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Common Causes of Truck Accidents Although safety regulations have become more strict for trucks, there are still too many truck accidents happening. Some of the causes of truck accidents include excessive driving hours, the use of substances such as drugs or alcohol, distractions, carelessness, lack of truck maintenance, hiring drivers without training or experience, and overloading trucks. Excessive Driving Hours: Truck drivers are forced to meet impossible deadlines. Profit is what motivates trucking companies to push their drivers and not allow them to rest enough and cause accidents. Truck drivers are so tired that they will not drive concentrated and sleep while driving. Distractions: Anything can distract the truck driver such as their phone and even the radio. An accident can happen in a short distracted moment.