Commercial Accidents in Colorado
Trucking and Commercial Accident Injury Information
Accidents involving commercial vehicles and trucks can be especially destructive and dangerous. This is not only because of the size of the commercial trucks themselves, but the weight and destructiveness of the truck’s cargo. Injuries sustained from a commercial trucking accident can be extremely serious. Whether you are the driver of a commercial truck or someone who has been hit by one, your injuries from a semi trucking accident can have permanent and long-lasting effects.
Accidents Related to Commercial Semis, Trucks and Vehicles
Because commercial trucks are so heavy, it is harder for them to stop. This is the cause of many commercial trucking rear end collisions, accidents, and multi-car pile-ups. This is especially true in bad weather with low visibility. Commercial trucks are also prone to side-swipe other vehicles when turning or changing lanes. This is because of the trucks many blind spots. The blind spots are also the reason for semi accidents in which a commercial truck driver unknowingly backs into people or property. Commercial truck cargo has also been known to fall from trucks that have not been securely closed or loosely tied down. At high rates of speed on the highway, this flying cargo can be extremely destructive and even deadly.
Who Can Drive a Commercial Truck or Vehicle?
Not just anybody can drive a commercial vehicle, truck, or eighteen wheeler. In Colorado commercial truck drivers have to apply for and go through rigorous training to obtain a commercial driver’s license, also known as a CDL. The Denver Department of Motor Vehicles website has information related to obtaining a CDL. A CDL has to be renewed every four years. There are additional licensing requirements for semi truck drivers hauling hazardous materials.
Other Kinds of Commercial Vehicles
Taxi accidents, delivery truck accidents, construction truck accidents, water truck accidents, city buss accidents, travel coach accidents, work van accidents, garbage truck accidents, and tow truck accidents are all types of accidents that involve a commercial vehicle.
The State of Colorado defines a commercial vehicle as:
“(I) Any self propelled or towed vehicle bearing an apportioned plate or having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination rating of ten thousand one pounds or more, which vehicle is used in commerce on the public highways of this state or is designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; and (II) Any motor vehicle designed or equipped to transport other motor vehicles from place to place by means of winches, cables, pulleys, or other equipment for towing, pulling, or lifting, when such motor vehicle is used in commerce on the public highways of this state.”
Denver and Colorado Springs Trucking Accident Attorneys
If you have been involved in a commercial trucking or vehicle accident, it is important that you seek out the council of an experienced commercial trucking accident attorney. You may be able to not only recover damages from the person or company whose commercial vehicle hit you, but also from your own insurance company. If you are the victim of a commercial trucking accident or a driver of a commercial truck who has been injured in a trucking accident, the commercial vehicle accident attorneys of Buxton & Luther can provide you with a free initial consultation and discuss your options with you. Please call us toll-free at (800) 435-0586 or email us at info@buxtonluther.com.
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