A truck driver survived but was forced to swim to safety after losing control and crashing into a reservoir in Vermont on Monday. The incident occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on July 3 in Wilmington, Vermont. According to Wilmington Police Department, Vermont, 53 year old New York-based truck driver David Miller was operating a 2020 ...more
On Wednesday morning, trucking giant Knight-Swift announced that the acquisition of U.S. Xpress is now complete. According to a statement issued by Knight-Swift on July 5, the the previously-announced acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. was approved by shareholders on June 29, and the transaction was completed on July 1.On March 21, 2023, the companies ...more
As an American flag flaps in the breeze, a fuel truck fills the storage tanks at a Sinclair station in Sisters, Ore. (Gary Kicinski/Transport Topics) Diesel prices dropped another 3.4 cents to a national average of $3.767 per gallon, according to weekly data released by the Energy Information Administration July 3. The national average price ...more
A truck driver’s dash cam captured a terrifying truck vs. truck crash that caused the dash cammer to hit a guardrail and overturn. The dash cam clip was shared by Reddit user u/Longjumping-Cycle470 on July 2, 2023. They write, “My biggest fear when somebody passing me. I really appreciate when ppl don’t just jump back ...more
An official with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) shared stunning video of a wrong-way semi truck pursuit that recently took place in La Salle County. The video was shared on July 3 by Texas DPS spokesperson Chris Olivarez.The video shows a semi truck pursuit that occurred along IH-35 after the driver of the ...more
There are only a few days left before the kickoff of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week campaign. This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week will be held from Sunday, July 9 through Saturday, July 15, in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.Officers will be looking for dangerous driving behaviors including speeding, improper lane ...more
A semi truck driver has been charged following a Sunday morning crash into a home that left one person dead and two others injured near Erwin, Tennessee. The crash occurred just before 8 a.m. on July 2 in Unicoi County, Tennessee. The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) says that 41 year old Connecticut resident Robenson Vertus ...more
