Due to the tight margins that many truck drivers and their carriers operate on, there’s a lot of pressure to keep a vehicle on the road as much as possible. This can result in neglect of the truck’s maintenance needs. If that neglect leads to mechanical failure while on ...

The term “phantom vehicle” may sound odd when talking about real-life accidents, but it’s a common term in the insurance industry. A phantom vehicle is an unidentifiable vehicle that played a role in an accident. If there’s a hit-and-run accident with no witnesses an ...

Since the pandemic, I’ve noticed that traffic lawlessness is on the rise. There just seems to be a general disregard for the rules of the road. Statistics show that 2020 had more traffic fatalities than any year in the past decade. This issue is made worse by overwhelmed l ...

New Jersey’s Safe Passing Law has officially gone into effect. The law is directed at drivers passing people on bikes, scooters, and skateboards or pedestrians on the side of the road, and establishes procedural changes in the way these drivers should safely pass others on ...

With the exception of those with vanity plates, most people don’t put much thought into their license plates. Just secure them to the car and go, right? Turns out there are a lot of rules for license plates in both New York and New Jersey that can result in a traffic ticke ...

For the next three weeks, drivers in New Jersey had best stay focused on the road. Starting Monday, April 1, all 207 of New Jersey police departments will be sending out additional patrols to crack down on texting while driving and other traffic infractions. The three-week & ...