ABSTRACT
Commercial motor vehicles (mostly trucks and busses, in North American terminology) are typically larger, heavier, and more complicated to operate than cars and other personal vehicles. Commercial drivers are subject to the same human errors that car drivers are but typically drive more, and many drive at night and on irregular schedules that sometimes result in fatigue and impaired performance. Commercial motor vehicle operations are held to a higher standard of care because they involve more extensive damage potential than personal vehicles do. Litigations arising from commercial motor vehicle collisions typically involve larger damage claims and a larger set of questions than car crashes, often leading to requirements for detailed forensic study by human factors experts familiar with the specialized aspects of commercial motor vehicle collision analysis.
