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 bull broke free from a trailer in Texas over the weekend, prompting an hours-long chase. The incident happened in Denton, Texas on Saturday, June 3rd. According to KLTV 7, the bull’s owner parked his trailer outside of a Taco Casa in Denton and went inside to eat, leaving the bull in the trailer. As the ...more
Officers with Arizona’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force (CVETF) recently found thousands of rounds of ammunition concealed in tires while performing a traffic stop near Tucson. On June 3, a CVETF trooper stopped a vehicle on I-19 southbound near Tucson for “multiple moving violations,” according to a news release from the Arizona Department of Public ...more
A truck driver was arrested in Arizona on more than a dozen counts after a roadside inspection allegedly uncovered a human and drug smuggling attempt. Thirty-year old Arizona-based truck driver Eduardo A. Hernandez faces charges of possession and transportation of a narcotic drug for sale, possession and transportation of a dangerous drug for sale, and ...more
A Louisiana State Police (LSP) trooper is being hailed as a hero for the extraordinary measures he took to save the life of a semi truck driver who suffered a medical emergency. The incident occurred on June 5, 2023, in Baton Rouge.A truck driven by Thomas Taylor was stopped on US 61 near Thomas Road ...more
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 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
