To be honest, we’re not sure why so many people reach out to our office with this question. However, since we hear it so much, we thought we should answer it here, or at least try to answer it. In general, yes, truckers who cause accidents get fired. However, it varies according to the factors […]
A 44-year-old man is dead after a semi-truck hit him in a crosswalk and, according to a witness, dragged him under its wheels. The wreck happened in East New York near the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave. and Linden Blvd. “I saw the truck making the turn,” one witness remarked. “Those wheels ran over him. I […]
For the umpteenth time since the coronavirus pandemic began, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration waived certain hours of service rules. These waivers allow drivers to stay behind the wheel, even when they are dangerously fatigued. This time, the waiver applies to livestock haulers. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a lobbying group, has pushed long […]
Few details were available regarding a five-vehicle collision on Interstate 280 which killed one person and seriously injured several others. The wreck happened in West Orange. According to investigators, when a semi-truck rear-ended a Chester, New York driver, the impact triggered a chain reaction crash that involved three additional westbound vehicles. That driver died at […]