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Truck Accidents
What Are the Biggest Risks When Sharing the Road with an 18-Wheeler?
Hitting the road anywhere in the United States typically means sharing it with trucks of all sizes, including 18-wheelers. This is especially true in New Jersey, where major highways such as the New Jersey Turnpike, Route 287, and Route 78 – among many others – serve as vital conduits for 18-wheelers carrying heavy loads to…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Flying Objects from Trucks
One of the (few) benefits of traveling on the NJ Turnpike is that it is an interstate highway, which makes it a more straightforward way to get from NJ to another state. The downfall, of course, is that you’re sharing the road with tractor-trailers and commercial vehicles, and a run-in with one of those semis…
Read MoreNew Jersey Transit Rail Bridge Struck by Truck in Hawthorne
The bed of a truck struck a New Jersey Transit rail bridge on the morning of Monday, June 14, in Hawthrone, causing the truck to overturn. The incident caused rail service to be delayed for a short time while emergency responders cleaned up the scene and investigators could examine the bridge for any structural damage.…
Read MoreTruck Sideswipe Accidents – What Are They and How Do They Happen?
Sideswipe accidents, also called blind spot accidents, happen when the side of one vehicle collides (or “swipes”) the side of another. Often, these accidents occur during lane changes and merges, or when a tractor-trailer sideswipes a vehicle coming from the other direction. When a sideswipe accident happens between a passenger car and a truck, the…
Read MoreWhy Is the NJ Turnpike So Dangerous?
Drivers traveling through the state of New Jersey encounter many challenges and hazards. There are a lot of cars on our roads at any given time, and our massive highways and interstates are legendary. The New Jersey Turnpike is the second deadliest highway in NJ, surpassed only by the Garden State Parkway. Over the years,…
Read MoreThe Role of Background Checks in Your NJ Truck Accident Claim
Trucking accidents have various complexities many times due to the fact that multiple parties may bear responsibility for these crashes. In the majority of cases, the truck driver bears a certain amount of liability for the accident. Sometimes the driver operates the truck in a reckless manner, or drives too fast for road conditions, or…
Read MoreThe Dangers We Face Sharing the Road with Tractor-Trailers
The road is a dangerous place, and tractor-trailers can make it ever more dangerous. Even though commercial trucks help the economy, they are the most dangerous vehicles on the roads of New Jersey. Between high rates of speed, impaired drivers, drowsiness and distractions, driver negligence is one of the biggest safety concerns there is. But…
Read MoreEdison Tractor-Trailer Crash on Route 1 Causes Multiple Injuries
A tractor-trailer crash in Edison, New Jersey caused multiple injuries for several victims. Around 5:20 pm, on Wednesday evening, the chain reaction accident occurred on Route 1 when a tractor-trailer driver lost control of the vehicle and hit at least eight other cars including a minivan that was rear-ended. Ten victims sustained a range of…
Read MoreObjects Falling Off a Moving Truck
A recent tragedy that took the lives of a mother and daughter from Minnesota highlights the danger of improperly secured cargo. The two women were fatally injured when a boulder weighing approximately 800 lbs. was dislodged from the back of a moving truck and slammed into their vehicle. The women suffered significant trauma as the…
Read MoreNew Law Could Mean More Inexperienced Truckers
The U.S. Congress is considering a new law called the DRIVE-SAFE Act. This Act has been proposed in response to a national shortage of truck drivers, and would allow teen truckers to drive big-rigs across state lines. Allowing younger truckers on the road may help businesses move goods across the country, but it could have…
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