A truck driver’s dash cam captured a sudden and scary close call with a pickup truck. The video was captured in Cary, North Carolina, and shared by TikTok user @chris_g98 on April 28. It has since then been viewed more than 2.2 million times.In the video, a Baker Roofing Company pickup driver experiences a blowout ...more

Police in Wisconsin took to Facebook on Tuesday to issue a reminder to truck drivers about driving into flood waters. On May 2, the Prairie du Chien Police Department wrote:“So, you think you’re having a bad day? Do NOT drive around barricades and road closed signs. Do NOT try to drive through flood water. Your ...more

Michigan State Police (MSP) arrested a truck driver for allegedly opening fire on a motorist following a crash in Detroit. MSP received calls about a crash involving “a possible intoxicated semi driver and a weapon” just before midnight on April 30.The early investigation indicates that a crash involving a semi truck and a passenger vehicle ...more

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has issued a Final Rule that will allow companies the option of using “oral fluid,” or saliva, instead of urine when testing for drugs. In a Notice to be published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2023, the U.S. DOT announced it will amend current federal regulations to ...more

Wild dash cam video captures the moment that a semi truck strikes a low-hanging cable in North Carolina. The incident occurred on April 27 north of Rocky Mount, North Carolina.In dash cam video captured at the scene, you can see a semi truck in the right lane strike a cable, which tangles in the driver’s ...more

A dust storm and a major multi-vehicle crash with injuries forced officials to shut down I-55 south of Springfield, Illinois, on Monday. Illinois State Police (ISP) say that I-55 is closed in both directions from mile marker 52 – 80.Dust storm in Central Illinois between Divernon and Farmersville. Both lanes of I-55 shut down. ⁦@NWSStLouis⁩ ...more

A middle school student took heroic action to bring a school bus to a halt when the bus driver lost consciousness at the wheel. The incident occurred April 26, 2023, in Warren, Michigan.After the school bus driver suffered a medical emergency while the vehicle was in motion, seventh grade student Dillon Reeves noticed that something ...more

On Monday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the members of a new task force meant to protect truckers from unfair truck leasing agreements. In a May 1 announcement, the FMCSA listed nine people who will serve on the agency’s Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF). The TLTF will examine the financial impacts of lease ...more

Officials say that I-55 near Springfield, Illinois, will likely remain closed into Tuesday after a massive pileup crash that left dozens injured and several killed. The crash occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on May 1 on I-55 south of Springfield, Illinois.Illinois State Police said a crash occurred on northbound I-55 at mile marker 76 at ...more

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced that they’ll be reopening I-65 through the North Split interchange in downtown Indianapolis this weekend.  As part of the reopening process, crews will work in stages over the weekend on the northbound and then the southbound lanes in order to fully reopen I-65 as of May 1, 2023, weather ...more