The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating a serious semi truck crash that occurred in Brevard County late Wednesday night. The crash occurred around 11 p.m. on April 26 on southbound I-95 at mile marker 196.Brevard County Fire Rescue said that one person was extricated and airlifted to the hospital. A second person was transported to ...more
On Thursday, the Houbolt Road Extension will open to traffic in the Joliet, Illinois, area. The Houbolt Road Extension is set to open at 10 a.m. on April 27. The Houbolt Road Extension is made up of a 1.5-mile-long highway extension, including a 0.4-mile-long bridge over the Des Plaines River.Starting at 10am this morning, you will ...more
A motorist is facing felony charges for allegedly opening fire on a moving semi truck during a road rage incident on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Indiana State Police (ISP). Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on April 26, ISP received a 911 regarding road rage and shots fired on southbound I-65 at mile marker 180 in ...more
Authorities in Smith County, Texas, have released video of a crash that occurred on I-20 earlier this month as a reminder to drivers to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles. The video was captured on the morning of April 5th, 2023, as crews responded to a previous crash in the westbound lanes of ...more
Multiple agencies in Texas have responded to an injury train vs. truck collision that occurred Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 77 in Refugio, Texas.KIIITV reports that a truck driver was inside the cab and wasn’t wearing a seatbelt when the collision occurred, resulting in his ejection. The extent of the truck driver’s ...more
The California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Bakersfield Division recently thanked a group of truckers who volunteered to help a person experiencing a mental health crisis. The incident occurred April 17 on the Lerdo Highway over SR-99 in the Shafter area.According to CHP, a person had crossed over the guardrail and was standing over the freeway lanes ...more
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan has announced that multiple individuals and companies are facing federal charges for a years-long scheme to disable emissions controls from semi trucks. The charges were announced on April 26. While the investigation is ongoing, the U.S. Attorney’s Office calls this case “one of the largest of ...more
A suspected road rage incident resulted in a major single vehicle semi truck crash that was caught on dash cam. The dash cam clip was shared on April 26 by the YouTube account RM Videos. It isn’t clear when or where the video was captured.As the dash cam video begins, two trucks are traveling nearly ...more
Officials in Vermont are warning truck drivers to stay off of the notorious Smugglers Notch segment of Vermont Route 108 as the road opens for the spring. On Tuesday, Smugglers Notch (a mountainous portion of Vermont Route 108 located between Cambridge and Stowe) reopened for the season to passenger vehicle traffic only.Each year, stuck trucks ...more
A Texas resident was sentenced to federal prison this week on drug smuggling charges after authorities discovered half a million dollars worth of cocaine concealed on the tractor trailer he was operating. On April 25, 2023, Baltazar Reyes-Herrera, 28, was sentenced to more than 8 years (100 months) in prison to be followed by four ...more
