The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) recently ticketed a pickup truck driver who tried an unusual fix the trailer they were hauling. Over the weekend, OHP took to social media with a warning for the motoring public: “Don’t try this at home!”On the morning of Wednesday, March 19, OHP Trooper Joe Spears stopped a pickup hauling ...more
A truck driver is listed in stable condition after being rescued from his mangled semi truck following a crash off of Interstate 40. The accident happened at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, March 23rd on Interstate 40 in Amarillo, Texas. According to ABC 7 Amarillo, the tractor trailer drove off of eastbound I-40 at Paramount Boulevard ...more
A lawyer tapped to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) earlier this month appears to have left her role after just a couple of weeks. As of March 21, all mentions of the agency’s Acting Administrator Adrienne Camire have been removed from the FMCSA website, including a press release announcing her appointment and ...more
The Ontario Provincial Police are searching for the truck driver who used to own a mud flap now embedded in a van windshield. The accident happened on March 14th, on westbound Highway 401 near Tremain Road in Milton, Ontario, Canada. As of March 21st, officers were still looking for the truck driver. The mud flap flew ...more
The Pennsylvania State Police are still searching for a truck driver who has been on the run for more than two weeks now. 46-year-old Lee Dubois had an active felony warrant for aggravated assault by motor vehicle when he was spotted by police on March 7th in Frailey Township, Pennsylvania. According to Fox 56, troopers attempted ...more
A load just really HAS to get where its going based on the risk the truck driver is taking in this jaw dropping clip. In the video, a tractor trailer seemingly held together by straps and tarps is traveling down a road in shockingly bad condition, possibly somewhere in Argentina. As the video continues, we see ...more
Police are investigating a large multi-vehicle collision that occurred on I-35 in Texas on Monday. At 11:40 a.m. on March 24, police and rescue crews responded to I-35 near RM 620 in Round Rock, Texas for a reported crash. The Round Rock Police Department says that 10 vehicles were involved in a crash. One person ...more
NTSB Says Maryland Could Have Found Key Bridge Vulnerability
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site this month. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun/TNS) The Maryland Transportation Authority did not conduct a risk assessment that, if acted upon, could have allowed the state to protect the Francis Scott Key Bridge from collapsing, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chair said March 20. Such a vulnerability assessment would have ...more
FedEx Reports Net Income, Revenue Increase for Q3
FedEx trucks being loaded with packages at the FedEx regional hub at Los Angeles International Airport. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press) FedEx Corp. continued efforts to improve profitability during its fiscal third quarter despite navigating an especially challenging operating environment, the company reported March 20. The Memphis, Tenn.-based transportation services company posted net income of $909 ...more
Exxon, Trafigura Protest Colonial Pipeline Changes
(Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) Commodities trading giant Trafigura joined oil majors Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. in protesting operational changes to Colonial Pipeline Co.’s 5,500-mile fuel network. Colonial, which operates the largest U.S. gasoline pipeline, wants to boost capacity on the maxed-out line by, in part, halting the shipment of a particular fuel grade. But ...more