A side underride guard installed on a truck. The equipment has been the source of much debate. (AirFlow Deflector) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has denied a request seeking an investigation into whether side underride guards on trailers could reduce the severity of vehicle collisions with tractor-trailers. “Currently, a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard ...more
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) released dash cam video from a work truck involved in a road rage incident in Mulberry, Florida, last week. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. on Friday, March 28.Police say that as a work truck traveled north on State Road 37, it was brake checked by the driver of ...more
Management at a truck stop is taking paid truck parking just a little too seriously in this short video. In the clip, a truck driver films as employees at a truck stop use a forklift to move huge bricks and place them behind a semi truck parked in a spot that they did not pay ...more
An apparently unaware truck driver just drives right into a couple of stopped cars on a Louisiana interstate in this traffic cam video. In the clip, a truck driver in a distinctive orange semi truck hauling a tanker doesn’t even seem to notice that traffic has slowed when it plows into two cars stopped in ...more
A truck driver admitted to buying a gun on the street and accepting $3,000 for the transportation of migrants to San Antonio during a border inspection earlier this month. Truck driver Jermaine Phillips attempted to cross the border with the contraband at the Interstate 35 checkpoint in Texas on March 23rd at about 5:40 p.m. According ...more
A motorcycle smacked into the back of a semi truck while fleeing Arizona Department of Public Safety officers on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on April 1st at 12:30 p.m. on Interstate 10 westbound near Avondale Boulevard in Avondale, Arizona. According to ABC 15, the DPS trooper attempted to stop the motorcycle rider but the person ...more
A former Massachusetts State Police (MSP) trooper will plead guilty to multiple charges for his role in a bribery scheme involving unqualified Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) applicants. On April 1, authorities announced that former MSP trooper Calvin Butner, 64, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to falsify records, three counts of falsifying ...more
If you’ve ever had a question about NASCAR haulers, a popular racing team might just have an answer for you. NASCAR is a popular sport among many truck drivers who take pride in cheering on their fellow driving professionals. Many truckers are also interested in the semi trucks used to transport the race cars from ...more
The Supreme court has ruled in favor of a truck driver fired for a failed drug test after consuming a CBD product. The Supreme Court decision was 5-4 in favor of truck driver Douglas Horn, who was fired from his trucking job back in 2012 after consuming a CBD product advertised as being THC free. According ...more
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is using a recent crash as a sobering reminder of why motorists need to pay more attention and reduce their speed. On April 1, OHP took to social media with a message to the motoring public about the dangers of speeding and distracted driving.Troopers highlighted a recent crash that occurred ...more
