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09/20/2021

Truck Drivers Driving Through Dangerous Weather Could Cause You Harm

Vuk Vujasinovic

Vuk Vujasinovic

09/20/2021

As we face inclement weather, it is crucial that you are doing everything possible to ensure that you and your loved ones are safe. While it is in your safest and best interest to refrain from traveling at all during a storm, if you do have to travel, truck drivers may be your biggest danger source.

A truck driver may refuse to start work if the weather is sufficiently hazardous, at or near the time they are scheduled to begin driving.  A driver cannot speculate unreasonably into the future regarding what the road conditions will be beyond a few hours, and therefore may be forced to start their driving before stormy or dangerous weather.

Whenever the situation is dangerous, commercial truck drivers must pull off to the side of the road and not continue travel until the weather improves. Some truck drivers may be reluctant to stop driving if it means they will be late with their shipments, but stopping is the safest option in poor weather conditions.

While truck drivers have the option to refuse to drive, they are highly motivated and encouraged to complete drives as quickly and efficiently as possible. Either their employer is incentivizing them to drive, or they want to complete their drive faster, but regardless, it endangers other people on the road. 

Our Texas truck accident lawyers at VB Attorneys have compiled a list of our Top 10 Resources for Truck Accident Victims that are crucial for any driver to review- before or after getting into a truck accident. We understand the burden that you and your family feel after a truck accident. We try to not only act as legal counsel, but also as a resource to provide you with the information that you may need to understand your circumstance. We encourage you to learn more about how truck companies do not look out for other people are the road and they actually encourage their truck drivers to drive dangerously. 

If you or a loved one has been involved in a truck accident, our Texas truck accident lawyers are prepared to help you. We have an extensive truck accident practice that has enabled us to advocate on behalf of truck accident victims. Contact us today by filling out a contact form or call us at (888) 430-0906.