Two people are dead and three more are hurt after a wreck between a tanker truck and a sedan at an intersection in Texas on Tuesday. The accident happened at around midnight on Texas Highway 73 in Port Arthur, Texas. According to 12 News, the tanker truck rear ended a Dodge Charger at the intersection of ...more
The Indiana State Police (ISP) released information on a Monday multi-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a truck driver. The crash occurred shortly after noon on June 5 in Tipton County, Indiana.Troopers say that Travis Kramer, 40, and Shaun McCord, 42, were both driving pickup trucks hauling anhydrous tanks westbound on SR 28. ISP ...more
Stunning video shows the moment that a semi truck experiencing brake failure collided with storage sheds in Garden City, Utah, last week. The Utah Department of Public Safety describes the crash caught on video:“On June 2, 2023, at 5:13 PM, a semi-tractor loaded with milk products was traveling eastbound into Garden City. At some point, ...more
A truck driver was seriously injured in a wreck that destroyed a historic house in Pennsylvania on Monday. The accident happened in Juniata County, Pennsylvania along route 74 and Mountain Road in Turbett Township. According to Fox 43, the semi truck crashed into the house, which sits at the bottom of a mountain and was constructed ...more
Los Angeles police are looking for the driver of a semi truck involved in a fatal wreck with a car over the weekend. The accident happened on the early morning of June 3rd near Los Angeles, California on Lankershim Boulevard near Cayuga Avenue in Sun Valley. According to CBS News, a 26-year-old woman was driving a ...more
Remaining competitive in today's driver market has proven to be a challenge. There have been notable changes in trends and best practices that have significantly impacted recruiting departments. Factors such as guaranteed pay and the rise of regional routes offering regular home-time have transformed the recruitment landscape. When evaluating your position in the trucking industry, ...more
Jones County, Miss. Gov. Tate Reeves has welcomed a $64 million venture between a Mississippi-based trucking company and a cold-storage logistics firm to build a warehouse and transportation hub taking food from local producers faster to markets. Miami-based Cold-Link Logistics has partnered with Whitestone Transportation of Moselle to provide integrated warehousing and transportation services from ...more
Nick Souza for Port of Long Beach At least one terminal at the Port of Long Beach will be shut on June 5, seeming to extend disruptions that have hit several key West Coast port terminals as dockworkers and their employers hold ongoing labor contract negotiations. Total Terminals International, or TTI, at the Port of ...more
(RapidEye/Getty Images) More than 100,000 truck drivers have been removed from the industry in the past three years due to positive marijuana tests, and most have not returned, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute. ATRI released the report, “Impacts of Marijuana Legalization on the Trucking Industry,” on June 5 in ...more
