Why is a traffic accident involving a truck more likely to cause serious injury than one involving only automobiles?
The answer resides in simple physics: trucking accidents are more likely to cause serious injury simply because trucks are larger. A commercial tractor-trailer can weigh in excess of 40 tons, while an average passenger car weighs around 1-1 ½ tons. Due to this disparity, tractor-trailer accidents that involve an automobile often result in more serious injuries or fatalities to the occupants of the car.
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