Trucks are critical for getting products from ports to distribution centers and out to the stores and homes, so you can't avoid driving alongside them if you're out there on the roads. Knowing more about trucking accidents and their causes can help identify ways to...
Truck Accidents
Tired drivers endanger themselves and others
When a New York driver gets behind the wheel, his or her main priority should be to stay focused and drive safely. This is difficult to do when overly tired, even if it's during the day and when driving only short distances. Fatigued driving is actually quite...
Things can go wrong when a truck driver applies the brakes
Truck accidents are complex events that often result in trauma, injury and property damage. Even when a commercial truck is moving at a slow rate of speed, a collision can result in damage that may leave innocent people dealing with significant injuries. Because these...
Family settles lawsuit after death of man in Queens truck crash
Sometimes, trucking accidents in New York, and elsewhere, may seem minor when they occur. However, some serious injuries which are not immediately visible may prove fatal. Since people in these cases may say they are okay and not seek emergency treatment, those...
Do New York truckers spend too much time on the road?
According to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, there were more than 11,000 collisions involving large trucks in 2014. In some cases, trucking accidents are the result of trucker fatigue. This is the case despite regulations, which are aimed at limiting...
Medical issues may have led to fatal truck crash in New York
Emergency medical situations can, and do, occur at any time and in any place. As such, truckers and other motorists in New York, and other localities, may experience debilitating medical emergencies while they are behind the wheel. This type of situation could easily...
FMCSA rule bans cellphone use by truckers
As people in New York, and elsewhere, are likely aware, sharing the road with large commercial trucks can be dangerous. The risk of being involved in a trucking accident may be increased when truckers are using their cellphones, or are otherwise distracted. Often...
How can you safely share the road with large trucks in New York?
All too often, motor vehicle accidents involving large commercial vehicles and smaller passenger vehicles occur in New York, and elsewhere. Due to the size differences between these large trucks and other automobiles, among other factors, such collisions often result...
Truck drivers are at risk for impaired driving due to fatigue
Truck driver fatigue is a topic of continuing concern in New York, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has attempted to address the issue by regulating the number of hours that truck drivers are allowed to work per day. Although the agency can mandate...
Why commercial trucks shouldn’t travel over 65 MPH
At some point, most New York drivers have likely been guilty of speeding. While a widely accepted practice, speeding is an incredibly dangerous driving behavior and, according to the American Trucking Association, is a "factor in nearly 30 percent of all fatal...