A truck driver got a police escort the wrong direction on a Houston interstate after realizing his load would not fit beneath an overpass. The incident happened at around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17th in Houston, Texas on Interstate 45 northbound at Allen Parkway. According to ABC 13 News, the truck driver contacted police when ...more
A truck driver stopped on the shoulder decides to just pull out into traffic without looking in this clip. The dash cam video was submitted by CDLLife reader Mohamed T. “Moving at 65 mph and this just pulled out of the shoulder didn’t even check what is coming down the hill. This is I 65 Northbound ...more
A semi truck’s bump into a fire hydrant sparked a mudslide in San Diego on Tuesday morning. The accident happened on May 16th in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, California at 7:30 a.m. According to NBC San Diego, California Highway Patrol was called when a semi truck struck a fire hydrant, causing a torrent of ...more
A couple was caught attempting to smuggle cocaine in a prosthetic pregnant belly after nearly crashing into a semi truck last month. The couple was caught on April 12th in Anderson County, South Carolina after they were pulled over for “zigzagging in between lanes” and nearly hitting a semi truck, an Anderson County Sheriff’s Office ...more
A Tesla Supercharger at the Willow Festival shopping plaza parking lot in Northbrook, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) DOVER, Del. — Delaware’s Supreme Court on May 15 overturned a judge’s ruling upholding a decision by state officials to prohibit electric vehicle maker Tesla from selling its cars directly to customers. In a ruling last year, ...more
Rupert Stadler, former CEO of Audi, sits in a regional court room in Munich, Germany, on May 16. (Matthis Schrader, Pool/Associated Press) FRANKFURT, Germany — The former head of Volkswagen’s luxury division Audi pleaded guilty May 16 to charges tied to the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, becoming the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated ...more
Isaac Instrucments Virginia (Ginnie) Henkels has been appointed to the board of directors at Isaac Instruments. “We are delighted to welcome Ginnie to the Isaac board. Her deep understanding of trucking will be invaluable for us,” said Jacques DeLarochelliere, chairman, CEO and co-founder of Isaac. “Ginnie’s perspectives will help us better meet the needs of ...more
XPO driver Robert Dean clinched his fifth trip to the National Truck Driving Championships. (XPO) There are plenty of competitors this year who have already qualified for the National Truck Driving Championships. But few have their nationals-qualifying cousin to thank for securing a ticket to the big show. Robert Dean, a longtime professional driver with ...more
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage at the Bryan Mound site in Freeport, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images via Bloomberg News) The U.S. is soliciting bids for up to 3 million barrels of sour crude oil to refill its depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Deliveries into the emergency government stockpile are planned for August, with awards to be ...more
A Mack truck under production at the Roanoke Valley, Va., plant. Despite April's gain, Medium-duty sales still were down from March's level. (Mack Trucks) U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks grew 16.2% in April compared with the year-ago period, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Total retail sales for Classes 4-7 trucks increased to 19,098 ...more
