The X10 offers power take-off capability of 590 pound-feet continuous and up to 664 pound-feet intermittent. (Cummins Inc.) Cummins Inc. continued to overhaul its engine options for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, unveiling the X10 engine platform and a B-Series engine update in recent days. Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins’ introduction of the X10 followed a revamp of ...more
A major trucking trade group recently testified in favor of legislation that would protect truckers from predatory towing practices in the state of Missouri. A pair of bills aimed at regulating the nonconsensual towing of commercial vehicles, HB745 and SB516, were recently introduced in the Missouri Senate and House by Sen. Justin Brown and Rep. ...more
A truck driver barely avoids sliding right off a snowy interstate and off an overpass in Minnesota on Wednesday morning. The incident happened on Interstate 694 at White Bear Avenue on Wednesday morning, March 5th. According to Fox 9, the semi truck was traveling on an overpass when it started to slide. The truck came to ...more
A semi truck tipped over while trying to drive around a crew of power line work trucks in Mississippi this week. The incident happened on Tuesday, March 3rd in Jones County, Mississippi in the area of Poole Creek Road near the intersection of Jeff Byrd Road. According to WDAM7, the semi truck approached the work trucks, ...more
A semi truck hauling an unpermitted oversize piece of farm equipment got stuck in a construction zone in Oklahoma on Wednesday morning. The incident happened on Wednesday morning, March 5th near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. According to Fox 25, the semi truck was hauling a large piece of farm equipment on westbound Interstate 240 when it tried ...more
Authorities in Iowa responded to pileup crashes near Des Moines and Newton on Wednesday morning. I-35 Pileup North Of Des MoinesOne pileup occurred on I-35 southbound near Huxley, Iowa, about 20 miles north of Des Moines, according to the Weather Channel.Officials said that at least 15 vehicles were involved in the crash. It isn’t yet ...more
A serious wreck left a car crushed beneath a semi truck near Phoenix on Wednesday morning. The accident happened on March 5th just after 8 a.m. on the eastbound side of Loop 202 Red Mountain near McClintock Drive in Tempe, Arizona. According to AZ Family, a semi truck and three passenger vehicles were involved in the ...more
A truck driver was sentenced to more than 48 years in prison on Tuesday for a crash with a packed van that killed seven people after a night “partying” with hitchhikers. The accident happened on May 18th, 2023 near Albany, Oregon. 54-year-old truck driver Lincoln Smith was sentenced on March 4th, 2025. According to 2 ABC, ...more
A truck driver is facing charges after a commercial vehicle inspection and search by Canadian cops revealed a pair of stolen vehicles. On Tuesday, March 4, a truck was inspected at the Curry Hill truck inspection station located in South Glengarry Township, near the Ontario/Quebec boundary, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) – East Region.The ...more
A flatbed trailer broke apart under the weight of steel coils while making a delivery on Tuesday evening. The incident happened in the 3800 block of W. 150th St. around 10:30 p.m. in Cleveland, Ohio. According to Cleveland 19, the flatbed trailer was turning into a parking lot in the West Park neighborhood when the trailer ...more
