The Most Common Causes of Large Truck Accidents Requiring a New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 72% of the people who died in large truck crashes in 2017 were occupants of other vehicles. Occupants of large trucks made up 18% of the victims, and 10% were cyclists or…
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Seizures, Stroke and Commercial Truck Driving Safety According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the trucking industry ranks third on a list of the top deadly occupations in the United States. At 12 percent, the fatality rate has several contributors, and one of the biggest is obesity. Some health issues, such as strokes and…
How a New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer Investigates a Truck Accident Case According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, about 145,000 people were injured in truck accidents in 2017. That was the highest annual total in about 20 years. If you are a victim of a truck accident, it is important to know how…
The Dangers of Runaway Commercial Trailers Concern NJ Truck Accident Lawyer The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that over 95% of fatalities resulting from commercial truck accidents actually involved the occupants of passenger vehicles. While these figures include all types of large truck collisions, many of the fatalities came from runaway trailer accidents. The…
Electronic Data Available for Building a Legal Case by Truck Accident Lawyers New Jersey Problems with the paper log system compelled the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA, to implement a mandate that commercial trucks must have an electronic logging device, or ELD. This law went into effect in April of 2018. However, a…
Driver Fatigue Influenced By Other Factors in Truck Collisions Statistics collected by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show that 75 percent of the fatalities reported in a single year involved a collision with a commercial semi-truck with a trailer. The same study revealed that driver fatigue was a small factor even though it plays…
Autonomous Trucks May Affect Drivers Everywhere in the Future With the recent news of federal hours of service changes, another topic that is being met with mixed reactions is the growth of autonomous truck testing. In December 2019, a self-driving truck made a cross-country journey from California to Pennsylvania to transport butter. Residents in surrounding…
How Commercial Deadlines and Waiting Times Could Lead to a Truck Crash Truck drivers face pressures from the federal regulators, shippers, trucking companies and receivers. With large truck crash fatalities typically reaching over 4,500 a year, commercial operators are also under scrutiny by highway law enforcement trying to keep the roads safe. Understanding what creates…
New California Independent Contractor Law for Truckers The new California independent contractor law regarding the 1099 classification of truck drivers are already having an effect nationwide. An article in the L.A. Times mentioned that out of 13,000 truck drivers serving the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, only a few hundred are currently classified…
