Trucking Cares Foundation executives (from left) John Lynch, Chris Spear and Phil Byrd present a donation to Virginia Task Force 1 to assists in its relief efforts. (American Trucking Associations) The Trucking Cares Foundation donated $25,000 to Virginia Task Force 1, a leading disaster response team, American Trucking Associations’ charitable arm said June 2. Federation ...more
General Motors' Flint Assembly Plant. (GM) FLINT, Mich. — General Motors Co. will invest more than $1 billion in two of its plants to prepare for production of next-generation heavy-duty trucks, the Detroit automaker announced June 5. Some $788 million will go to Flint Assembly, which assembles the Chevrolet Silverado HD, the GMC Sierra HD ...more
A semi truck wreck turned into a theft situation in California early on Saturday morning. The accident happened on June 3rd on the 210 Freeway in Monrovia, California at around 1:30 a.m. According to KTLA 5 News, the Amazon truck was heading west on the 210 Freeway at Myrtle Avenue when it crashed into a side ...more
Kenworth Truck Company is supporting one of country music’s biggest bands by providing a new big rig for their 2023 tour. On June 2, Kenworth announced that they will provide the music group Alabama with a Kenworth T680 76-inch mid-roof sleeper to help with transportation during the band’s “Roll On 2 North America Tour.”Kenworth is ...more
A person in a semi truck was seriously injured after the rig they were riding in lost its brakes in Utah late last week. The incident happened on Friday, June 2nd just after 5 p.m. in Garden City, Utah. The driver told investigators that his brakes failed on the descent from Logan Canyon into Garden City ...more
A motorist was arrested in Sarasota County, Florida, on Sunday after colliding with a semi truck while traveling the wrong way on the interstate. The crash occurred shortly before 5 a.m. on June 4.According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), 21 year old Angel Eduardo Martinez was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-75 ...more
Love’s Travel Stops recently opened a truck wash at one of their Missouri truck stops, with more to come soon. Love’s recently announced that the new “automated system” truck wash service is available at the store located in Harrisonville, Missouri. “Keeping your truck or fleet clean shouldn’t be a burden. That’s why Love’s is expanding ...more
A truck driver narrowly avoids getting pummeled by her own truck as a train strikes it in this video. The video was filmed in Union City, Georgia on some train tracks along Watson Street on Monday, June 5th. The video shows a woman, apparently the truck driver, standing right next to the truck cab as a ...more
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) is asking for public help in locating a truck involved in an early morning fatal accident involving a pedestrian. Officials say that the incident occurred on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, between the hours of 3 a.m. and 5 a.m.According to Arizona DPS, a pedestrian was fatally struck on ...more
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has announced increased enforcement activities for drivers hauling unsecured loads will take place in June. In response to National Secure Your Load Day taking place June 6, WSP plans to conduct emphasis patrols across Washington for three consecutive weekends between June 9 and June 25. Troopers will focus on both ...more
