A bicyclist is dead after crashing into the back of a semi truck while riding downhill in Minneapolis late last week. The incident occurred on August 4th in Hennepin County, Minnesota at about 11:30 a.m. near the intersection of St. Anthony Parkway and California Avenue Northeast. Investigators say that 59-year-old Timothy Lee Stangel was riding his bike ...more
A recent crash between a Greyhound bus and a line of semi trucks parked on the side of the road has brought the problem of drowsy driving to the forefront of trucking issues this summer. The July 12th crash that left three dead is still under investigation, but the National Transportation Safety Board is focusing on ...more
A motorist in a rush gets pays the price for impatience when their attempt to pass a truck ends in a crash with a stationary cop cruiser.The video was captured on July 28, 2023i in East Hartford, Connecticut.“A motorist in a hurry cuts between two semis and rear-ends a CT state trooper blocking the lane ...more
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) has provided details on a fatal multi-vehicle crash that occurred in a parking lot off the Will Rogers Turnpike on Friday.The crash occurred around 1 a.m. on August 4 in Craig County, Oklahoma.OHP says that 31 year old Idaho-based truck driver Jerome Lubango Bienvenu was westbound on the Will Rogers ...more
A police officer was struck from behind by a tractor trailer while making the rounds in Virginia on Sunday night. The accident occurred on August 6th in Augusta County, Virginia on Interstate 81 at 9:48 p.m.According to WHSV 3, the deputy was heading north on I-81 near mile marker 220 when he entered a work zone. ...more
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs from a shipment of vegetables at a Texas border crossing.The drug seizure took place August 4 at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility located in Pharr, Texas.Officers referred a semi truck arriving from Mexico for a secondary inspection using non-intrusive ...more
A logging truck crashed into three other vehicles in Rhode Island on Saturday afternoon, sending two people to the hospital. The accident happened on August 5th in Portsmouth, Rhode Island at around 2 p.m. on East Main Road. According to WSFB 3, a total of four vehicles were involved in the wreck, which ended in the semi ...more
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) shared a new video to help prepare truck drivers for the challenge of mountain driving.The video was released on August 1, 2023, and is part of CDOT’s “The Mountain Rules” series designed to educate truckers about safe mountain driving.This video focuses on tips to help avoid brake failure and ...more
A Cruise patch is seen on the right shoulder of a Giants player Aug. 3. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via Tribune Content Agency) For the first time in the team’s 140-year history, the San Francisco Giants will have a sponsor on their jersey. Cruise, which offers a driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco, now ...more
Steve Girsky takes over as CEO immediately. (Nikola Corp.) Nikola Corp. is tapping a former General Motors Co. vice chairman to serve as its CEO, replacing the current CEO after less than a year of running the electric truck maker. Steve Girsky will take over as CEO of the troubled manufacturer that he helped take ...more
