Kentucky Begins $30 Million Road Project at Owensboro Port
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (fifth from left) joined state officials in breaking ground on a $30 million highway expansion project for the Owensboro Riverport Authority. (Owensboro Riverport Authority via Facebook) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined state officials in breaking ground on a $30 million highway expansion project for the Owensboro Riverport Authority, the state’s largest ...more
Class Act: Success Follows North Carolina Champ Bills
Flanked by two state troopers, Michael Bills of FedEx Express displays his hardware for winning the straight truck class and grand champion title at the North Carolina Truck Driving Championships in June. (North Carolina Trucking Association) In the summer of 2017, the national truck driving community celebrated Michael Bills’ triumph in the step van category. ...more
Tesla Replaces Zachary Kirkhorn as CFO
(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Tesla Inc. Chief Financial Officer Zachary Kirkhorn stepped down after 13 years at the electric vehicle maker, a surprise shake-up that raises new questions about succession in the top ranks of Elon Musk’s company. Kirkhorn, one of just four executive officers and a prominent voice for the company with shareholders, resigned ...more
Biker careens downhill causing fatal collision with semi truck
A bicyclist is dead after crashing into the back of a semi truck while riding downhill in Minneapolis late last week. The incident occurred on August 4th in Hennepin County, Minnesota at about 11:30 a.m. near the intersection of St. Anthony Parkway and California Avenue Northeast. Investigators say that 59-year-old Timothy Lee Stangel was riding his bike ...more
Companies “pressuring” drivers part of widespread drowsy driving problem, truckers say
A recent crash between a Greyhound bus and a line of semi trucks parked on the side of the road has brought the problem of drowsy driving to the forefront of trucking issues this summer. The July 12th crash that left three dead is still under investigation, but the National Transportation Safety Board is focusing on ...more
VIDEO: Car driver in a hurry to pass a truck rear-ends a Connecticut trooper
A motorist in a rush gets pays the price for impatience when their attempt to pass a truck ends in a crash with a stationary cop cruiser.The video was captured on July 28, 2023i in East Hartford, Connecticut.“A motorist in a hurry cuts between two semis and rear-ends a CT state trooper blocking the lane ...more
Truck driver perishes after crashing off Will Rogers Turnpike into parking lot, striking 2 semis and a pickup
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) has provided details on a fatal multi-vehicle crash that occurred in a parking lot off the Will Rogers Turnpike on Friday.The crash occurred around 1 a.m. on August 4 in Craig County, Oklahoma.OHP says that 31 year old Idaho-based truck driver Jerome Lubango Bienvenu was westbound on the Will Rogers ...more
$4.3 million worth of meth found in semi’s shipment of vegetables
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs from a shipment of vegetables at a Texas border crossing.The drug seizure took place August 4 at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility located in Pharr, Texas.Officers referred a semi truck arriving from Mexico for a secondary inspection using non-intrusive ...more
Cruising police officer struck from behind by tractor trailer in work zone
A police officer was struck from behind by a tractor trailer while making the rounds in Virginia on Sunday night. The accident occurred on August 6th in Augusta County, Virginia on Interstate 81 at 9:48 p.m.According to WHSV 3, the deputy was heading north on I-81 near mile marker 220 when he entered a work zone. ...more