By Tyler J. Hall, Esq. Driving a tractor-trailer is not like driving a car. Tractor-trailers can weight 80,000lbs, be over 70 feet long and 13 feet tall. At 55 mph, it will take a tractor-trailer 419 feet to come to a stop. Driving a … [Read more...]
Learn All About the Trucker Pilot Program for Teens
by Tyler Hall, Esq. New Law May Increase the Amount of Teenage Truck Drivers On average, new truck drivers first start their training at the age of 35. However, the shortage of qualified truck drivers has led some manufacturers to start … [Read more...]
Bad Weather Contributes to the Rate and Severity of Truck Accidents
by Edward Rebenack, Esq. Inclement Weather and Commercial Trucking Accidents Adverse weather conditions often make it much more difficult to operate a commercial truck due to its size, its overall weight and the braking distance it … [Read more...]
How Poorly Loaded Cargo Can Lead to Truck Accidents
By Ed Rebenack, Esq. How Improperly Loaded Cargo Regularly Causes Truck Accidents There are many reasons why truck accidents happen, including everything from the driver not being aware of their blind spots to the truck itself being … [Read more...]
Common Reasons for Truck Drivers to Get Distracted
Authored by Ed Rebenack, Esq. These Common Distractions Might Be Behind Your Trucking Accident Distracted driving is responsible for 8.5% of all fatal vehicle crashes. When a driver is distracted, they are more likely to make mistakes or … [Read more...]
National Shortage of Truckers Means More Hazardous Roads for Everyone
Authored by Tyler Hall, Esq. Roads Made More Dangerous by National Shortage of Truckers The shortage of truck drivers has been on the rise for several years now, and it's only recently begun to hit critical numbers the general public is … [Read more...]
Truck Crash Litigation: The Honeymoon Phase
Authored by Ed Rebenack, Esq. Published in The Middlesex Advocate - Middlesex County Bar Association The typical relationship starts with the honeymoon phase. Intense feelings of excitement, passion, and anticipation define this early … [Read more...]
Injured in a SEPTA-Car Accident?
Are SEPTA-Car Accidents Becoming More Common? It's happened again…another motor vehicle accident involving a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) coach has caused dozens of injuries to passengers and other motorists. … [Read more...]
Truck Accident at Global Container Terminal Leaves One Dead
The Global Container Terminal in Bayonne was shut down on Thursday, April 21, after the death of a 53-year-old Brooklyn man. A second person was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with broken bones and pelvic trauma, but was not considered to … [Read more...]
Truck Accidents on the Rise
After a long period of continued improvement in highway safety, specifically related to the numbers of truck accidents on America’s roadways, transportation officials are seeing a reverse in that trend. In 2009, the number of deaths in … [Read more...]
