Law enforcement agencies in eleven states will partner for a single day effort to crack down on speeding vehicles. On Wednesday, July 26, law enforcement agencies will take part in a Speed Awareness campaign. During the single day effort, state and local police officers will be on patrol for speed violations by passenger vehicle drivers, ...more
A lawsuit has been filed against three trucking companies involved in a recent crash between an Amtrak train and a car hauler. The accident happened on Friday, July 14th after the car hauler got stuck on train tracks at Canal Avenue North, just south of US 92 in Lakeland, Florida. According to WTSP 10 News, the ...more
This week, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) performed a raid on a distribution center as part of a crackdown on an interstate marijuana trafficking operation. OBN says that a warehouse in Oklahoma City was raided this week because the facility was “being used as a distribution hub for a criminal organization trafficking millions of ...more
Heartbreaking video shows a driver releasing his frustration after learning that his pension is at risk amidst trucking company Yellow Corp.’s financial woes. On July 15, Yellow withheld pension and healthcare payments totaling $50 million and now will be booted out of the Central States Pension Fund on July 23, according to The Hill. Teamsters ...more
A truck driver is actually thankful for automatic collision warning in this harrowing video. In the clip, the driver is traveling down a seemingly clear dark road when his warning system beeps at him. The trucker slows down in response and suddenly encounters a serious semi truck wreck that was obscured in the darkness. “I don’t ...more
An Indiana State Police Sargent took a moment to publicly thank a truck driver who assisted a broken down state trooper. On Friday morning, Sgt. Todd Ringle-Indiana State Police Evansville District shared the story of Trooper Hadley’s encounter with a truck driver after having a tire go flat.From Sgt. Ringle: Last night, Trooper Hadley was ...more
A motorist was critically injured after slamming into a beer truck at an intersection in Florida early on Friday morning. The accident occurred at the intersection of US 441 and Boy Scout Boulevard near Apopka, Florida at around 6:30 a.m.According to Click Orlando, a Chevy Malibu was traveling south on US 441 when it ran ...more
A plug-in electric vehicle charging point. (Carina Johansen/Bloomberg News) Kentucky and West Virginia are leading a 25-state coalition in challenging emissions regulations proposed by the Biden administration that aim to phase out fossil fuel-powered vehicles in favor of alternative power options such as electric vehicles. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, his West Virginia counterpart Patrick ...more
Rivian bills its Spaces locations as more of a playground than a showroom. This is an image from its Venice, Calif., location. (Rivian) Nearly two years after launching production of its electric pickup trucks and SUVs in Normal, Ill., Rivian is planning to open its first showroom in Chicago. California-based Rivian has leased a 5,160-square-foot ...more
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is the lead sponsor of the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act. One aim of the bill is to limit efforts by California lawmakers to ban the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News) Legislation that aims to block efforts to prevent the sale of internal combustion engines ...more
