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
Several large truck manufacturers have agreed to a deal with California in response to the ban of diesel CMVs in the state. Several companies, including Daimler, Ford, GM, and Cummins, have agreed to the ‘Clean Truck Partnership’ with the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The plan creates a path towards the use of zero-emissions medium ...more
Smoke rises from the Grande Costa d’Avorio early July 6 at the Port of Newark. (WABC-TV via Associated Press) NEWARK, N.J. — Two firefighters were killed and five others injured battling a blaze that began deep inside a docked cargo ship at Port Newark carrying more than a thousand vehicles, officials said July 6. Responding ...more
A Nissan Ariya electric vehicle is parked on a car dealer lot in Manchester, N.H. (Charles Krupa/Associated Press) Electric vehicle sales growth, while still brisk, has begun to slow in the U.S. as inventory of battery-powered models piles up on dealer lots. Sales of plug-in models grew by nearly 50% in the first half of ...more
Aerial drone image of train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew-size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February. The new rule was part of a $13.5 billion state transportation ...more
