Category: Truck Accidents

After a truck accident, taking specific actions protects your health and your legal rights. The days following a collision with a commercial truck in New York are pivotal for a future claim. A truck accident attorney provides the guidance to handle interactions with insurance companies and pursue a fair resolution.

Larger commercial trucks and tractor-trailers are potentially hazardous vehicles. Although they keep the American shipping industry running, they are immense machines capable of doing catastrophic damage to the smaller vehicles they share the road with. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that at least 71 percent of individuals killed

Commercial trucks are large, bulky vehicles weighing up to 80,000 pounds. When one of these vehicles collides with a smaller passenger car, the results can be catastrophic. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that at least 71 percent of those killed in commercial truck collisions are the occupants of

New York’s commercial trucking industry is highly regulated by state and federal agencies. Drivers need special licenses to demonstrate their qualifications and training before they can operate a vehicle commercially. Most tractor-trailer operators are consummate professionals who work hard to transport goods across the country safely. But sometimes, unlicensed or

Recent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) estimates suggest over 415,000 police-reported crashes involving large trucks in the United States. More than 101,000 of those crashes left Americans injured, while 4,444 of those collisions proved fatal. Being injured in a crash with a large truck can be a life-altering event. With

Tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles carry many of the goods we use every day, but they also pose a significant safety hazard for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. In a dense, crowded city like New York, semi-trucks can also cause catastrophic traffic jams as they struggle to navigate narrow streets with

Have you been injured in a traffic accident in New York involving a large commercial truck? Truck accidents commonly leave victims with devastating injuries that require costly medical care, time away from work, and other significant expenses. If this is true of your situation, you could be entitled to substantial

Amazon delivery vehicles are everywhere these days, delivering packages to homes and businesses. The drivers are on tight schedules and must deliver on time. The delivery vehicles themselves are typically larger than cars and trucks on the road, and drivers may find themselves trying to locate an address in an

“No-zones” are large blind spots around commercial vehicles, like semi-trucks, 18-wheelers, and buses. Truck and bus drivers have no way of seeing vehicles that are in these no-zones. Drivers in passenger vehicles should be aware of these danger zones and attempt to stay out of them whenever possible. Truck drivers

It is illegal in New York and throughout the United States for truck drivers – and all other motorists – to operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Unfortunately, drunk driving among truck drivers happens often, costing innocent people their lives every day. According to the National Highway