XPO driver Damien Hebert of Louisiana displays his national twins championship trophy as (from left) 2022 NTDC Chairman Jason Wing and American Trucking Associations executives Jacob Pierce and John Lynch share the stage. (XPO) Louisiana’s Damien Hebert, last year’s national winner in the twin trailers division, is passionate about details. Devoting attention to details on ...more
A ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press) Maritime nations agreed July 7 to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that several experts and nations say falls short of what’s needed to curb warming to agreed temperature limits. Countries at the meeting ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is now accepting public comments on a proposed rule to require automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems on heavy-duty trucks. On June 22, the FMCSA shared a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require AEB systems on heavy vehicles, i.e., vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 ...more
A motorcyclist shared frightening video of his way-too-close encounter with a backing semi truck. The video was captured in Tennessee on July 6, 2023.In video captured by a camera mounted on the motorcycle, you can see the motorcyclist riding behind a semi truck. The truck driver puts on the left turn signal and stops with ...more
No one was seriously hurt after a pickup truck drove over a porsche and ended up wedged beneath a tractor trailer. The accident happened on July 6th in the San Fernando Valley on the 101 Freeway at Haskell.According to KCAL News, The Porsche initially rear ended a semi truck and was then struck from behind ...more
A Utah sheriff placed a truck out of service following an alarming attempt to haul a load of concrete slabs. On June 6, a CVSA inspector with the Weber County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) pulled over a dump truck in Marriott-Slaterville, Utah.The inspector determined that the vehicle’s load was not properly secured. A CVSA inspection was ...more
A truck driver was arrested this week for a fatal New Year’s Eve crash that led to him being placed out of service. The accident happened back on December 31st, 2020 in Mesa, Arizona. 58-year-old Daniel Tobon was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant on July 3rd. According to 12 News, Tobon likely experienced a ...more
The Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit recently shared a buzzy social media post about the legalities of drinking and possessing alcohol when you’re a semi truck driver. In a July 7 post, Iowa State Patrol reminded truckers about the legality of having alcohol in your truck.They said: “Most know this but some do ...more
A delivery truck driver says two brothers “nearly ran him off the road” in Utah earlier this week during an apparent road rage confrontation. The series of incidents happened in Mill Creek, Utah on Monday, July 3rd. According to Gephardt Daily, the delivery truck driver was on Interstate 80 eastbound exiting onto 700 East when a ...more
A New York-based towing company put on a show for a local Fourth of July parade by continuing their annual tradition of connecting and towing what appears to be every wrecker in the company’s fleet. This video was shared by Poughkeepsie’s Brandl’s Towing on July 4. In just a few days, the video has garnered ...more
