In 2013, nearly 11% of all road accident fatalities were attributed to crashes that involved commercial trucks although only about 5% of vehicles on the freeways were semi-trailers, commercial trucks and multi-axle trucks. Given the large size of the vehicles and the massive payload they carry, a small passenger automobile stands no chance against these
Nearly 15 million large commercial vehicles or semi-trucks are operated on the highways, interstates and city roads of the United States every year. Despite stringent laws governing the operation of these vehicles, an estimated 76,000 crashes involving semi-trucks were reported in 2011 alone. These accidents resulted in over 4000 fatalities and more than 110,000 serious