Looked at in one sense, commercial truck drivers are some of the safest drivers on the road. They go through training other drivers don't and they have much more experience behind the wheel than most of us. Per mile traveled, they have fewer accidents than other...
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Truck Accidents
Five common causes of serious New Jersey truck accidents
It only takes a split second for a semi-truck to cause a catastrophic accident. The results of these wrecks are nothing short of tragic, often leaving victims with severe physical injuries, disfigurement, limited mobility and emotional and psychological trauma....
How long are truck drivers allowed to drive each day?
When people in New Jersey think about dangerous driving habits, they may think about drinking and driving or using phones while driving. Those are certainly dangerous activities, but another dangerous activity that people may not immediately think about is drowsy...
Tips for staying safe driving around trucks
There are many aspects of driving a motor vehicle in New Jersey that people can control. These are mainly their own decisions and driving techniques. They cannot control the road conditions or the choices other drivers make while driving. Knowing that people cannot...
Trucker distractions that contribute to truck accidents
New Jersey vehicle accidents involving large commercial trucks and small automobiles rarely turn out well for the smaller vehicle and its occupants. Even if those in the smaller vehicle survive the truck accident, they will likely suffer serious or catastrophic harm....
Concerns arise over bill to let teen truckers travel interstate
New Jersey allows drivers as young as 18 to obtain a CDL, but it limits those CDL holders under the age of 21 to travel within the state. The same goes for all states with the exception of Hawaii. Now, a bill has been introduced that may do away with this limitation...
How CMV drivers can prevent drowsiness on the road
A great many truck accidents that occur in New Jersey and across the U.S. are the result of drowsy driving. Fatigue is a hazard that's built into the trucking industry, so to speak, but this is not to say that truckers cannot avoid it. They can do so if they follow...
FMCSA plans new study of large-truck crash factors
There are any number of factors that can contribute to a large truck accident, but a few of them are of relatively recent origin and have not been studied in depth. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration conducted its last large-truck crash causation study...
Top three causes of truck crashes, according to the LTCCS
In the early 2000s, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration analyzed nearly 1,000 large truck crashes involving injuries or fatalities. The findings were brought together in the 2007 Large Truck Crash...
How to prevent jackknife situations
New Jersey residents likely take comfort in the fact that sophisticated anti-jackknife technology has been developed and is being used to combat driver error. Unfortunately, not every driver of 18 wheelers or trucks that are towing trailers or boats has access to this...