A truck driver is facing charges after setting his own truck on fire on the side of a Maryland highway.  42-year-old Robert Steven Silver was arrested on Tuesday, March 4th on charges of second-degree arson, malicious burning/fraud, and reckless endangerment. He was released on $10,000 bond for the October 12th, 2024 incident. According to CBS, Silver’s ...more

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) shared a trucker’s dash cam video as a reminder to the motoring public of the dangers of ice on the roadway. The video was captured on March 6 on eastbound I-90 at mile marker 49.In the dash cam clip, you can see a black car traveling in the far left ...more

A couple of tow truck drivers claim that this semi truck actually got stuck on a rock like this, but we’re not so sure.  In the video, a semi truck can be seen with its back end sticking up in the air as one of the axles balances on top of a very large rock. ...more

Bipartisan legislation promises to compensate truckers more fairly for the hours that they work by guaranteeing overtime time pay. On March 6, the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act (GOT Act) was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Mark Takano and Jeff Van Drew. Companion legislation will be introduced in the Senate by Sens. ...more

A sheriff in Vienna, Illinois, promised to take action against semi drivers parking illegally and leaving behind piles of trash. On March 5, 2025, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department Vienna, IL (JCSD) took to social media with a “Strong Public Service Announcement” to vent frustrations over the way that truckers are leaving behind trash on ...more

Watch this police officer pull a motorist from a flaming crash with a tanker truck through the lens of his body cam.  The crash happened on Wednesday, March 5th on Route 22 in Bridgewater, New Jersey at about 2 a.m. According to 6 ABC, Peter Della-Ventura was driving his Hyundai Elantra on Route 22 when he ...more

A truck stop manager says stranded truckers are a much easier crowd to manage during bad weather than buses of tourists on a good day.  Fat Dogs Truck Stop on Interstate 80 outside of Grand Island, Nebraska became a port in a storm for as many as 300 truck drivers this past week after a ...more

An extra long flatbed semi truck was placed out of service after a California Highway Patrol officer discovered a very serious brake issue.  The issue was discovered on Wednesday, March 5th along State Route 44 near Shingletown, California. According to ABC 7, a CHP officer initially stopped the semi truck for an overlength violation, but discovered ...more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in December. (Riley Smith/The Canadian Press via AP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not open to lifting Canada’s full package of retaliatory tariffs if U.S. President Donald Trump leaves any tariffs on Canada in place, according to a senior Canadian government official. Trudeau’s government is cool to the idea of ...more

JAX LNG sought federal approval to engage in long-term exports of liquefied natural gas of up to 51.75 billion cubic feet annually through Dec. 31, 2050. (JAX LNG) The Department of Energy has given the green light for vessels to use liquefied natural gas as a fuel by withdrawing its past Biden-era order that created ...more