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Truck Accidents

Impact Of Truck Accidents On Highways Felt Once Again

Truck accidents on New Jersey highways are not uncommon. Many of these truck accidents lead to serious injuries and fatalities, and, in some cases, they may be due to the negligence of truck drivers and owners. On a recent Monday in June,...

Truck Accidents In NJ Suburbs: A Troubling Phenomenon

A recent fatal accident between an 18-wheeler and a child on a bike is just one more incident pointing to an issue that has been troubling New Jersey suburb residents for the last 20 years. It seems that semi-truck drivers...

A New Act Proposed! The Answer To Fewer Truck Accidents?

On the first Friday in July, the first step towards greater safety for truck drivers, and greater protection against truck drivers for other road users, was taken. New legislation – the Truck Safety Act (S. 1739) — was proposed to...

No Doubt — Driver Fatigue Cause Of Tracy Morgan Accident

It has been more than a year ago that the comedian Tracy Morgan was seriously injured in a truck accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. Another comedian was killed in the same accident. Recently, in the middle of August, the...

Fatalities in truck accidents rising — Priorities must change

The National Transportation Board has called for priorities to change given that fatal truck accidents have increased for the fourth year in a row while regulators have not acted on many recommendations made to improve safety measures. It is reported...

Truck accidents – information victims need to know

Many accidents often involve fast and reckless driving. When a tractor-trailer or other large truck is speeding or being driven recklessly, a resulting accident often has serious consequences. New Jersey drivers involved in truck accidents may find that the injuries...

Truck accidents: Sedan driver in ICU after extricated from wreck

There are certain traffic situations where a driver has to yield to other traffic. Any driver who wants to join a lane of traffic, regardless of the size of his or her vehicle, has to wait until the traffic flow...

Speeding is the most common accident-causing moving violation

Law enforcement authorities often receive calls from people complaining about the actions of truck drivers. Certain violations that regularly result in complaints are considered to be serious moving violations as these actions can result in serious accidents. These violations are...

Can more stringent regulations help prevent truck accidents?

Statistics show that approximately 10 percent of fatalities on highways can be linked to crashes involving large trucks, while most of the deceased victims in these truck accidents are passengers in cars that are involved. Federal laws, which govern truckers...

Driver Fatigue Can Be As Dangerous As Drinking And Driving

The danger of driving while feeling drowsy or sleepy is something many people disregard. While the majority of New Jersey residents will know that drinking and driving is dangerous, many of them do not realize that driver fatigue is as...