Two truckers perish after tanker truck “exploded into a fireball” during accident

By |2023-07-07T15:31:06-05:00June 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Two truck drivers are dead after a tanker truck exploded during a wreck involving three vehicles late Tuesday night.  The accident occurred on Tuesday night, June 20th in Pickering, Ontario, Canada on Highway 401. According to CTV News Toronto, a tanker truck hauling “highly flammable” liquid was heading east on Highway 401 when the driver lost ...more

Kentucky weigh stations open amid unsafe driver blitz

By |2023-07-07T15:31:11-05:00June 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Kentucky State Police (KSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement is participating in a three day enforcement campaign designed to curb crashes involving passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles. KSP is participating in the Operation SafeDRIVE enforcement effort taking place June 20 — 22. The purpose of Operation SafeDRIVE is to reduce unsafe driving behavior that often leads to ...more

Police call driver’s decision to show gun to fellow trucker a “reasonable response” to being threatened with a bat 

By |2023-07-07T15:31:20-05:00June 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Police were called to a Florida intersection for a near-altercation between two truck drivers over parking etiquette last week.  The incident happened on Wednesday, June 14th near the intersection of North Washington Boulevard and 20th Street in Sarasota, Florida. According to Your Observer News, a truck driver was having his trailer unloaded when another driver pulled ...more

I-95 temp lanes now expected to reopen this weekend 

By |2023-07-10T11:31:04-05:00June 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will open sometime this weekend, Governor Shapiro announced on Tuesday.  On Saturday, June 17th, Shapiro initially estimated a reopening in the next two weeks, but the timeline has been updated to sometime this weekend as of Tuesday, June 20th, reported News on 6.“Traffic will be flowing here on I-95 this ...more

Mexican government seizes and destroys 14 pickups and CMVs modified into ‘narco tanks’

By |2023-07-10T11:31:09-05:00June 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Officials in Mexico recently shared eye-popping photos and video of cartel-modified trucks that were recently seized and destroyed. On Sunday, June 18, the Mexican attorney general’s office shared images of “narco tanks” that were seized in Tamaulipas, where warring cartel factions are prevalent.The vehicles are standard heavy duty pickups and CMVs with steel plates welded on ...more

VIDEO: Trucker rides an open drainage ditch like a bucking bronco 

By |2023-07-07T15:31:02-05:00June 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A flatbed driver was filmed driving along an open drainage ditch by a fellow trucker’s dash cam in this clip.  In the video, the filming trucker is driving along a mostly straight, two lane roadway when a flatbedder heading in the opposite direction leaves the roadway and drives into a roadside ditch. The flatbed truck can ...more

Summer is Engine Care Season

By |2023-07-07T15:31:15-05:00June 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Content Sponsored by Shell Rotella® There’s no better way to beat the heat than with some top grade engine care. Not only could you be spending less time in the shop, you could also be saving a bit of money — that means more time on the road and getting rewarded to boot. Buy three ...more

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