A car smacked into a semi truck after sliding down a hill in West Virginia over the weekend. The accident happened on Sunday, June 26th in Beckley, West Virginia on Interstate 77 near the Harper Road exit. According to 59 News, a BMW went off the side of the highway and careened down an embankment before ...more
The partner of the truck driver killed in last week’s crash off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, gave birth within a matter of hours after his death. On June 22, 36 year old truck driver Chris Scott was northbound on the CBBT near mile marker 1 when he crashed off the ...more
Five people are dead after a car smashed into an attenuator, causing a chain reaction crash. The multi-vehicle accident happened at around 4 a.m. on June 26th in Long Beach, California on the northbound 710 Freeway near the 91 Freeway interchange. According to KTLA 5 News, a dark colored sedan slammed into an attenuator, sending the ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a semi truck driver in Lathrop earlier this month. On June 24, CHP’s Stockton Division announced the arrest of 29 year old Andrew Christopher Watson on homicide charges for the death of 37 year old North Carolina-based truck driver Ilkhom ...more
No one was hurt after a Tesla on autopilot crashed into a truck directing traffic in Pennsylvania on Friday. The accident occurred on Friday, June 23rd at around 10:25 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 76. According to Penn Live News, The 2007 Freightliner was parked in the middle lane of I-76 at mile marker 48.8 in Plum ...more
Samsara co-founder and CEO Sanji Biswas announces new features for the company's Connected Operations Cloud. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) AUSTIN, Texas — Samsara is expanding its connected fleet technology with new features designed to support more proactive driver coaching, integrate more data streams and provide customers deeper insights into their operations. The technology provider showcased its ...more
Street view from Google Maps of Nikola's headquarters in Phoenix. (Google Maps) Nikola Corp. suspects “foul play” after an early-morning fire broke out at its Phoenix headquarters that affected several of its electric big rigs. No one was injured in the blaze, the company said June 23 in a tweet. An investigation is underway after ...more
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Louisiana has a new law that enables the state to regulate fueling stations for charging electric vehicles. Act No. 293 was signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards on June 12 to enact House Bill 60 that was sponsored by Michael Echols (R) during the 2023 regular session of the ...more
The National Transportation Safety Board investigative hearing begins at the East Palestine High School in East Palestine, Ohio, June 22. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) OMAHA, Neb. — Freight railcar inspections are happening less often and are not as thorough as in years past due to staff cuts, time constraints and regulatory loopholes, a union official ...more
Philadelphia sports mascots ride a fire truck across the reopened section of I-95 in Philadelphia, 12 days after its collapse. (Joe Lamberti/Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA — Interstate 95 reopened June 23 less than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia, a quicker-than-expected rebuild to get traffic flowing again on a heavily traveled stretch of the ...more
