A fallen highway sign caused traffic backups in South Carolina on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on December 12th at around 12 p.m. on Interstate 77 south in Fort Mill. According to CBS 17, the semi truck was traveling on I-77 near exit 90 at Carowinds Boulevard when its load struck a highway sign, pulling the ...more
Authorities in Texas have sentenced a Cuban man to nearly a year in prison for his role in a scheme to issue fraudulent Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL). On November 29, 2022, Fernando Guardado Vazquez was sentenced to 11 months in prison by the the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He was ...more
A semi truck is swiped by a pickup that crosses over the center line, resulting in a major crash in this dash cam clip. The dash cam clip was shared by Twitch streamer OTR_Penguin on Tuesday, December 13.Check out the video below. Truck driver and Twitch streamer @ChillyWillyNV swerved off the road to avoid a ...more
A blizzard in eastern Colorado prompted the closure of every major road in the northeastern part of the state on Tuesday, leaving truckers stranded. The December 13th closures left truck drivers in the area with no choice but to shut down and wait it out. Interstate 70 and Interstate 76 were both closed down for ...more
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) have issued commercial vehicle travel restrictions for Thursday ahead of a winter storm. With freezing rain and sleet forecasted for Wednesday night into Thursday morning, PennDOT and the PTC have issued commercial vehicle travel restrictions starting shortly after midnight on Thursday.1:00 AM on Thursday, ...more
Motorists experienced serious backups in New York on Wednesday after a truck driver unhooked his trailer and left it stuck beneath a low overpass. The accident happened on December 14th in Lakeview, New York on the Southern State Parkway at around 3:48 a.m. According to News 12, the tractor trailer was on the Southern State Parkway ...more
Tesla recently released a brief video touting the ruggedness of company’s new-to-market all-electric Class 8 Semi. Tesla shared the video on December 13 with the caption: “Our engineers tested Semi in a variety of harsh conditions to maximize reliability & durability.”In the video, the Tesla Semi plows through a large puddle, goes through suspension testing, ...more
Authorities in Everett, Washington, are investigating after a person was found dead inside of a burned truck on Tuesday. According to the Everett Police Department (EPD), a semi truck fire was reported by witnesses on Tuesday evening in a fenced parking lot in the 1200 block of 108th Street SW.Firefighters arrived on the scene to ...more
Agents made the third largest methamphetamine bust in Border Patrol history in Texas last week. The contraband was uncovered at the Falfurrias Border Patrol Station in Texas on December 8th. According to Local 23 News, a tractor trailer was referred to the secondary inspection area for an immigration inspection on the driver. During the immigration inspection, ...more
High-speed charging for electric vehicles could be on its way to becoming a mainstream convenience, available at grocery stores, apartment buildings and other locations many people frequent. Imagen Energy, based in Wisconsin, has been awarded a $12 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance the development of DC fast-charging that is ...more
