A U.S. Department of Transportation worker has been sentenced to prison on an extortion charge after he admitted to asking for a bribe in exchange for providing a trucking company with a favorable safety report. On June 12, 2023, former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Border Investigator Patrick Gorena was sentenced to 10 months in ...more
On Thursday, Love’s Travel Stops opened a new store in Parachute, Colorado. The 14,000 square foot store in Parachute is located on on East Cardinal Way off I-70 at exit 75.Amenities at the new Love’s location include: Chester’s Chicken and McDonald’s restaurants50 truck parking spacesSeven diesel baysFive showersLaundry facilitiesCAT scale“Love’s is excited to expand its ...more
A truck driver is dead after a wreck with an armed robbery suspect during a police chase. The accident happened just after 5:30 a.m. in Lakewood, Washington on June 29th near Berkely Street Southwest and Thorne Lane. According to Fox 13, Lakewood police were engaged in a car chase with the armed robbery suspect after a ...more
A prominent storm chaser shared video of the moment that he helped a trucker who was blown over by a tornado in Wyoming. The video was captured in Hawk Springs, Wyoming, and shared by storm chaser Reed Timmer on June 23.In the video, Timmer is chasing a tornado rolling through the area when he spots ...more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is investigating a multiple fatality crash that occurred near Cambridge on Thursday morning. The crash occurred around 6 a.m. on June 29 in Guernsey County, Ohio.Authorities say that a semi truck traveling west on I-70 went through the median and struck a 2015 Nissan Versa in the eastbound lanes ...more
A water truck driver was critically injured after a crash with a passenger train in California on Wednesday. The incident happened on June 28th in Moorpark, California outside of Los Angeles. According to CNBC News, the train was on its way to Los Angeles from Seattle when “it struck a water truck obstructing the tracks.” Fourteen ...more
The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) released body cam and dash cam video that features a suspect in a stolen police cruiser fatally colliding with a semi truck. The incident began at 11 a.m. on June 20 when CSP was called in to assist the Otero County Sheriff’s Office with a police pursuit happening on Highway ...more
Trucks idle during "The People's Convoy" event in 2022 in Hagerstown, Md. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg News) CUMBERLAND, Md. — A nationwide shortage of parking spaces for truckers went local June 22 as Maryland’s Allegany County Board of Commissioners heard from an advocate asking for support in remedying the problem. Carrie Wolford of Westernport, Md., whose husband ...more
President Joe Biden, shown June 26 at the White House, includes internet access as part of his infrastructure program. (Evan Vucci/AP) With the height of the busy summer travel season upon us, President Joe Biden is touting investments approved in 2021’s infrastructure law. The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, made possible with bipartisan ...more
A Peterbilt Model 567 performs a wet-handling braking test at the ContiXperience event. (Connor D. Wolf/Transport Topics) UVALDE, Texas — Continental on June 20 hosted a test drive involving a Class 8 truck and sports cars to demonstrate how its tires handle various road conditions. The ContiXperience provided a firsthand look at how the company ...more
