Underride Truck Collision – When a passenger vehicle hits the side or rear end of the truck trailer, which could result to the car getting pinned below the truck’s undercarriage;

Jackknife Truck Accident – When a tractor-trailer folds and forms a 90-degree angle facing the tractor which looks like the shape of a semi-open jackknife;

Truck Rollover Accident – When a heavy truck rolls over and possibly hits pedestrians or other vehicles;

Head-On Truck Collision – When an 18-wheeler truck hits a passenger vehicle head-on;

Rear-End Truck Crash – When the trucker accidentally hits the back of a passenger vehicle;

T-Bone Truck Collision – When a truck runs a red stoplight in an intersection and hits the side of a car, forming a T shape;

Runaway Trailer Crash – When the cargo or trailer itself is improperly loaded or overweight and falls off or gets separated from the tractor or actual truck, resulting to serious injuries; Also known as lost load;

Blind Spot Truck Accident – When the truck driver fails to see the cars while changing lanes or turning and accidentally hits a nearby vehicle in the process;

Tire Blowout – When the truck’s tire blows out and the driver ends up losing control, a piece of the tire hits other vehicles, or the truck ends up swerving and hitting nearby cars. Take a legal advice from a car wreck attorney in Fort Worth.

More than 500 deaths and 1,000 serious injuries come from accidents involving commercial trucks, i.e. dump truck, garbage truck, bus, tanker truck, utility truck, hauler truck, cement mixer, to name a few. If your recent truck accident injury was not mentioned above, please call us right away so we can help you with your case. We can handle any type of 18-wheeler collision, regardless of the size and complexity.