A tornado in Florida flipped a truck driver’s rig while he and his dog were taking a roadside nap on Monday morning.  The tornado touched down in Lake Mary, Florida at about 9:40 a.m. on March 10th. According to Fox 35 Orlando, the tornado crossed over Interstate 4 and flipped a semi truck parked on the ...more

A truck driver got permission to take his uncle’s prized Peterbilt for a spin for the first time in this fun little video.  In the clip, the trucker decided to just ask his uncle if he could finally take the Peterbilt 389 out, and the man actually said yes. The driver starts by filling up “the ...more

Vermont State Police (VSP) confirmed that a man and his infant son were killed in a multi-vehicle pileup on I-91 over the weekend. At 7:20 p.m. on March 8, troopers responded to I-91 northbound near mile marker 33.4 in Rockingham, Vermont for a “10+ car crash.”As part of the pileup, VSP said that “a 2022 ...more

Police are investigating a car vs. semi truck crash that occurred in Gloucester Township, New Jersey, over the weekend. The crash was reported at 2:19 a.m. on March 8 at the intersection of Sicklerville Road and Garwood Road in the Erial section of Gloucester Township.When the Gloucester Township Police Department (GTPD) arrived on scene, they ...more

A truck driver was transported to a hospital unresponsive after being thrown around in a semi truck crash early on Monday morning. The accident happened on March 10th at about 1 a.m. on the Massachusetts Turnpike east near the Westborough-Grafton line in Massachusetts.According to Worcester Telegram and Gazette, the accident involved two passenger vehicles and ...more

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy says that the Department of Transportation (USDOT) will no longer prioritize social justice or environmental issues in infrastructure projects. In a March 10 statement, Duffy announced that USDOT rescinded two memos issued during the Biden Administration “which injected a social justice and environmental agenda into decisions for critical infrastructure ...more

A self-proclaimed “old school” driver says that if there are places you avoid as a trucker, then you “ain’t a driver.” In the video, the interviewer asks the driver if there’s anywhere he won’t deliver.“I’ll go anywhere, so there ain’t no place!” the driver laughs. “Honest truth, dude.” “Even the five boroughs?” the interviewer questions. ...more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized millions of dollars worth of cocaine from a commercial vehicle at a Texas port of entry. The drug seizure took place on March 5 at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility located in Pharr, Texas.A semi truck hauling a shipment of plastic wrap approached the facility from Mexico ...more

“We noticed we had a gap. What if it is not a line-haul application and what if it is not a severe-duty application? So, we went back to the drawing board,” Williams said. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Haldex launched the ApolloSDx air treatment system for commercial vehicles March 9 at ...more

Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., is the site of TMC 2025, which runs March 10-13. (Judd Hanson/Transport Topics) With American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition underway, attendees are gearing up for the showcase that runs today through Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. Technical sessions and study groups will ...more