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Paramus NJ, the Paramus Police Department Traffic Unit has teamed up with the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit to tackle a growing problem on Route 17: commercial vehicles unlawfully driving in the left lane.
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Truck accidents can be devastating and result in severe injuries, property damage, and emotional trauma. If you or a loved one has been involved in a truck accident, hiring a competent truck accident lawyer is crucial to protect your rights. To understand the differences between a car accident vs truck accident, it’s important to seek professional advice. If you or a loved one has been involved in a truck accident, hiring a competent truck accident lawyer is crucial to protect your rights.
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Driving dump trucks is becoming one of the world’s most lucrative occupations as the industries are growing rapidly. Today, there are over 490,649 dump truck drivers working in the USA. However, driving large dump trucks is challenging as trucks are one of the toughest vehicles that untrained drivers cannot drive. So, dump truck driving should be done only by skilled and experienced drivers who know all the ins and outs of it for their own safety and the safety of others. Thus before going on the job, individuals should get proper training.
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If there’s one vehicle that can cause the most turmoil and stress on the road, it’s likely the oilfield tanker truck. Between them being massive on the road, difficult to operate if a driver is suffering from a lack of sleep, and the risks they pose due to the contents they carry and local communities , there’s dozens of reasons why individuals try to pass them as soon as they can. However, it’s worth mentioning that oilfield tanker trucks cause more trouble than just passing by, as they ruin the roads and cause more fatalities in traffic than many assume. So with this being said, here’s a look at oilfield tanker trucks and the dangers they pose on the road.
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Ridgewood NJ, The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This declaration is the first time FMCSA has issued nation-wide relief and follows President Trump issuing of a national emergency declaration in response to the virus.
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Driving is often the most entertaining thing you get to do throughout your day. Well, it’s not exactly entertaining, but rather relaxing. You get to take your mind off things while in your car for a drive, with nothing ahead but the open road. Unfortunately, that delightful experience can often end in tragedy if you are not careful while driving. True, accidents sometimes happen, even if you are very careful, because someone else was negligent. However, people’s own behavior is often the reason behind many accidents.
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By Associated Press May 6, 2017 2:16 PM
TRENTON — A California truck driver who brought large quantities of drugs into New Jersey is now headed to prison, while another has admitted his role in a similar plot.
The two cases are among the latest to highlight the role that the country’s interstate highway system plays in getting drugs from Mexico to urban centers. The trucks stopped on Interstate 78 are often headed to drug houses in New York to be repacked for sale on the street and the truckers return with cash, police say.
Oscar Franco, 59, of Chula Vista, received a 10-year state prison sentence Friday. He had 36 kilograms (79 pounds) of heroin in his tractor-trailer when state police stopped the vehicle in Greenwich Township for a routine commercial inspection in August 2016.
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