Truck Accident Liability: Who May Be Responsible and How Shared Fault Works
When a truck crash happens, people often assume responsibility rests with a single driver. In practice, trucking is a system: drivers operate vehicles maintained by someone, dispatched by someone, and loaded by someone.
That’s why truck accident liability can involve more than one party, and why investigations look beyond the moment of impact to the decisions and conditions that led up to it.
Why liability is more complex in trucking than in typical crashes
Multiple operational layers
Commercial transport involves policies, training, maintenance schedules, and delivery deadlines. Those layers can influence behavior and vehicle condition.
More than one insurance relationship
Different entities can carry different coverage, which can affect how responsibility is evaluated and negotiate...