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Top 5 Factors in Deadly Virginia Truck Accidents

• Weather.Winter has arrived, and that means slick roads, heavy snow, and fewer hours of daylight. These conditions are dangerous for all drivers, but can easily be fatal for truckers hauling tons of cargo behind them.
  
• Heavy loads. Truckers are often paid per load of cargo, so if they pack their trucks past the legal limit, they can collect a bigger paycheck. However, overloading the rig decreases the truck’s stopping time and increases the force of impact, making an accident more likely—and more deadly.
  
• Unfamiliar roads. Interstate truckers may not have experience maneuvering on Virginia’s sloping drives, mountain roads, or tricky stretches of highway that even locals have trouble navigating.
  
• Merging problems. Accidents with smaller cars often occur when a truck changes lanes, simply because the trucker didn’t see a smaller vehicle. These “no zone” accidents are common if the car was too close to the truck or outside the range of its mirrors.
  
• Driver behavior. Truckers often spend long hours behind the wheel, leading to fatigue, aches and pains, depression, distracted driving or aggressive behavior as the trucker tries to meet a deadline.
  

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