Police in a southeastern New Mexico town are warning the trucking community about a new parking ordinance going into effect soon. The City of Hobbs approved a new ordinance earlier this year forbidding heavy truck/trailer parking on public roads as a matter of “safety” and “quality of life to the citizens of Hobbs.”“For the first ...more
On Monday, the City of Arlington, Texas, announced the deployment of new technology to help reduce delays at traffic lights for commercial vehicle drivers. On May 1, Arlington announced that it will implement the five year “Freight Optimization Services Program” to both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to curb traffic delays for truck drivers.As part ...more
Officials say that I-55 near Springfield, Illinois, will likely remain closed into Tuesday after a massive pileup crash that left dozens injured and several killed. The crash occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on May 1 on I-55 south of Springfield, Illinois.Illinois State Police said a crash occurred on northbound I-55 at mile marker 76 at ...more
On Monday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the members of a new task force meant to protect truckers from unfair truck leasing agreements. In a May 1 announcement, the FMCSA listed nine people who will serve on the agency’s Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF). The TLTF will examine the financial impacts of lease ...more
A middle school student took heroic action to bring a school bus to a halt when the bus driver lost consciousness at the wheel. The incident occurred April 26, 2023, in Warren, Michigan.After the school bus driver suffered a medical emergency while the vehicle was in motion, seventh grade student Dillon Reeves noticed that something ...more
A dust storm and a major multi-vehicle crash with injuries forced officials to shut down I-55 south of Springfield, Illinois, on Monday. Illinois State Police (ISP) say that I-55 is closed in both directions from mile marker 52 – 80.Dust storm in Central Illinois between Divernon and Farmersville. Both lanes of I-55 shut down. @NWSStLouis ...more
Wild dash cam video captures the moment that a semi truck strikes a low-hanging cable in North Carolina. The incident occurred on April 27 north of Rocky Mount, North Carolina.In dash cam video captured at the scene, you can see a semi truck in the right lane strike a cable, which tangles in the driver’s ...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has issued a Final Rule that will allow companies the option of using “oral fluid,” or saliva, instead of urine when testing for drugs. In a Notice to be published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2023, the U.S. DOT announced it will amend current federal regulations to ...more
Michigan State Police (MSP) arrested a truck driver for allegedly opening fire on a motorist following a crash in Detroit. MSP received calls about a crash involving “a possible intoxicated semi driver and a weapon” just before midnight on April 30.The early investigation indicates that a crash involving a semi truck and a passenger vehicle ...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved sweeping changes today that will force trucking fleets to transition to from diesel-powered trucks to electric vehicles. On April 28, CARB approved the “Advanced Clean Fleets” rule, which will ban the sale of medium and heavy-duty diesel trucks in California by 2036. The rule also requires that all ...more
