Two people were pinned inside of two separate vehicles after a crash that sent one vehicle underneath a tractor trailer in New Mexico on Sunday. The crash happened just after 8 a.m. on July 20th, 2025 near Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to Albuquerque Fire Rescue, the cause of the crash has not been determined, but firefighters ...more
An appellate court sided with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in an employment rights lawsuit filed against trucking company Werner on behalf a deaf truck driver. On July 10, 2025, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a judgment favoring the EEOC in a lawsuit initially filed against Omaha, Nebraska-based trucking company Werner in ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has relaxed “under-the-hood” testing rules for commercial driver’s license (CDL) applicants working in public transportation. In a Notice published on July 16, 2025, the FMCSA announced the decision to partially grant an exemption waiver submitted by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) asking for regulatory relief from the ...more
A truck driver has been released from jail after throwing a “cup of liquid” at an off-duty deputy sheriff during a road rage incident in Florida earlier this month. The incident happened on July 7th in Polk County, Florida. According to CBS 12, 36-year-old truck driver Lou Edmond was driving westbound on an unspecified highway when ...more
A coalition of eighteen states will come together this week for a campaign to stop vehicles hitting low-clearance bridges. From Tuesday, July 22, 2025, through Saturday, July 26, 2025, eighteen member states of the Eastern Transportation Coalition will take part in a “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” educational campaign intended to curb bridge strikes. The ...more
A baby raccoon was rescued from the inside of a semi truck engine compartment in Colorado earlier this month. The incident happened on July 15th at about 10:30 a.m. in Arapahoe County, Colorado. According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office, Animal Services Officer Wylde was called to the scene when a truck driver found the critter ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week enforcement effort is officially in the books, but the next major trucker blitz is already right around the corner. From August 24 — 30, 2025, law enforcement agencies across North America will partner for CVSA’s Brake Safety Week inspection campaign. The purpose of this inspection ...more
A towing company in Kansas City was caught illegally towing a car just about a month after receiving a $7M judgement against them. A mechanic recently stopped a tow truck driver working for Haney’s Trucking and Tow as he loaded up a classic car from the shop lot. The mechanic confronted the tow truck driver ...more
A truck hauling race cars caught fire in Colona, Illinois, over the weekend. At 6:12 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, the Colona Fire Department (CFD) responded to a reported “road freight vehicle fire” on I-74 at mile marker 13 in Colona.CFD said that the trailer had an active fire in the right rear tire area, ...more
Police are searching for two men who stole a load of meat from a parked semi truck in Philadelphia and fled the scene in a gold Nissan. The theft occurred at about 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, July 20th along the 9700 block of Roosevelt Boulevard behind a Lowe’s in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to NBC 10, ...more