With over 3.5 million truck drivers out there on the road and countless other vehicles as well, there are bound to be some accidents. Knowing how accidents occur and taking precautionary measures to prevent them can lead to less accidents and more safe drivers. The clickable list below gives the eight most common trucking accidents out there and some good advice on how to prevent them. The list includes: speeding, equipment failure, brake malfunction, improper cargo loading, fatigue, intoxication, distraction, and the weather. Investing time into this list and learning how to be a safe driver could potentially save lives, including your own.