Incredible footage has been captured of a truck dangling over the edge of a highway in New Jersey. Watch the video below to see how this truck seems to defy gravity after being involved in a 3 vehicle crash.
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It is believed the heavy vehicle left the road and hit trees as it rolled. Two men were trapped inside the truck and had to be freed by emergency services personnel. They were taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital. The road was closed for most of the day as the scene was cleared. Police forensic experts
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Accidents where one vehicle runs into the back of another currently make up around 20 percent of all serious collisions involving trucks. “Often accidents of this kind are caused by inattention and too short distance to the vehicle in front. Distance Alert warns drivers with a red light in the windscreen as soon as the
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Following the release of a report into road incidents, it is clear all drivers need to be on the lookout for cyclists to avoid collisions especially given that cycle deaths in Australia have increased over the 2017-2018 period. The number of cyclist deaths rose 80 per cent from the previous year, according to an Australian
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Two trucks recently collided on the South Eastern Freeway near Monarto, claiming the life of one of the truck drivers. Having been described as a loving father with a big heart, the 56 year old driver died on the scene after his vehicle collided into the back of another in South Australia’s Murraylands. He had
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Beware not to leave your vehicle unattended and unlocked – the consequences of doing so have been highlighted by an incident that happened in Sydney recently. A man was arrested by police after being detained by construction workers who apprehended him after he stole a truck from a construction site. The man who was under
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The Roe Highway was left in chaos following a truck rollover recently. According to reports, chaos ensued in Perth’s east as the highway was closed following a prime mover rollover near the Berkshire Road overpass in Forrestfied. Early morning traffic was bumper to bumper until the road was reopened about 8 hours after the rollover
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In what has been hailed as a world first, the National Transport Commission (NTC) and Cooperative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity (Alertness CRC) released the results of the study into heavy vehicle driver fatigue. The researchers analysed aspects such as shift start time, the number of consecutive shifts, shift length, shift rotation, rest
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As part of the National Compliance and Information System (NCIS), supported by the Federal Government and National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), new heavy vehicle monitoring cameras have been placed on both sides of the ACT’s Federal Highway near the NSW border. The cameras will photograph the front of each heavy vehicle that passes it and
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Rail Back on Track – a Queensland transport lobby group wants truck drivers who drive their oversized truck under a bridge that it won’t fit under more than once to be banned for life from holding a licence. Robert Dow from the group said offenders should lose their licences for up to 6 months after
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Another fatality has occurred on our roads, this time claiming the life of a woman on the Princes Highway, south of Narooma. The woman was in a sedan when it collided with a truck travelling south. The women died at the scene and the male truck driver was taken to Moruya Hospital for mandatory testing.
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Every holiday brings with it a dilemma for truck drivers- no where for them to park and rest, as they are required to do by law. This is because holiday makers in cars, caravans and campers take up the parking bays reserved for trucks. Truck drivers say they have had enough of other motorists taking
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