On Tuesday, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for an expanded commercial vehicle parking facility. The expanded truck parking area is located on I-40 westbound, west of mile marker 275 in West Memphis, Arkansas.The truck parking area was formerly a welcome center, officials said. This parking facility will feature 84 spaces ...more
In this video, a truck driver who refuses to drive any further on a bad tire winds up bringing law enforcement into the equation to advocate for vehicle safety. TikTok video creator and truck driver GearGrindingHyena recently shared a video documenting a conflict with their trucking company after concerns were raised about the state of ...more
An incident is being investigated as an attempted suicide after a man flipped his car and ran in front of an oncoming semi truck in Florida on Monday. The incident happened on May 29th in Palm Beach County at around 9:14 a.m. According to the Belle Glade Sun, a man, his wife, and two daughters were ...more
A Georgia police officer’s body cam recently captured a bizarre airborne crash involving a tow truck. The video was reportedly captured on May 24 on Highway 84 in Lowndes County, Georgia, according to WSBTV.The video was captured as first responders were on the scene of a previous incident. A Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s body ...more
A truck driver was arrested on Monday after hitting two motorcycle riders at an intersection in New Mexico. The accident happened on May 29th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to the Albuquerque Journal, police were called after a truck driver struck two motorcyclists when it failed to yield to them while turning at the intersection of ...more
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) traffic cameras captured a major truck explosion on Monday morning in Columbus. The crash occurred around 1:15 a.m. on May 29 in the eastbound lanes of I-70 on the west side of Columbus.An eastbound tractor trailer struck a concrete barrier, resulting in an explosion. Remarkably, the truck driver was able ...more
A motorist’s dash cam captured a heavy duty truck tow job fail. The dash cam clip was shared by Reddit user u/Home_free_now on May 28.In the video, a wrecker is hauling a truck in one of the center lanes of the interstate when the truck begins to wobble, eventually toppling over onto its side. The ...more
One person is dead after a chain-reaction crash in Indiana over the weekend. The accident happened on May 27th in Hendricks County along eastbound Interstate 70 near Old State Road 267 west of Indianapolis. An Indiana State Police spokesperson reports that “traffic was backed up from a minor crash on the side of the interstate just west ...more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary investigation into several claims of errors involving the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Freightliner Cascadias. According to NHTSA documents, an investigation was opened on May 26, 2023, in response to complaints from customers about the AEB system on 2017 — 2022 Freightliner Cascadia ...more
A truck driver has been arrested after fleeing the scene of a wreck that took the life of another truck driver. Johan Heinrichs was arrested for the April 26th wreck on May 23rd in Dalhart, Texas.According to ABC 8, Heinrichs was driving along Highway 385 near Tulsa, Oklahoma when he sideswiped another rig driven by ...more
