Officials in Texas, have provided details on a double-fatality crash involving a semi truck that occurred on Monday.The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. on August 7 on IH30 Eastbound at FM 35 in Royse City, Texas.According to the Royse City Police Department, “an 18-Wheeler traveling westbound crossed over onto the eastbound side of IH30 and ...more
On Monday, an autonomous Cruise robotaxi collided with a truck in San Francisco, according to reports.The crash happened on the morning of August 7 on Stanyan and Oak near Golden Gate Park, according to the San Francisco Standard. Cruise told the outlet that the self-driving taxi was following another car which turned to get around the truck. ...more
Just in case you’ve never hauled an oversize load, here’s a look into what exactly a pilot car does to help the trucker out. In the video, the trucker hauling a large piece of metal needs to exit the highway on a curve, so the pilot car driver lends a hand. The pilot car moves into the ...more
On Tuesday, gas station chain Sheetz opened a new location in London, Ohio.The new Sheetz located at 1420 U.S. 42 in London, off of I-70 at Exit 79.All Sheetz locations, including the London store, operate 24/7, 365 days per year. Amenities at the new store include 41 free truck parking spaces, truck diesel fueling lanes, ...more
A dramatic train vs. truck collision was caught on video in Cobb County, Georgia, on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred at VMH and Austell Powder Springs Rd in Austell, Georgia.Crash at VMH and Austell Powder Springs Rd. Train crossing blocked. PD rerouting Austell Powder Springs SB traffic. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/bgx8ZPQoyl— Cobb County DOT (@CobbDOT) August 8, ...more
A woman and two children are dead after their car collided with a stopped tractor trailer in a construction zone. The accident happened between Pratt and Haviland, Kansas at 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, August 8th on US Highway 54. According to The Wichita Eagle, a tractor trailer was stopped in a construction zone waiting for a flagger to ...more
Three people were hurt in a wreck between a semi truck and a car turning into an apartment complex on Monday. The accident happened on August 7th on Genesee Street in Cheektowaga, New York. According to 2 WGRZ, a car was heading west on Genesee Street when it attempted to turn into an apartment complex without yielding ...more
Two people lost their lives in a two truck collision in Anderson County, South Carolina, on Sunday.The crash occurred around 2 a.m. on August 6 on I-85 at mile marker 22.Officials say truck driver Tracina Yvette Young, 47, and passenger Frederick Leorande Styles, 51, were hauling a load of toilet paper northbound on I-85 when ...more
(Western Global Airlines) Western Global Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection with plans to slash its debt load after the cargo airline faced a cash crunch. The airline listed assets of as much as $500 million and debt of as much as $1 billion in a Chapter 11 petition filed in Delaware. The filing allows Western ...more
The first FCEV customer deliveries are expected to take place in September. (Nikola Corp.) Losses at Nikola Motor widened year-over-year in the second quarter of 2023 after the truck maker took a $77.8 million hit to its balance sheet on its exit from Europe, closing its Romeo Power unit and refocusing on hydrogen-powered Class 8 ...more
