Abstract
Among the many interrelated causes of truck accidents, vehicle- related topics play a critical, if somewhat unrecognized and underreported role. In many cases, these factors, if they do not directly cause an accident to occur, make it more difficult - or in some cases, impossible - for a driver to recover from an error or avoid an unforeseen conflict. This paper highlights the fact that efforts to prevent truck accidents could be substantially aided by working to upgrade the performance of the truck brake systems as well as truck handling and stability properties - especially as it relates to their tendency to rollover.