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As news site accidents.com reported; Sadly it's because some drivers of such lumbering, long-distance vehicles fall asleep at the wheel. That can happen to car drivers too, of course. But it's far more dangerous when it's a big rig driver who nods off. Such large vehicles cause much more destruction and take longer to stop. Truck drivers fall asleep at the wheel for many reasons. In fact, it's virtually an occupational hazard. Such drivers tend to work long hours steering large loads from one state to another. And these long, slow, dull hours of work,which may be in the middle of the night, can contribute to falling asleep at the wheel. Research shows that one of the reasons is that many truck drivers are obese, and obesity can cause sleep apnea, a disorder which makes victims sleep deprived.  This means they are likely to be sleepy and perhaps even fall asleep while driving an 18-wheeler truck. U.S. federal government statics back this up, holding that up to 1,000 persons annually die because a large truck being drivin by a drowsy driver fell asleep at the wheel.

           

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