A truck driver is dead after passing out behind the wheel during a medical emergency and causing a chain reaction crash. The accident happened in Far Northeast Dallas, Texas at the intersection of Plano Rd. and Miller Rd. just before 12:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, July 21st. According to Fox 4 News, the truck driver was ...more
This week, a New Jersey man admitted to orchestrating a massive multi-state operation that stole thousands of catalytic converters from vehicles and sold them on a secondary market for millions of dollars, federal officials say. On July 21, 2025, Navin Khanna, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to receive, possess, and dispose of ...more
A highway in Big Horn County, Wyoming, will be closed for most of the day on Tuesday as crews work to recover a truck that partially crashed down a steep embankment. At 7:30 a.m. on July 22, 2025, the Big Horn County Wyoming Sheriff’s Office (BHCSO) reported that a semi truck crashed on US Highway ...more
Police are hailing a truck driver as a hero for steering into the Ohio River during a fatal brake failure crash in West Virginia. The accident happened on Friday, July 18th along Washington Pike near Wellsburg, West Virginia, but police are still working to investigate the incident that took the life of 62-year-old Texas truck ...more
A truck driver has been released from jail after throwing a “cup of liquid” at an off-duty deputy sheriff during a road rage incident in Florida earlier this month. The incident happened on July 7th in Polk County, Florida. According to CBS 12, 36-year-old truck driver Lou Edmond was driving westbound on an unspecified highway when ...more
A coalition of eighteen states will come together this week for a campaign to stop vehicles hitting low-clearance bridges. From Tuesday, July 22, 2025, through Saturday, July 26, 2025, eighteen member states of the Eastern Transportation Coalition will take part in a “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” educational campaign intended to curb bridge strikes. The ...more
A baby raccoon was rescued from the inside of a semi truck engine compartment in Colorado earlier this month. The incident happened on July 15th at about 10:30 a.m. in Arapahoe County, Colorado. According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office, Animal Services Officer Wylde was called to the scene when a truck driver found the critter ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week enforcement effort is officially in the books, but the next major trucker blitz is already right around the corner. From August 24 — 30, 2025, law enforcement agencies across North America will partner for CVSA’s Brake Safety Week inspection campaign. The purpose of this inspection ...more
A towing company in Kansas City was caught illegally towing a car just about a month after receiving a $7M judgement against them. A mechanic recently stopped a tow truck driver working for Haney’s Trucking and Tow as he loaded up a classic car from the shop lot. The mechanic confronted the tow truck driver ...more
A truck hauling race cars caught fire in Colona, Illinois, over the weekend. At 6:12 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, the Colona Fire Department (CFD) responded to a reported “road freight vehicle fire” on I-74 at mile marker 13 in Colona.CFD said that the trailer had an active fire in the right rear tire area, ...more