A collision involving a commercial vehicle and a passenger car often ends catastrophically. At an average weight of just 5,000 lbs., a passenger car could face up to 80,000 lbs. when hit by a semi-truck. Though collisions involving a commercial vehicle and passenger car account for just 3% of the total number of vehicle
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