TravelCenters of America (TA) recently opened a new store in Olancha, California. The new store is a TA Express (20 Gills Station Road) located off US Hwy 395 in Olancha.Amenities at the truck stop include: 60 truck parking spaces3 showers5 diesel dispensersChester Fried Chicken and Subway restaurantsDriver loungeCAT ScaleLaundry facilitiesDog parkTA operates more than 280 ...more
A truck driver has been charged after following an employee of a repossession company and threatening them with a gun during the seizure of his semi truck. The incident happened at around noon on May 23rd in Jacksonville, Florida on Druid Street near Lennox Avenue. According to First Coast News, police were initially called to the ...more
A trucking school has been charged after one of their rigs was found to have multiple safety issues, including inoperative brakes. The incident occurred on May 23rd in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. According to Insauga News, The truck was pulled over by an officer for a safety inspection. During the inspection, the officer discovered that the rig ...more
The popular A&E television series “Road Wars” recently took a deeper dive into a crash and drag incident that occurred in California. The Road Wars clip takes a look at a crash that occurred on the northbound I-15 freeway near Cajon Pass in 2017.A motorist traveling on the freeway spotted a red sedan wedged under ...more
Texas police have arrested eight people and are seeking several others connected to a large-scale diesel fuel theft operation. According to a May 24 news release from the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center, sixteen suspects have been charged with first degree felony charges of Engaging in Organized Crime and Evading Motor Fuel Tax.Eight of the ...more
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) arrested a Florida resident who allegedly entered the cab of a semi truck and assaulted a truck driver who was asleep inside. Twenty-three year old Taylor Copeland was charged with sexual battery and burglary with battery, according to OCSO.Police say that early on the morning of May 21, a ...more
Three people are dead after a car stopped right in the path of a semi truck following a collision with a deer. The accident happened on May 23rd near Farr West, Utah at about 3 a.m.According to 2KUTV, the car stopped on northbound Interstate 15 after hitting a deer. The car was pulled towards the ...more
A semi truck ended up in a creekbed in Connecticut on Wednesday. The accident happened on May 24th in New Hartford at around noon. According to Daily Sentinel, the tractor trailer was heading eastbound on Red Hill Road when the driver lost control at the intersection with Oneida Street. The truck then went off of the ...more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) took a moment to praise a couple traveling in a bobtail truck for going out of their way to assist a stranded trooper. In a May 23 Facebook post, OSHP wrote:“Trooper Bailey from our Lebanon Post had a flat tire on I-71 in Warren County and pulled over. While ...more
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has removed an officer from law enforcement activities after he allegedly wrongly ticketed a truck driver for a crash involving a fellow state trooper, according to a new report. Seattle news outlet King 5 reports that WSP Sergeant T. J. Johnson has been reassigned and will not participate in law enforcement ...more
