Tag: New York
One driver’s proper load securement led to a wild balancing act after the flatbed wrecked in this video of the incident. The video shows a blue semi truck balancing with the cab up in the air after...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared a New Jersey truck driver to be an imminent hazard to public safety for alcohol violations and more.
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Dump truck knocks down 15 utility poles
New York police say that a dump truck driver with a raised bed became tangled in power lines and took out more than a dozen utility poles in a crash that left more than a thousand people without power yesterday.
Already awful Lincoln Tunnel bottleneck is going to get way worse for the next two and a half years
Transportation officials in New York and New Jersey are warning drivers that they should expect "severe congestion" during the two year period that they'll be working on reconstruction of the Route 495 Viaduct connecting the Lincoln Tunnel to the New Jersey Turnpike.Â
NY has “had enough” of trucks on Hutchinson River Parkway
A New York tranportation official has declared that he's had "enough of trucks" on the Hutchinson River Parkway. The latest bridge strike occurred on May...
Serious tractor trailer crash reported on I-87 in New York
New York transportation officials have shut down the southbound lanes of I-87 near Newburgh after a major truck crash.
Health officials warn of measles threat for those who stopped at popular rest stop, diner
Public health officials are warning people who visited several New York locations including a rest stop and a diner that they could be at increased risk of contracting measles.Â
NY State Police renew interest in decades old trucker homicide mystery
The New York State Police recently announced that they are still investigating the rest stop shooting of a truck driver forty-five years after it occurred.Â
New York chip shortage blamed on major Frito-Lay truck driver pay cut
A new report blames empty snack food shelves in New York stores on Frito-Lay's decision to dramatically cut pay for some of the company's...
Overturned cattle hauler shuts down highway for over two hours
Cows roamed free on the I-86 eastbound near Elmira, N.Y. around 12:30 a.m. Friday after their semi hauler tipped over in a multi-vehicle accident.
Truck driver *almost* makes it under 11’10” New York bridge
Crews in Brockport, New York, had to work for more than six hours today to remove a truck that became seriously stuck under a...
Trucker charged after unknowingly dragging 1000 pound boulders for a mile
A truck driver is facing several charges after New York police caught him unwittingly dragging heavy boulders under his rig this weekend. City of Tonawanda...
New bill would require front and side underride guards
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Marco Rubio unveiled a bipartisan bill Tuesday to change truck safety standards, according to Syracuse.com.
Underrides, in theory, make the...
New York to spend $4.3 million to keep trucks from hitting bridges
This week, New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that his state will be spending more than $4 million on technology designed to keep trucks...
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