{"id":252,"date":"2015-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/holding-drivers-responsible-for-jackknife-truck-accidents\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:09:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:09:56","slug":"holding-drivers-responsible-for-jackknife-truck-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/holding-drivers-responsible-for-jackknife-truck-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Holding Drivers Responsible for Jackknife Truck Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | March 4, 2015<\/p>\n<p>The central location of our state in the middle of the nation\u2019s main highways ensures that Illinois roads are constantly filled with commercial tractor-trailers. Big rig drivers naturally go through rather rigorous training and testing to make sure that they can handle their vehicles under a variety of conditions.<\/p>\n<p>A primary component of all Commercial Driver\u2019s License testing is to ensure that drivers know how to prevent trailer skids and jackknife accidents. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Avoid-Jackknifing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jackknife truck accident <\/a>occurs when the wheels of a trailer component of a tractor-trailer combo loses traction with the surface of the road. The loss of traction results in the trailer component swinging around towards the front of the cab. This type of accident is called a jackknife because the result of trailer swinging forward resembles the closing action when folding a pocket knife.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/holding-drivers-responsible-for-jackknife-truck-accidents\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Holding Drivers Responsible for Jackknife Truck Accidents\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | March 4, 2015 The central location of our state in the middle of the nation\u2019s main highways ensures that Illinois roads are constantly filled with commercial tractor-trailers. Big rig drivers naturally go through rather rigorous training and testing to make sure that they can handle their vehicles under a variety of conditions. 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