To avoid truck accidents during the winter, it is essential that truck drivers know how to deal with skids. Skids occur usually on snowy or icy roads. Excessive speed, over braking, over steering, over acceleration are the main reason why a truck may skid. Therefore the best thing to do to avoid skids is to do everything smoothly and gently.
Another winter danger for truck drivers are the exhausts systems: exhausts leeks entering the cab can be deadly. Hundreds of truck drivers die every year in the USA of carbon monoxide poisoning.
To learn more on how truck drivers can deal with these winter related issues and avoid accidents check out the following video.