Rear-end collisions. A loaded semi needs far more distance to stop than a car. Following distance, speed, and driver fatigue are the usual questions, and the truck's onboard data usually holds the answers.
Jackknife accidents. The trailer swings out of line with the cab, often from hard braking, speed, or road conditions — sweeping across lanes as it happens.
Underride and override crashes. A passenger vehicle slides under a trailer, or a truck rides over a smaller vehicle. These are among the most severe crash types on the road.
Rollovers. Often tied to speed, cargo loading, or abrupt maneuvers. When cargo loading contributed, the company that loaded the trailer may share responsibility.
Wide-turn and blind-spot crashes. Trucks swing wide on right turns and carry large blind spots on every side; both patterns produce crashes with vehicles the driver never saw.
Lost loads and tire blowouts. Cargo or debris in the roadway, and equipment failures, raise maintenance and loading questions — and maintenance contractors and shippers can be part of the claim.
In every type, the same fundamentals apply: federal hours-of-service and maintenance rules set the standards, the truck's own records show what happened, and preserving those records early is what keeps the answers available. Arizona's comparative negligence rule applies throughout — partial fault reduces a claim by percentage and does not end it.
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