U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently intercepted a large shipment of illegal drugs stashed in the roof of a semi trailer. The drug seizure occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on July 6 at the Tecate Port of Entry’s cargo facility located in Tecate, California.CBP officers encountered a 46 year old truck driver at the ...more
The Grapevine Police Department (GPD) recently sidelined a truck driver after discovering multiple cans of beer during an inspection. According to a July 12 social media post, a GPD officer discovered “several cans of beer” during a CMV inspection in the Grapevine, Texas, area.Police say that the driver was placed out of service for 24 hours ...more
A truck driver exhibits some seriously unhinged behavior towards a motorist in this road rage clip. In the dash cam video, a semi truck in the left lane comes speeding up behind a white car in the right lane. The truck then pulls up next to the white car and nudges it off the right ...more
Illinois State Police (ISP) are investigating a multiple semi truck crash that occurred near Teutopolis on Wednesday. Firefighters responded to the scene around 3:30 p.m. on July 12 on eastbound I-70 at mile marker 101.5. between Effingham and Montrose for a reported multi-vehicle crash in an ongoing construction zone.Illinois State Police report that a semi ...more
A trucker survived a terrifying moment when a loose tire crashed right through his windshield on a trip through Detroit, Michigan. The dash cam video was shared by 401_da_sarpanch on July 7, 2023.The video shows the tire bouncing once near a concrete barrier, then soaring through the air and smashing into the truck’s windshield. A ...more
Alvin Brown speaks at his nomination hearing June 21. (commerce.senate.gov) The Senate Commerce Committee on July 12 easily advanced the nomination of Alvin Brown to join the National Transportation Safety Board. Formerly the mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., Brown garnered bipartisan backing from the Democrat-led panel. In endorsing his nomination, committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) said, ...more
Prime trailers at an Amazon delivery station in Dallas. (Kathy Tran/Bloomberg News) U.S. consumers spent $6.4 billion online in the first 24 hours of Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day, according to Adobe Inc. That’s up 6% from a year ago but fell short of estimates for even stronger growth as shoppers hunt for bargains. The 48-hour ...more
The Crimson Battery Energy Storage Project in Blythe, Calif. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News) California has, in just three years, seen a tenfold increase in batteries plugged into its grid as solar and wind installations take the place of aging gas-burning power plants. The state now has enough large-scale batteries to supply 5,600 megawatts of electricity, up ...more
A shopper looks down an aisle in a Target store in Upper Saint Clair, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — After two years of painfully high prices, inflation in the United States has reached its lowest point in more than two years — 3% in June compared with 12 months earlier — a sign ...more
Roland Bolduc holds the sleeper berth trophy, which was presented to him by Motor Transport Association of Connecticut President John Blair. (Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics) WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — On a reasonably warm, sun-soaked morning in early June, Roland Bolduc arrived at his state’s truck driving championships ready for elite-level competition. His goal was simple: qualify ...more
