As more delivery trucks hit the streets, we have noticed an uptick in the number of vehicle accidents caused by delivery truck drivers. For those who work in car accident law and crash litigation, this is not surprising. Inexperienced and novice drivers can easily get positions as drivers for companies like Amazon and UPS. These drivers are often in large vans or their own vehicles, and they are tasked with delivering as many packages as possible each day. For a number of different reasons, these novice delivery drivers are at a greater risk for causing the types of crashes that cause serious injuries and traffic fatalities.
