Truck Accidents

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...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on March 7 that it has restored to public view its “absolute measures” of the safety performance of motor carriers of property. The agency said it has made the necessary...

After the recent accident on Route 78, where three people were killed when 64 vehicles collided in heavy snow, local and federal officials are reminding truck drivers that federal trucking regulations require that the use "extreme caution" ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) address the number of hours that truckers can drive without adequate rest periods. Many long haul truck drivers are paid based upon the number of miles driven. As a result, the truck com...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) set forth requirements for truck drivers operating in hazardous weather conditions. According to 49 C.F.R. §392.14, the regulations mandate “extreme caution” when conditi...