Truck Accident Profiles: New York
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Note: All values are approximate, based on available crash data.

Tractor Trailer Accident Statistics

Fatal Truck Accidents: 150 / year

Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 3,300 / year

Accident Locations: 60% (Urban), 40% (Rural)

Carrier Information:
   - 45% of New York truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not NY.

   - Largest New York Truck Carriers:

1. M & L TRUCKING SERVICES, INC.
2. BROOK LEDGE, INC.
3. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, INC.
4. TEAL'S EXPRESS, INC.
5. NEW YORK CAROLINA EXPRESS, INC.
6. ARG TRUCKING CORP.
7. TRUCK-RITE CORPORATION
8. FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LLC
9. TERPENING TRUCKING CO., INC.
10. WARREN C. SAUERS CO., INC.

There were no contributing weather conditions in 80% of New York truck accidents involving fatalities.

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Car Accident Statistics

Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes: 1,500 / year

Multi-Vehicle Crashes Resulting in Fatalities: 600 / year

Approx. 35-40% of fatal car accidents occurred at speeds of 55mph or greater.

Approx. 25% of auto accidents resulting in fatalities were on roads with 3 or more traffic lanes.

Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes: $20+ Billion/year

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Major Interstates, Intrastates, and Highway Corridors

Major Highways in New York Include: I81, I87, I88, I90, I495

Interstate 81: Interstate 81 is an interstate highway in the eastern part of the United States. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 40 near Dandridge, Tennessee; its northern terminus is on Wellesley Island (near Fishers Landing, New York). Along the route I81 passes through Binghamton NY, Syracuse NY,  and Watertown, NY.

Interstate 87: Interstate 87 is a 346 mile (558 km) intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York. Its southern end is at an intersection with Interstate 278 in New York City's The Bronx; its northern end is in Champlain, New York. The section of highway between the New York City line and the junction with Interstate 90 at Albany is part of the New York State Thruway, for which it was originally constucted in the middle 1950s.

Interstate 88: Interstate 88 is entirely within the U.S. state of New York. Its western end is at an intersection with Interstate 81 in Binghamton, New York; its eastern end is at an intersection with Interstate 90 in Schenectady, New York.

Interstate 90: Interstate 90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States at over 3,100 miles. It is the northernmost east-to-west, coast-to-coast interstate. Its western terminus is in Seattle, Washington at S. Edgar Martinez Drive and 4th Avenue S. next to Safeco Field, and its eastern terminus is in Boston, Massachusetts at Logan International Airport. As it cuts across the heart of New York State, I90 passes through Dunkirk, Buffalo, Batavia, Rochester, Syracuse, Oneida, Utica, Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany

Interstate I495: The Long Island Expressway (LIE), also signed as Interstate 495, runs 66.38 miles (106.8 km) entirely within New York state, from the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in New York City to Riverhead, New York, through the counties of Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk, ending just before the "fish-tail" separation of the North and South Forks of eastern Long Island.

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About New York

At the center of great events and controversies from the very beginning of our nation's history, the Colony of New York became a state on April 20, 1777. New York adopted its first constitution 12 years before the Federal Constitution was adopted. New York City was the first capital of the United States and was the site of the inauguration of George Washington as President on April 30, 1789. A third of the battles fought in the American Revolution were in New York.

According to the US Census Bureau, as of 2004, New York was the third largest state in population after California and Texas, with a population of 19,227,088. Albany is the state capital, and New York City is the largest city. Its major cities and towns include:  New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse, Albany, Niagara Falls, White Plains, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, Schenectady, Utica, Binghamton, Ithaca, Troy.


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New York Counties

Truck Accident Lawyers

Did you know that every 16 minutes a person is killed or injured in a truck accident? Did you know that big rig truck accidents continue to increase? Even with these frightening scenarios and statistics, powerful trucking industry lobbyists continue to call for the weakening of truck safety rules and regulations to reap a higher profit.

When truck collisions do occur, trucking companies involved in the accident often send representatives to the accident scene.  These agents work to handle everything at the scene of the accident so that they can limit or mitigate their company's liability.

Munley, Munley & Cartwright is a law firm experienced at handling tractor trailer accident claims. We accept cases nationwide.



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