The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is hoping that truckers learn from the mistakes of a driver whose truck allegedly caught fire after skipping a required brake inspection area. On Sunday, CHP’s Gold Run Division shared dramatic video of a semi trailer heavily damaged by fire along with a reminder about required brake check areas.From CHP: ...more

Connecticut officials have provided more information about a Friday morning crash on the Gold Star Bridge in Groton. According to Connecticut State Police (CSP), 911 calls began coming in around 11:15 a.m. on April 21 about a serious motor vehicle crash on I-95 southbound on the Gold Star Bridge.According to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, who ...more

Law enforcement agencies are currently on the lookout for an Idaho truck driver who has been reported missing for weeks. Truck driver David Anthony Moncure was last seen on April 4, 2023, according to the Idaho Missing Persons Clearinghouse.Moncure was reportedly driving a semi truck from Washington State to Texas when he went missing. Moncure ...more

Iowa-based convenience store chain Kum & Go will be sold to a Utah-based company for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced on Friday. On April 21, Salt Lake City-based fuel retailer Maverik announced that it will acquire Des Moines-headquartered chain Kum & Go from Krause Group. Kum & Go operates more than 400 stores in ...more

Police in Tampa, Florida, are responding to a Friday morning incident that left the cab of a semi pierced by its load of poles. The incident was reported on the morning of April 21 on southbound I-275 near West Shore Boulevard in Tampa.The Florida Highway Patrol says that poles weighing 5,400 pounds crashed from the flatbed trailer ...more

Police in Colorado are asking for public assistance with a homicide investigation that claimed the life a female motorist this week. The fatal rock throwing spree occurred beginning the night of April 19 and into the morning of April 20 in Westminster, Arvada, Boulder County, and Jefferson County, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s ...more

A truck driver was killed in Harris County, Texas, on Thursday in a crash involving a passenger vehicle. The incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. on April 20 on I-45 near FM 1960.Please avoid the I-45 northbound service road between Richey and FM1960. The service rd will be closed while investigators process a fatal crash. Please ...more

This week, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) inspected hundreds of trucks in a single day as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual unannounced one-day brake safety enforcement initiative. On April 19, 2023, the FHP Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) took part in a statewide unannounced brake check operation in support of ...more

This week, a truck driver was arrested in Louisiana after authorities discovered more than 100 pounds of cocaine in his vehicle during a traffic stop for a moving violation. The incident began around 2:30 p.m. on April 18 as deputies with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office (RPSO) were conducting routine patrols along LA Highway 28 East ...more

A truck driver recently went viral on social media after a load of lumber went through his cab. On April 11, driver Tyler Johnson shared a must-read message about the possible consequences of cutting off trucks.Johnson said: “I can’t STRESS this enough STOP PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF US BIG TRUCKS WE CANT STOP ON ...more