A trucker popular on social media recently shared a video to warn the trucking community about an alleged truck towing scam taking place on the east coast. The video was shared over the weekend by TikTok trucker Clarissa Rankin.In the video, Rankin warns of a “stolen” truck scheme she fell prey to in North Carolina ...more
Maryland State Police (MSP) are asking for public help in locating a truck driver who went missing in June after stopping at a distribution center. Maryland troopers are searching for 42 year old Pennsylvania-based truck driver Jason Pearson.MSP says that Pearson was last seen at midnight on June 13 near the Smithfield Food Distribution Center in ...more
Police have determined the cause of a semi truck driver’s fatal crash off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, last month, according to a report. The fatal crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. on June 22, 2023.Thirty-six year old truck driver Chris Scott was northbound on the CBBT near mile marker 1 ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) shared alarming video of a semi truck caught up in a sideshow in the Sacramento area. The video was shared by CHP – Valley Division Air Operations on July 8.The aerial video shows an Amazon semi truck as it is surrounded by participants in a sideshow in Sacramento. From CHP:“Numerous sideshows ...more
The Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) will be riding along in semi trucks to spot driver violations they might not otherwise be able to see as part of a “Trooper in a Truck” patrol. WSP is partnering with the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association to place state troopers in semi trucks to help patrol Wisconsin roadways.The Trooper in ...more
The mainstream media finally admits that there’s been no such thing as a “trucker shortage” in this news segment. Michael Lombard , an owner operator and trucking podcaster, took to the news to debunk the myth of the “trucker shortage” that’s been circulating for years. In the clip, he blames the American Trucking Association for ...more
The Booker Fire Department shared video of a big rig taking on a flooded highway. The video was captured on Highway 15 in Booker, Texas, on the morning of July 9.Heavy storms dumped a large amount of rain on the area and caused major flooding in Booker. After the truck passed through the area, officials ...more
Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark on July 7. (John Minchillo/Associated Press) NEWARK, N.J. — A cargo ship burned for a third day July 7 at a New Jersey port after the fire claimed the lives of two firefighters and exposed gaps in ...more
Signage outside the General Motors Co. Silao Complex in Silao, Guanajuato state, Mexico. (Maurico Palos/Bloomberg News) In late June, workers at a General Motors Co. Ultium electric vehicle plant confronted a startling sight: A defective battery was on fire. The workers raced to put it out, and were able to do so, according to the ...more
Construction workers work with rebar at a site in New York. (Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — America’s employers pulled back on hiring but still delivered another month of solid gains in June, adding 209,000 jobs, a sign that the economy’s resilience is confounding the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow growth and inflation. The change in ...more
