A truck driver was arrested over the weekend following an alleged road rage incident that left a fellow truck driver injured. The incident occurred on the evening of Saturday, June 10, on I-75 near the Georgia – Tennessee state line, according to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO).Police say that the incident began as two ...more
On Monday, officials reported recovering the remains of a person inside the tanker truck involved in a fire that resulted in the collapse of a major interstate in Philadelphia. On Sunday around 6:20 a.m., a truck driver hauling 8,500 gallons of gasoline north on I-95 in Philadelphia lost control on an exit ramp.The truck struck a ...more
More than $4 million worth of meth was discovered inside a tractor trailer crossing into California last week. The incident occurred on June 8th at the border checkpoint in Calexico, California. According to Patch News, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were conducting a routine inspection on a tractor trailer when their “officer intuition” caused them ...more
Officials say the truck driver involved in a massive tanker truck fire has still not been found after the blaze downed a large section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia on Sunday morning. The Sunday morning fire happened at around 6 a.m. on June 11th beneath the I-95 overpass near the Cottman Avenue exit in the ...more
One truck driver is dead and another was seriously injured in a cross-over crash on an Illinois interstate over the weekend. The crash occurred around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, near Ina, Illinois.Viewer Bill Josh submitted these photos of the fiery crash that took place on I-57 near Ina, Illinois. >>>> https://t.co/wbv68SkQuA pic.twitter.com/1PLuhhScuG— KFVS ...more
With federal incentives and limited maintenance potential, medium-sized electric trucks could be a viable option for fleets. (Lion Electric) With its potential use and broader recharging capabilities, the medium-duty truck market will adopt battery-electric vehicles faster than the heavy-duty one will, experts and industry officials say. Adoption, in fact, could happen quickly. Ann Rundle, ACT ...more
A delivery driver on a cargo bike on the streets of New York. The Microhubs Pilot's objectives include lowering truck emissions and improving safety. (Streets Blog New York via Twitter) New York City officials will experiment this summer on a new system using delivery trucks to drop goods at special off-street or curbside microhubs for ...more
Port of Seattle by David Ryder/Bloomberg News The Pacific Maritime Association, the management organization representing 29 West Coast Ports and warehouses, claims that significant labor unrest by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has shut down the Port of Seattle. In a statement released on Twitter June 9 the PMA accused the ILWU of “coordinated ...more
Firefighters stand near the collapsed section of I-95. (Office of Emergency Management via AP) PHILADELPHIA — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early June 11 after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast’s main north-south highway indefinitely, authorities said. Transportation officials warned of extensive ...more
Both directions of a portion of I-95 in Philadelphia are closed indefinitely after a major fire caused an overpass to collapse. The Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) responded to the scene around 6:30 a.m. on June 11.PFD said that a large vehicle fire occurred underneath I-95 at the Cottman Avenue Exit in the northeastern part of ...more
