The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) in Indiana has taken a teenager into custody in connection with a rock throwing incident that left a truck driver injured last month. DCSO says that two minors were identified as suspect in the rock throwing case, according to WRTV. One of the minors, a sixteen year old, was ...more
A Canadian court ruled in favor of a semi truck driver who sued after police allegedly beat and Tased him in the cab of his vehicle in 2016. This week, a court in British Columbia ruled in favor of truck driver Bradley Degen, 52, following a three week trial.Degan was awarded more than $317,000 after ...more
A major provider of safety software for commercial trucking fleets recently announced a new product that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist safety managers in identifying unsafe drivers. San Diego-based Netradyne recently announced the launch of a “Driver•i Safety Manager Assistant” product.The product is designed to provide fleet safety managers with recommendations on which drivers ...more
A truck driver in Kenya was saved from a disastrous situation by a helicopter in this intense video. The rescue occurred in the River Galana in the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya in early May. The driver was reportedly crossing the riverbed when a flash flood suddenly occurred, tipping his truck and trapping him. Thankfully, ...more
A city in Virginia recently doubled the cost of fines for truck drivers violating a daily truck ban, but even non-trucking residents say the charges are a little steep for drivers just trying to do their jobs. City Council members in Norfolk, Virginia voted Tuesday to change the city code banning trucks from passing through ...more
A police pursuit ended in a double fatality collision in Yankton, South Dakota, on Wednesday. According to Yankton County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), a police pursuit began around 10 a.m. on May 10 as the South Dakota Highway Patrol (SDHP) attempted to stop a red Chevrolet traveling east on Highway 50 for speeding at 100 m.p.h. ...more
One person is dead and a semi truck is destroyed after a wreck between a four wheeler and a semi truck at an intersection in Oklahoma on Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened on May 10th in El Reno at Route 66 and Radio Road at around 12:40 p.m.According to KFOR News, a sedan was traveling ...more
The OOIDA and other pro-trucking organizations held a hearing to discuss challenges facing the trucking industry on Wednesday. The House subcommittee called on Congress on May 10th to protect truckers on the job without imposing too many regulations on them. The committee says this protection of truckers should involve an increase in safe truck parking. “Good ...more
Police are blaming a trucker’s unfamiliarity with the area for a serious wreck that left him with injuries to his arm. The accident happened at approximately 11:52 p.m. at a roundabout in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on Wednesday, May 10th. According to the Fond Du Lac Police Department, emergency responders arrived to the area of East ...more
More than a week after the crash, Illinois State Police (ISP) have identified all of the people who lost their lives in a pileup caused by blowing dust. The pileup occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on May 1, 2023 on both northbound and southbound I-55 between mile markers 72 and 78, near Farmersville in Montgomery ...more
