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SCHUYLER, NY – Two tractor trailer trucks collided Tuesday night on the New York State Thruway, injuring two people. The truck accident happened near Schuyler, New York, to the north of the city of Utica. The area is in the northeast section of the state, 62 miles east of Syracuse, NY and 236 miles northwest of New York City.

Tractor trailers collide in truck accident near Utica New York

At around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night, 53 year old Gerald Miller of Lockport, NY was traveling eastbound on the New York State Thruway. He was driving a 2004 International tractor truck, with two trailers attached… ... Read Full Story

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

According to Deborah A.P. Hersman, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, fatigue “is one of the most insidious issues in the transportation industry,” and more must be done to fight it, she said.

“We establish a 72-hour prior history in every NTSB investigation,” Hersman said at the National Press Club in Washington Nov. 16. “Unfortunately, we find fatigue in more incidents and accidents than you would think.”

She said the NTSB has recommended the Federal Aviation Administration set hours of service rules for flight crews, aviation mechanics and air traffic controllers, stating it took Congress to change century-old rail employee hours of service rules.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which has issued truck driver hours of service rules three times since 2003, plans to propose a new HOS rule early next year. Read more.

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SAN FRANCISCO CA – Since the recent truck accident at the S-curve on the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, we feel it is important to show this video on truck safety. The speaker is Steve Gordon,  a nationwide semi  truck accident lawyer, from the law firm of Gordon & Elias.  The video shows how improper loads can cause big rig and semi truck accidents.

Watch video explaining truck safety regarding improper loads

STEVEN GORDON:  I’ve been asked to speak about improper loading or stacking of the cargo.  This is a problem that happens quite a bit.  There are various kids of loads.  There are pipes, there are boxes, containers, fluids, so obviously in each given instance of what the load is you have to look at was it improperly loaded or maintained or latched, lashed down.

Load issues can actually be dangerous for the trucker as well.  There was a trucker out in California recently killed because he had to stop and the load shifted and came right through the cab and killed him.

So, what you need to understand here when a load issue is a cause of an accident, it’s not just the trucker and the truck company, but it’s the loading company who loaded this that also could be at fault and if so should be sued.  So you may have more defendants to understand so the jury can assess where the fault lies.

But loading and improper loading cause many different accidents.  For instance, a trucker when he’s turning, it shifts, causes the truck to turn over and lands on somebody.  This often times results in an accident.

Improper lashing down of loads can cause you losing a load.  We’ve all seen on the interstate where when you’re driving along all of the sudden, you know, something is right there and it causes an accident.

That’s the fault of the trucker and the truck company and the loading company.

So improper loading can cause quite an extensive array of accidents, and your truck accident lawyer needs to understand this and assess the situation properly

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