Watch these piggies run amok after a tractor trailer overturn 

By |2023-06-23T19:30:57-05:00June 9th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A trailer full of piggies roamed a highway in Minnesota after the trailer they were in overturned on Friday morning.  Traffic cameras captured the event on eastbound I-694 at I35E under the overpass in Little Canada, Minnesota. State Patrol was managing the scene and rerouted traffic at exit 113. No human injuries were reported in the ...more

Man accused of using $2.9 million in fraudulent COVID relief funds to start company that deleted emissions controls on big rigs

By |2023-06-23T15:30:19-05:00June 9th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A Missouri man and his truck repair company were indicted on multiple counts related to a scheme that involved using COVID-19 relief funding to commit conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act. Chris Carroll has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of bank fraud, six counts of money laundering, and three ...more

Oklahoma police thank trucker for rescuing toddler wandering in the streets

By |2023-06-23T15:30:28-05:00June 9th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

The Wynnewood Police Department (WPD) recently recognized a truck driver for saving a small child found walking in the streets amid traffic this week. The incident occurred on June 6 at the intersection of Robert S. Kerr and Washita Ave in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.According to WPD, truck driver Robert Delaplain spotted a child wearing a diaper ...more

VIDEO: Would you drive this double-decker container combo?

By |2023-06-26T15:31:39-05:00June 9th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Australian transportation authorities say that they’ve completed a successful on-road trial of the double-stacked container transport combination. Video shared this week by Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Regulator gives viewers a quick glimpse at a truck hauling a double-stacked container load as part of a road test.“This innovative combination will significantly increase productivity even over the existing ...more

Indiana troopers conduct CMV blitz targeting overweight trucks

By |2023-06-26T11:31:07-05:00June 9th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

This week, Indiana State Police (ISP) teamed up with a local sheriff’s office for a commercial vehicle enforcement effort following complaints from residents about overweight trucks. The enforcement activity took place on June 7 on U.S. 41 and on S.R. 55 in Newton County, Indiana.The ISP’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, ...more

Group asks for help getting home three truckers who passed away OTR this week

By |2023-06-26T11:31:12-05:00June 9th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

The founder of a prominent trucking charity shared a social media post highlighting the plight of families who lose their truck driving loved ones out on the road. Robert Palm is a veteran trucker and the founder of the IRS 501(c)(3) recognized charity truckersfinalmile.org, a group that works to reunite truck drivers with their families in ...more

VIDEO: Train hauling new vehicles derails massively 

By |2023-06-26T11:31:16-05:00June 9th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Drone video reveals the aftermath of a massive train derailment in Arizona on Wednesday.  The train was traveling through Williams, Arizona at around midnight when it derailed. It was hauling “a variety of new cars, vans and trucks.” “A total of 23 cars derailed and sustained heavy damage. The train cars involved were carrying a variety ...more

Strike Unlikely at ABF Freight After Deal With Teamsters

By |2023-06-09T08:23:53-05:00June 8th, 2023 at 12:14 PM|Trucking News|

The proposed contract would cover 8,600 members that work for the carrier, including truck drivers and dock workers. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) The ArcBest Corp. subsidiary ABF Freight System has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, the company announced June 7. ABF Freight said the proposed five-year ...more

Arkansas Adds 84 Truck Parking Spots on I-40

By |2023-06-09T09:01:00-05:00June 8th, 2023 at 12:14 PM|Trucking News|

With the snipping of a ribbon, 84 truck parking spaces were formally added on Interstate 40 in West Memphis, Ark. (Arkansas Department of Transportation via Facebook) Amid the constant roar of Interstate 40 traffic, Arkansas state leaders celebrated opening a long-awaited commercial truck parking lot in West Memphis, adding 84 much-needed spaces. “Let’s cut a ...more

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