Police are hailing a truck driver as a hero for steering into the Ohio River during a fatal brake failure crash in West Virginia. The accident happened on Friday, July 18th along Washington Pike near Wellsburg, West Virginia, but police are still working to investigate the incident that took the life of 62-year-old Texas truck ...more
A highway in Big Horn County, Wyoming, will be closed for most of the day on Tuesday as crews work to recover a truck that partially crashed down a steep embankment. At 7:30 a.m. on July 22, 2025, the Big Horn County Wyoming Sheriff’s Office (BHCSO) reported that a semi truck crashed on US Highway ...more
This week, a New Jersey man admitted to orchestrating a massive multi-state operation that stole thousands of catalytic converters from vehicles and sold them on a secondary market for millions of dollars, federal officials say. On July 21, 2025, Navin Khanna, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to receive, possess, and dispose of ...more
A truck driver is dead after passing out behind the wheel during a medical emergency and causing a chain reaction crash. The accident happened in Far Northeast Dallas, Texas at the intersection of Plano Rd. and Miller Rd. just before 12:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, July 21st. According to Fox 4 News, the truck driver was ...more
A baby raccoon was rescued from the inside of a semi truck engine compartment in Colorado earlier this month. The incident happened on July 15th at about 10:30 a.m. in Arapahoe County, Colorado. According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office, Animal Services Officer Wylde was called to the scene when a truck driver found the critter ...more
A coalition of eighteen states will come together this week for a campaign to stop vehicles hitting low-clearance bridges. From Tuesday, July 22, 2025, through Saturday, July 26, 2025, eighteen member states of the Eastern Transportation Coalition will take part in a “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” educational campaign intended to curb bridge strikes. The ...more
A truck driver has been released from jail after throwing a “cup of liquid” at an off-duty deputy sheriff during a road rage incident in Florida earlier this month. The incident happened on July 7th in Polk County, Florida. According to CBS 12, 36-year-old truck driver Lou Edmond was driving westbound on an unspecified highway when ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has relaxed “under-the-hood” testing rules for commercial driver’s license (CDL) applicants working in public transportation. In a Notice published on July 16, 2025, the FMCSA announced the decision to partially grant an exemption waiver submitted by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) asking for regulatory relief from the ...more
An appellate court sided with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in an employment rights lawsuit filed against trucking company Werner on behalf a deaf truck driver. On July 10, 2025, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a judgment favoring the EEOC in a lawsuit initially filed against Omaha, Nebraska-based trucking company Werner in ...more
Two people were pinned inside of two separate vehicles after a crash that sent one vehicle underneath a tractor trailer in New Mexico on Sunday. The crash happened just after 8 a.m. on July 20th, 2025 near Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to Albuquerque Fire Rescue, the cause of the crash has not been determined, but firefighters ...more