A poll recently posted in the CDLLife App showed that an overwhelming majority of responding truckers would be happy to help out a fellow driver in need of a shower. The poll was posted June 7 by user John Hall, who asked, “Would you give a driver one of your shower credits if the driver ...more
A concrete truck overturned and struck two other vehicles in South Carolina on Thursday. The accident happened on June 8th in Spartanburg, South Carolina at about 10:45 a.m. on Pine Street at Daniel Morgan Avenue.According to WYFF News, the concrete truck was traveling north on Pine Street when it slowed, causing the load to shift. ...more
A truck driver escaped a dangerous situation without injury after running over a grizzly bear cub in Montana recently. The truck driver was traveling along Highway 191 through Gallatin Canyon on May 26th at around 5 a.m. when he struck and killed a grizzly bear cub. The collision caused the airbags to deploy, and tore ...more
A truck driver’s dash cam was rolling to capture a fatal multi-vehicle collision that occurred in Ontario on Thursday morning. The crash happened on westbound Derry Road in Mississauga around 9:30 a.m. on June 8, CP24 reports.In the dash cam video, you can see a MiWay bus crashing into stopped traffic in the right lane of ...more
This week, a coalition of nineteen states filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allowing the state of California to pass regulations that will effectively ban diesel trucks in the coming years. On June 6, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a lawsuit against the EPA, alleging that California’s move to require that ...more
A truck driver is hurt after failing to negotiate a curve in Michigan on Wednesday night. The accident happened on June 7th in Pierson Township, Michigan on US 131 south at the 22 Mile Road overpass. According to Fox 17 News, the semi truck ran off of US 131 along a curve as it approached the ...more
On Thursday, Volvo announced major plans to begin autonomous truck operations for customers in Texas. In a June 8 announcement, Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) announced that it opened offices in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of a larger plan to set up the company’s first autonomous freight corridors that will run from Dallas Forth Worth to El Paso and from ...more
A student driver climbs into a truck during a CDL training program. (Guilford Technical Community College) A $1.7 million federal grant will help Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, N.C., expand its truck driver training program in the Triad, a region that school officials say has a 31% higher need for truck drivers than the ...more
Premier Truck Group's dealership in Brandon, Manitoba. (Premier Truck Group) Penske Automotive Group on June 5 acquired Transolutions Truck Centres, a Canadian retailer of medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks and buses. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, TSTC adds an additional province to the network of Premier Truck Group, Penske Automotive Group’s commercial truck subsidiary, it said. ...more
Steve Pool rides off on his Arabian horse “Guy” on the first leg of the Pony Express Trail re-ride in the 2021 event. (Lezlie Sterling via Tribune Content Agency) This week, mail enthusiasts, horseback riders and onlookers are celebrating the Pony Express’ 163rd anniversary with a nearly 2,000-mile trek from Old Sacramento, Calif., to St. ...more
