A truck driver had a tough Tuesday after spilling a load of animal waste all over a Georgia highway. The incident occurred on June 20 in Cherokee County, Georgia.Authorities said that a truck hauling chicken parts east on Knox Bridge Highway at Butterworth Road “lost part of its load.” The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office – Georgia ...more
Police were called to a Florida intersection for a near-altercation between two truck drivers over parking etiquette last week. The incident happened on Wednesday, June 14th near the intersection of North Washington Boulevard and 20th Street in Sarasota, Florida. According to Your Observer News, a truck driver was having his trailer unloaded when another driver pulled ...more
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Kentucky State Police (KSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement is participating in a three day enforcement campaign designed to curb crashes involving passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles. KSP is participating in the Operation SafeDRIVE enforcement effort taking place June 20 — 22. The purpose of Operation SafeDRIVE is to reduce unsafe driving behavior that often leads to ...more
Two truck drivers are dead after a tanker truck exploded during a wreck involving three vehicles late Tuesday night. The accident occurred on Tuesday night, June 20th in Pickering, Ontario, Canada on Highway 401. According to CTV News Toronto, a tanker truck hauling “highly flammable” liquid was heading east on Highway 401 when the driver lost ...more
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a semi trailer full of ice cream left abandoned behind a building. The trailer was reported abandoned on the dead end of Kenner Street in the West End of Cincinnati, Ohio at around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20th. According to Fox 19, the driver picked up the load of ...more
John Sommers II for Transport Topics Truck tonnage in May continued its downward year-over-year trend, dipping 1.3% when measured against the same month in 2022. However, on a month-to-month basis, the index increased a seasonally adjusted 2.4% and the index jumped to 115.4 compared with 112.7 in April. Still, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob ...more
Workers clear debris from a section of the collapsed bridge in Philadelphia on June 15. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg News) PHILADELPHIA — Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said June 20, more than a week after a section of the interstate collapsed in Philadelphia. ...more
(THEPALMER/Getty Images) Truck dealers are all-in on electric commercial motor vehicles and want cleaner, greener, and safer trucks on our roadways. We’re doing our part to be ready for the coming electrification of commercial fleets. However, we also understand that fleet owners have major factors to weigh when considering an investment in electric or alternative-powered ...more
A Rivian R1T electric pickup. (Hannah Elliott/Bloomberg News) Rivian Automotive Inc. will incorporate Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicle charging ports into future automobiles and gain access to its supercharger network, marking another high-profile adopter of technology that is rapidly becoming the industry standard. The agreement would give Rivian drivers access to more than 12,000 Tesla superchargers ...more
