The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan has announced that multiple individuals and companies are facing federal charges for a years-long scheme to disable emissions controls from semi trucks. The charges were announced on April 26. While the investigation is ongoing, the U.S. Attorney’s Office calls this case “one of the largest of ...more
A suspected road rage incident resulted in a major single vehicle semi truck crash that was caught on dash cam. The dash cam clip was shared on April 26 by the YouTube account RM Videos. It isn’t clear when or where the video was captured.As the dash cam video begins, two trucks are traveling nearly ...more
Officials in Vermont are warning truck drivers to stay off of the notorious Smugglers Notch segment of Vermont Route 108 as the road opens for the spring. On Tuesday, Smugglers Notch (a mountainous portion of Vermont Route 108 located between Cambridge and Stowe) reopened for the season to passenger vehicle traffic only.Each year, stuck trucks ...more
A Texas resident was sentenced to federal prison this week on drug smuggling charges after authorities discovered half a million dollars worth of cocaine concealed on the tractor trailer he was operating. On April 25, 2023, Baltazar Reyes-Herrera, 28, was sentenced to more than 8 years (100 months) in prison to be followed by four ...more
Authorities in Smith County, Texas, have released video of a crash that occurred on I-20 earlier this month as a reminder to drivers to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles. The video was captured on the morning of April 5th, 2023, as crews responded to a previous crash in the westbound lanes of ...more
Content Sponsored by Continental ExpressSIDNEY – The Ohio Trucking Association recently named long-time Continental Express driver David Wolford the 2022 Driver of the Year at their annual awards celebration and banquet in Columbus. Each year, the Ohio Trucking Association (OTA) calls upon its members to nominate exceptional, safe drivers for the Driver of the Year award. Twelve ...more
An impatient pickup truck driver takes to the shoulder to pass trucks on the right in this dash cam clip. The video was shared April 14, 2023, by Reddit user u/mountainwocky.In the video, a semi truck is using the left lane to pass a slower truck in the right lane. A driver in a silver ...more
A truck driver reported that he was targeted by a suspect or suspects throwing rocks at his vehicle over the weekend in Midland, Texas. The rock throwing incident occurred on Saturday, April 22, around 10:45 p.m.The driver was eastbound on I-20 at mile marker 140 in Midland, Texas, when someone “threw 2 big rocks onto ...more
Federal authorities say that an Ohio-headquartered trucking company has agreed to pay more than one million dollars to settle a lawsuit claiming that the company discriminated against female workers. R&L Carriers, Inc. is to pay $1,250,000 to settle a suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to an April 25 EEOC news ...more
California lawmakers have advanced a high-profile bill that would ban the operation of heavy autonomous vehicles without a human in the cab. Last week, AB 316 passed the California Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee with bipartisan support and is headed to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.AB 316 was introduced in the California Legislature on January 23, 2023, by Assembly ...more
