Truck Rollovers - Avoid This Catastrophe

• Why truck rollovers are deadly.
• The common misconceptions.
• When you’re the most at risk.
• The role that cargo plays in rollover events.
• The steps you can take to prevent rollovers

Summary

48 percent of large truck occupant deaths in 2019 occurred in crashes where the truck rolled over.  Driver error is responsible for over three-quarters of all rollovers. Rollovers can happen to anyone at any time, so drivers can never be too comfortable behind the wheel. Over 90 percent of the time, the rollover is not the "first" event.  In other words, some other dangerous event occurs before the rollover. Inattention is the leading cause of rollover crashes.  Tractor-trailer drivers are more than twice as likely to die in a rollover than the drivers of passenger cars that rollover.