Julia Laurin by Truckstop Truckstop has ramped up a campaign aimed at combating trucking fraud through awareness and research. The web series, Fraud Prevention Friday, became the main initiative of this campaign when it launched May 19. The weekly series will bring together customer research and data while providing the freight industry with tips and ...more
"The committee took action to strengthen our supply chain in numerous," says Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.). (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) A panel in the House of Representatives recently approved proposals to boost the freight workforce and increase efficiency along commercial corridors. On May 23, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced to the floor of ...more
Hair testing at a lab. (Psychemedics) It has been more than six years since Congress mandated that the Department of Health and Human Services adopt a drug testing rule allowing the use of hair samples to drug-test drivers and other federal safety-sensitive employees. Can the long wait now be coming to an end? The latest ...more
Six people were injured in a wreck involving three semi trucks and two cars in Washington on Tuesday. The chain-reaction crash happened at 8:30 a.m. on May 23rd near Spokane, Washington along Interstate 90. According to the Spokesman-Review, a semi truck was heading west on I-90 when it slowed for traffic stopped on the interstate. A ...more
A truck driver has been charged after following an employee of a repossession company and threatening them with a gun during the seizure of his semi truck. The incident happened at around noon on May 23rd in Jacksonville, Florida on Druid Street near Lennox Avenue. According to First Coast News, police were initially called to the ...more
Three people are dead after a car stopped right in the path of a semi truck following a collision with a deer. The accident happened on May 23rd near Farr West, Utah at about 3 a.m.According to 2KUTV, the car stopped on northbound Interstate 15 after hitting a deer. The car was pulled towards the ...more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) took a moment to praise a couple traveling in a bobtail truck for going out of their way to assist a stranded trooper. In a May 23 Facebook post, OSHP wrote:“Trooper Bailey from our Lebanon Post had a flat tire on I-71 in Warren County and pulled over. While ...more
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has removed an officer from law enforcement activities after he allegedly wrongly ticketed a truck driver for a crash involving a fellow state trooper, according to a new report. Seattle news outlet King 5 reports that WSP Sergeant T. J. Johnson has been reassigned and will not participate in law enforcement ...more
The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is asking people to report any unsafe driving that they spot after a truck driver was reportedly caught while driving fatigued on Tuesday. On Wednesday, May 24, NSP shared a social media post about the results of calls from concerned citizens regarding a truck hauling a livestock trailer.From NSP: “Just ...more
TravelCenters of America (TA) recently opened a new store in Olancha, California. The new store is a TA Express (20 Gills Station Road) located off US Hwy 395 in Olancha.Amenities at the truck stop include: 60 truck parking spaces3 showers5 diesel dispensersChester Fried Chicken and Subway restaurantsDriver loungeCAT ScaleLaundry facilitiesDog parkTA operates more than 280 ...more
