Archive: Truck Accident

Truck driving is a crucial job for our society: Drivers ensure that the population receives essential goods needed for every-day life in a timely manner.  Unfortunately, driving a truck can be extremely dangerous, and there are several precautions drivers must…

Car accidents and pedestrian fatalities happen all over the city, but “The Boulevard of Death” has a particularly infamous reputation for them. With up to ten lanes of traffic in some portions, Queens Boulevard is structurally hazardous for all road…

Any motorist who has panicked at the sight of a fast-approaching tractor-trailer in the rearview mirror would likely support a proposal to limit the maximum speed of big trucks. Crashes involving big trucks killed 100 people or more in New…

It is a normal everyday occurrence to have numerous trucks traveling to and from a job site. These trucks carry necessities to get the job done; everything from gravel is taken away from the site, glass is brought in, heavy…

A truck carrying 8,500 gallons of unleaded gasoline and 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel crashed through a guardrail on Route 7 in Hoosick, New York on February 13, 2013. The tanker rolled off the road and into a nearby creek,…

Following a string of catastrophic automobile accidents involving commercial vehicles, New York has arrested 46 individuals for driving with suspended commercial driver’s licenses. On March 15, 2011, 15 people were killed in a commercial bus accident while traveling on a…