In order for a tractor-trailer, or semi-truck, to avoid an accident, the driver has to begin braking much earlier than a passenger vehicle. In fact, a truck driver traveling at normal highway speeds can take almost 200 yards, or the equivalent of two football fields, to completely stop a fully-loaded “big rig.” This assumes that a trucker is driving in ideal conditions. Far too often, truck drivers have to operate during bad weather or road conditions in order to make it to their destinations on time. In such circumstances, truck accide...
