19 July

Sticky

NYC Sanitation Truck Accident Law Firm

Posted by Arkady

Sanitation Truck Accident Lawyers - Frekhtman & Associates

Back in November of 2019, the NYPD began cracking down harder on all private company garbage truck drivers since they’re causing far too many deadly accidents. During the past several years, over 20 people have died due to these careless drivers. However, many NYC sanitation truck drivers are also recklessly endangering public safety. Accident reports reveal that garbage trucks are often driven too fast, down the wrong side of the road or too close to pedestrians and bicyclists. During one week of the crackdown, the NYPD wrote over 500 tickets for moving violations and issued 555 criminal court summons. Many of...

15 July

0 Comments

Sticky

NYC Commercial Truck Accidents: FAQs, Definitions and Statutes

Posted by Arkady

in Accident Injuries, Truck Accidents

truck car accident - Frekhtman & Associates Attorneys

Without a doubt, the most dangerous type of vehicle to collide with in an accident is a large commercial truck. Even the smaller ones often weigh far more than the average passenger car that weighs between 3,000 and 4,000 pounds. As might be expected, injured passengers of other vehicles (as well as cyclists, pedestrians and motorcycle riders) often die of their injuries. People who manage to survive accidents with commercial trucks are often left paralyzed – or suffering from traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, spinal cord injuries – or a vast array of other medical problems. While many people improve greatly...

12 July

0 Comments

Sticky

New Technologies Can Help Truckers Decrease Fatigue and Accidents

Posted by Arkady

in Truck Accidents, Vehicle Accidents, Workers Compensation

Veterans of the trucking industry like Juan Ochoa, who currently manages a group of about 80 long-haul trucks in Kent Washington, estimate that roughly seventy percent (70%) of all trucking accidents are caused by fatigue. Ochoa also asserts that once truck drivers become too tired, they’re no longer able to respond quickly enough to road dangers. Aware of this problem, many businesses are now creating and marketing products that can help truckers remain fully aware of when they’ve become too drowsy to drive. Dr. Daniel Bongers’s Australian company SmartCap currently markets a line of industrial safety products that can help most...

11 July

0 Comments

Sticky

New York City Can Provide Better Protection Against Delivery Truck Accidents

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Delivery Truck Accidents, Truck Accidents

Every day, New York City delivery truck drivers are constantly trying to meet daily deadlines while serving the needs of over eight million residents, countless commuters, and constantly expanding business interests. Yet like everyone else, they must avoid negligently causing accidents just because they’re trying to impress their employers by shaving a few minutes off their delivery times explains a New York City delivery truck accident lawyer at the F&A injury law firm in Manhattan. Since the average delivery truck is much larger than many of today’s smaller cars, if you’re hit by one – you’re likely to be seriously injured....

10 July

0 Comments

Sticky

Do You Need a Commercial Vehicule Lawyer in New York?

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Commercial Vehicule Accident, Truck Accidents, Vehicle Accidents

If you were hurt in a commercial vehicle accident in New York City or New York State, you could receive help from the car accident lawyers at Frekhtman & Associates. We will work to protect your legal rights. Commercial vehicles are a broad category that includes garbage trucks, delivery vans, long-bed pickup trucks, and much more. If you’ve been injured in an accident that was caused by the reckless or negligent actions of another person or entity, you could seek compensation for what happened by filing a personal injury claim. The party responsible for the accident could owe you money for things...

10 July

0 Comments

Sticky

How Can You Get Help After Being Seriously Injured In A Tractor Trailer Accident

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Back Injury, Brain Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Truck Accidents

If it can be done safely, drivers must consider steering their tractor trailers off to the shoulder of the road or freeway after an accident to avoid blocking traffic. If you have been severely injured -- and traffic is heavy – try calling 911 on your cell phone. Witnesses to the event should also be dialing first responders on your behalf. If you cannot get out of the vehicle by yourself, keep dialing 911, sound your horn and wait for help Sadly, this type of scenario happens far too often as tractor trailers navigate the many NYC freeways and surface streets....

22 June

0 Comments

Sticky

Since COVID-19 Delivery Trucks Accidents are on the Rise in NYC

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Truck Accidents

Pedestrians, cyclists, and passengers riding in cars or trucks are in greater danger today of being in serious accidents due to COVID-19 and careless delivery drivers. After all, the pandemic and all the restaurants and stores that are still closed are making it necessary for many Americans to keep ordering food and other goods to be delivered to their homes therefor Delivery Trucks Accidents are on the Rise in NYC. With so many truck and van drivers rushing around to meet employer-imposed deadlines, it is much more dangerous to be outside now than at the same time last year. These days,...

22 April

0 Comments

Sticky

Semi Truck Accident Attorney Discusses Collision of Tractor-trailer and Mini-van

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Truck Accidents

A semi tractor-trailer and a mini-van collided in an accident on New Jersey Route 78 near milepost 52.2, according to a report in MyCentralJersey.com. Dispatchers received word of the accident just after 7 a.m. on Friday, April 8. Vehicle Hit From Behind by Semi A spokesman with the New Jersey State Police said that an eastbound tractor-trailer rear-ended a Honda Odyssey driven by a 26-year-old Dover woman. The female motorist was ejected from her vehicle at impact. The tractor-trailer overturned after the crash, although there was no report of any injury to the driver, a 44-year-old man from Arizona. One Individual Hospitalized Emergency personnel...

04 November

0 Comments

Sticky

Accident Statistics Show the Importance of Truck Accident Lawyers

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Accidents, Truck Accidents

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports, more than 85,000 people were involved in truck accidents in 2019. Of those, more than 3,700 resulted in fatalities. That was a notable increase over the previous years’ figures. Sadly, the tentative figures for 2020 are likely to be significant as well. At this point, the total number of fatal crashes for last year is believed to be more than 34,000. How many of those fatalities were actually truck-related has yet to be revealed. Couple those grim statistics with recent news reports about ongoing truck underride issues and one thing becomes clear. The...

18 April

0 Comments

Sticky

New York Tractor Trailer Accident Lawyers Discuss: Will Truck Platooning Improve Road Safety ?

Posted by Frekhtman & Associates

in Accident Injuries, Tractor Trailer Accidents, Truck Accidents

During the next year or so, if you’re traveling out on a rural highway, you’re likely to see a couple of large 18-wheeler trucks traveling very close together – perhaps just 30 or 50 feet apart. It will be hard to miss them since they’ll probably be traveling by at about 70 miles per hour says Arkady Frekhtman, one of the New York tractor trailer accident lawyers at the F&A Injury Law Firm in Brooklyn, NY. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uVTyrolgqI[/embed] In the past, such sights were rare since it was illegal in most states for vehicles to travel so close together. However, “truck platooning” will...