The New York State Thruway Authority announced that two service areas will be closing for construction in the weeks to come. Starting January 1, 2023, the Ramapo service area (located on I-87 south between exit 16 and exit 15A) and the Warners service area (located on I-90 west between exit 39 and exit 40) will close ...more
A semi truck crashed into a house after losing control behind a road raging motorist in Texas on Thursday morning. The accident happened at around 8 a.m. in San Antonio, Texas near Interstate 37 and Hot Wells Boulevard.According to KSAT News, an angry driver pulled out in front of the truck and slammed on his ...more
A motorist was trapped inside of their vehicle for over an hour after a semi truck tipped over during a turn and landed on top of the car. The accident happened on Wednesday, December 21st in Spartanburg, South Carolina. According to 7 News, the semi truck was attempting a right turn onto Blackstock Road when it ...more
Travel restrictions will soon go into effect in Western New York due to potential high winds from an incoming winter storm. The New York State Thruway Authority says that tandem and empty trucks will be banned from the New York State Thruway starting at 6 a.m. on Friday, December 21st. According to Spectrum News 1, the ...more
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) traffic cameras captured a multi-vehicle crash on I-94 caused by sudden smoke from a pickup with a plow. The crash was caught on camera on December 16, 2022 on I-94 in northwestern Minnesota.In the video clip shared by MN Safety, you can see that a pickup with a plow attachment ...more
A dump truck driver’s dash cam video that ended with his jarring crash into a house was recently featured on the A&E television series “Road Wars.” “Road Wars” is a reality television series that takes a “deep dive into American roadways, examining extreme human behavior, wild weather, insane accidents and a few welcome instances of ...more
Police issued multiple charges to a truck driver who allegedly failed to stop for police while filling out a log book while on the road. The incident occurred in Caledon, Ontario, according to a Thursday morning Tweet from the Ontario Provincial Police’s Central Region.From OPP: “Filling out your log book & pre-trip inspection while driving ...more
Certain types of commercial vehicles will be banned from traveling on the Ohio Turnpike over much of the holiday weekend. The Ohio Turnpike travel bans will go into effect at 6 a.m. on Friday, December 23 and are expected to expire at 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 25.The travel ban applies to the following vehicle ...more
Two pickup trucks and a semi truck collided at the entrance to a rest stop in Oregon on Wednesday morning. The accident happened on December 21st at 7:30 a.m. at the northbound rest stop at milepost 178 on I-5 in Lane County, Oregon. According to NBC 16, a semi truck, a white pickup, and a green ...more
White House Supply Chain Envoy Stephen Lyons says the nation’s supply chain is ending 2022 in a much better position than a year ago. In 2021, there were concerns about shortages in stores and warehouses, rapidly rising prices to ship goods and thousands of containers stacking up at the nation’s ports as railroads could not ...more
