The unidentified rider crashed into the carrier on the northbound side of Routes 1&9 near North Street just after 10:15 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 10:35 p.m.
No summonses had been issued as of Thursday morning.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is investigating.
Earlier this week, a 29-year-old Stamford woman got out of her car and was fatally struck by two passing cars on Routes 1&9 in Newark.
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