The driver of a pickup truck is dead following a multi-vehicle crash on I-65 in Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. on April 18 at mile marker 115 on I-65 near Cross Plains, Tennessee. Pickup driver Bryant Freedle, 28, was stopped in the northbound lanes of I-65 behind two semi trucks. ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized more than 3 million fentanyl pills hidden in a truckload of produce. The drug seizure occurred around 7:20 a.m. on Monday, April 17, at the Otay Mesa port of entry in Otay Mesa, California.Officers encountered a 48 year old truck driver hauling a shipment manifested as ...more
A traffic stop on a semi truck for speeding becomes complicated as the driver tries to explain to the trooper that he is not operating in interstate commerce. A video documenting the interaction was shared by Bruce Wilson on April 10, 2023.The video has been viewed more than 1 million times in less than 10 ...more
A Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper tries his best to protect drivers as a pileup crash unfolds on an icy roadway. The recently released video was captured on December 22, 2022, on I-90 at mile marker 37 east of North Bend, Washington.Here are a couple of pictures from the scene WB 90 near MP 37. ...more
New York State Police (NYSP) are investigating a deadly crash that occurred in Monroe County on Monday evening. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on April 17 on I-90 in the town of Chili, New York. According to NYSP, the incident began when 22 year old New York resident Emon Siddiki was operating a Toyota ...more
A car driver who chose the worst possible moment to pass a truck on double yellow lines gets some quick karma in this dash cam clip. The video was sent in by CDLLife reader Chris, who noted that the car driver in the video was “passing against oncoming traffic.”In the video, the driver of a ...more
This week, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) received an award for his trucker-involved response to a woman having a mental health crisis last year. On April 18, 2023, NSP Trooper Hardin was honored with the “Lifesaver Award” for helping to rescue a woman in crisis in Omaha last summer.Today Captain Miller presented ...more
Police in New York made an unusual drug bust on Monday after a truck struck an overpass. On the afternoon of April 17, police were called to a Walmart parking lot in Fredonia, New York, by a truck driver. The truck driver told police he struck an overpass on I-90 and pulled into the Walmart ...more
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) announced a large-scale drug bust that occurred late last week as part of an ongoing investigation. According to an April 18 media release from OBN, the drug bust occurred on April 14.Officials said that they seized 7000 pounds of marijuana from a semi truck and shut down “a black market ...more
A Kentucky weigh station that closed earlier this month will soon reopen with new upgrades to help CMV inspectors detect violations — even while vehicles are still in motion. The weigh station is located on I-75 southbound approximately two miles north of Crittenden.The weigh station was closed April 10, 2023, and the closure is scheduled ...more
