The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $273.9 million to 12 projects that are designed to improve safety and freight movement on rural roadways in several states. The agency as part of an initiative funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will invest $2 billion through 2026 for rural projects to update infrastructure, improve ...more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) shared dash cam and police body cam video of a trooper’s recent encounter with a truck driver as a reminder to avoid distracted driving. The video was shared by OSHP on December 29, 2022. It was captured on US 30 in Crawford County.In the video, a trooper from the ...more
A truck driver shows off the “worst bathroom” they ever used in this gross video. In the clip, the driver shows off a “wall of boogers” in the bathroom at one of his deliveries. “Would it be bad if I added to it?” the driver asked in the comments. “I have about zero faith in humanity ...more
A motorist captured video of an unusual oversize load haul with a second driver operating underneath the oversized load. The video was captured by passing motorist, who said:“My wife and I were traveling to our son’s high school football game on November 4th, 2022, when we looked over and saw this. We pulled over to ...more
A group of pro-Russia hackers claim to have breached the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) online portal, but the agency says that their internal systems have not been compromised. Earlier this month, pro-Russia hacker group KillNet claimed to have breached U.S. government online properties, including an FMCSA portal.The FMCSA acknowledges that hackers attempted to ...more
A truck driver overseas braves an incredibly scary bridge in a semi truck in this short video. In the video, the cabover truck creeps onto what appears to be a foot bridge. The truck barely squeezes between the ropes and slowly makes its way across the bridge before somehow making it to the other side. We ...more
Multiple crews spent eight and a half hours clearing the scene after a large crane fell off a flatbed trailer in Mississippi on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened on December 28th on Highway 15 north near the Highway 537 intersection at around 2:30 p.m. in Jones County, Mississippi. According to WDAM 7 News, the crane slid ...more
A trucker’s dash cam was rolling as it slammed into several crashed vehicles, becoming part of a major pileup. A pileup involving approximately 100 vehicles occurred on December 23 along Highway 401 in Ontario, near Toronto.Dash cam video reportedly captured by a truck driver involved in the pileup was shared by 401_da_sarpanch. The video shows ...more
Shots were fired after a collision between a four wheeler and semi truck in Chicago early on Thursday morning. The incident happened at around 3:30 a.m. in the 1000-block of South Desplaines Street in Chicago, Illinois. According to ABC 7 News, a car crashed into a semi truck at an intersection. The noise from the collision ...more
This week, Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement (MVE) called out a serious lug nut situation spotted by an officer on an off ramp. On December 27, 2022, Iowa DOT MVE shared a social medial post detailing a recent traffic stop:The other day, one of our officers was conducting a traffic stop on an off ramp. ...more
