The delivery services industry in the United States employs nearly 900,000 delivery drivers across the nation. Their primary responsibility is to pick up and deliver merchandise, goods, and packages, while some must also load and unload the vehicles.
In North Carolina alone, there are nearly 26,000 drivers of delivery vehicles. With a total annual revenue of $104 billion, the online shopping industry is booming in the U.S. Some call it the “retail apocalypse,” while others complain about delivery vehicles choking our cities with traffic.
With the ever-increasing number of delivery trucks such as FedEx, UPS, Amazon, and the enormous popularity of such delivery services as Postmates, UberEats, GrubHub, and DoorDash, there has been an uptick in delivery vehicle accidents in Charlotte and elsewhere in North Carolina in recent years.
Operators of delivery vehicles and companies that employ these drivers have a duty to follow traffic rules and adhere to other regulations to prevent collisions with other vehicles. However, many delivery operators and companies breach that duty.
If you were injured due to that breach, consult with a Charlotte delivery vehicle accident attorney from Brown Moore & Associates, PLLC.