn more about what to do if an individual has been involved in a truck accident, it is advisable to locate a truck accident law firm that will be able to provide the services of a truck accident attorney, legal consultation on the development of potential truck accident litigation (http://truck-
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