What Are the Main Causes of 18 Wheeler Truck Tire Blowouts and Accidents?
There are few things more terrifying for a driver than to experience firsthand a big rig or 18 wheeler tire blowout at 60 miles an hour. Most people in passenger cars on the freeway often think nothing of the mechanical behemoths driving right next to them, and if they do worry about an accident they think of the truck driver failing to see them, or brakes failing or cargo from the bed falling and causing an accident. Few people take into account how something as seemingly innocuous as a tire can become a deadly projectile in a fraction of a second. Big rigs are not like most other vehicles on the road. They are required to travel vast distances in short periods of time and carry many tons of cargo. Consequently, they must have equipment designed to withstand this rigorous treatment, and this equipment must be of the highest quality and maintained frequently. Unfortunately, with the technological complexity found with so many modern trucks, ranging from GPS to antilock brakes to enviro
