Austin Personal Injury Lawyer Blog | Gonzales & Gonzales

Commercial truck drivers are among the safest, most careful drivers on the road, usually. But, even the most conscientious drivers can succumb to pressures that create truck driver fatigue.

Competition in the shipping business is stiff, and, too often, trucking companies offer more than lower prices to gain clients. Sometimes they offer faster delivery times to get the edge over the competition. This puts drivers at risk of causing an accident due to truck driver fatigue.

Despite the fact that laws require drivers to log their time spent driving and resting, and that much of this is electronically recorded, drivers often run into delays that pressure them to drive longer than the law allows, to take shorter resting periods or to use their rest periods for other activities, leaving them tired when they, again, get behind the wheel. Truck driver fatigue is a major cause of accidents, injuries and loss of life.

If you have been involved in an accident and suspect truck driver fatigue was a contributing factor, please contact the experienced accident and personal injury attorneys at Gonzales & Gonzales, serving clients in the Austin and Round Rock, Texas area.