A truck driver involved in a wreck that “sandwiched” a van and left seven people dead is now facing multiple charges for the serious wreck. 52-year-old truck driver, Lincoln Smith, was arraigned on Friday, May 19th for the Thursday wreck that killed seven and injured four. Smith is facing multiple charges including manslaughter, driving under ...more
A motorist with unusual vehicle modifications is caught on camera weaving across multiple lanes amid heavy traffic. The video was shared by Reddit user u/wizzardoftheLOT on May 21, 2023.The video features a car with custom “elbows out” wheel rims swerving back and forth across multiple lanes of traffic as nearby truckers and motorists try to ...more
A Columbus, Ohio, trucking company says they are making history as the first American carrier to deploy truck platooning technology to generate revenue. On May 17, EASE Logistics announced that they “will soon be the first in the U.S. to deploy connected and automated trucking technology on revenue-generating routes.”EASE is working with the Ohio Department of ...more
In just a few weeks, two major law enforcement agencies in Iowa will merge in an effort to increase efficiency and consistency. On May 16, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation that will make the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) Motor Vehicle Enforcement (MVE) Division a part of the Iowa State Patrol.The bill was signed ...more
A semi truck outfitted with multiple cameras captured a collision involving a possibly distracted motorist as they try to catch their exit from the left lane. The video was captured on I-70 in Pennsylvania.In the video, a car traveling in the left lane cuts in front of the dash cammer’s truck traveling in the right ...more
A hotel in Texas was seriously damaged after a semi truck crashed into it on Sunday morning. The accident happened at around 9 a.m. in Borger, Texas at the Borger Ambassador Inn at the corner of E 3rd and S. Florida streets.According to ABC 7 Amarillo, the semi truck was heading west on E 3rd ...more
Truck drivers in Washington state will soon have increased access to bathroom facilities thanks to new legislation. On May 4, 2023, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law HB 1457.The law requires that a shipper or consignee “must allow a motor carrier delivering goods to or picking goods up from a shipper or consignee to ...more
An appeals court in Texas upheld a $100 million judgment against Werner for a 2014 crash that killed one child and paralyzed another. The crash happened during a winter storm on December 30th on Interstate 20 in Texas. A jury found Werner and the truck driver liable for the incident in 2018, awarding the victims ...more
Jim Farley by Emily Elconin/Bloomberg News Ford Motor Co. surprised Wall Street earlier this month with a strong first quarter, but CEO Jim Farley still faced a tough crowd by sticking with a goal for the company’s money-losing electric vehicle unit to be churning out 2 million models annually in a few years. “I appreciate ...more
Nati Harnik/AP Deere & Co. raised its full-year profit forecast amid strong demand for farm equipment and the easing of supply chain woes that have dogged companies since the pandemic. The U.S. tractor maker on May 19 lifted its outlook as it reported second-quarter profit of $2.86 billion that beat analyst estimates, citing healthy demand for ...more
