A 2024 Honda Accord with automatic emergency braking is displayed at a dealership April 14 in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three years. ...more
A boy was seriously injured by a semi truck while exiting a school bus in Maine on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on May 30th in Gray, Maine at around 2:30 p.m. on Route 100. According to WWNYTV News, the student was crossing in front of the bus on his way home from school when a ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released new information on this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week campaign. This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week will be held July 9 — 15 in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.During the weeklong enforcement effort, police will be on the lookout for unsafe driving behaviors committed by both motorists ...more
A truck driver involved in a wreck with a van that killed seven was indicted on Tuesday. The May 18th accident in Oregon left seven dead and four injured. The 52-year-old trucker, Clayton Smith, was indicted on May 30th on 13 charges, including seven counts of manslaughter.UPDATE: DUI, manslaughter charges for truck driver in “sandwiched” ...more
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) recently shared impressive photos of a pair of super loads that travelled through the state over the weekend. On May 28, KHP Trooper Tod shared images of trucks hauling super loads for Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Kansas highways.KHP said that these are these are 16 foot wide, 300 foot long, ...more
On Wednesday, federal transportation authorities announced a major rule proposal to require that new cars and light trucks come equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) and pedestrian AEB systems. On May 31, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to require AEB on all light vehicles manufactured on or ...more
A motorist suffered serious injuries on Wednesday morning after colliding with an oversized load in Maine. The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on May 31 in Wiscasset, Maine. Police say that a 25 year old motorist in Mustang was traveling south on Route 1 when he crossed the center line. WGME reports that a truck driver ...more
A truck driver was caught on video keying a Tesla in this short video. In the clip, a truck driver is helping to guide another trucker maneuvering into a tight spot when he notices a Tesla parked nearby. The truck driver decides the Tesla is in the way and walks over to the car. The driver ...more
Over the weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in California seized a massive amount of illegal drugs from a commercial shipment of produce. The drug seizure took place on May 27 at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility located in Otay Mesa, California.Shortly after 12 p.m., CBP officer encountered a 34 year old male driving a ...more
A 16-year-old girl is dead after the van she was in crashed into the wheels of a semi truck. The accident happened in Wayne Township, Ohio on Tuesday morning, May 30th at the intersection of SR-73 and Clarksville Road. According to 9 ABC, the crash between a semi truck and van took the life of a ...more
