Trucker arrested after Illinois troopers find suitcases containing $1.8 million in cocaine during I-88 inspection, prosecutors say

By |2023-05-17T19:32:18-05:00April 28th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A truck driver is facing the possibility of life in prison after he was allegedly discovered transporting a large amount of cocaine during a traffic stop, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. California-based truck driver Ronald Coleman, 43, was arrested on a charge of possession with intent to distribute ...more

Man accused of secretly filming people in truck stop bathrooms in Louisiana pleads guilty

By |2023-05-17T15:30:57-05:00April 28th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

This week, a Louisiana man pleaded guilty to a charges related to secretly recording people using the restroom at a truck stop last year. According to a report in NOLA, Seth G. Breaux, 29, pleaded guilty on April 26 to one charge of video voyeurism and two charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile.Prosecutors dropped ...more

Trucker sentenced for smuggling 71 people after telling officials he was hauling ‘pig meat’

By |2023-05-16T15:31:21-05:00April 27th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A Texas-based truck driver has been sentenced to federal prison on charges related to human trafficking after he was caught transporting dozens of people in a refrigerated trailer. On April 27, truck driver Denny Fuentes, 48, was ordered to serve 15 months in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District ...more

VIDEO: Report argues trucker was not at fault in crash with rookie Washington trooper, even though he was ticketed

By |2023-05-16T15:31:25-05:00April 27th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A report shared by a Seattle news outlet looks at a crash that occurred last August on I-5 involving a newer Washington State Patrol trooper attempting a “rolling slowdown” maneuver and a semi truck driver. The report was published by KING 5 on April 26, 2023.The KING 5 Investigative team takes a look at crash ...more

CHP nabs trucker for going 94 m.p.h. on I-5

By |2023-05-16T15:31:30-05:00April 27th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) ticketed a truck driver for violating the truck speed limit by almost 40 m.p.h. CHP – Yreka Division took to social media on April 26 to call out the truck driver for the speed violation.Troopers wrote: “That’s a bit fast! Yesterday Officer Brann stopped a big rig traveling at 94 ...more

VIDEO: Frito-Lay OTR driver talks about driving Tesla Semi

By |2023-05-16T11:30:20-05:00April 27th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

On Thursday, snack company Frito-Lay shared video featuring a quick conversation with the company’s first truck driver to officially take the Tesla Semi out on the road. The video features veteran OTR driver Eric Bettencourt, who “made history” by driving from the Modesto, California plant to Reno, Nevada in the electric-powered Tesla Semi.In the video, ...more

Two injured in major big rig crash on I-95 in Florida

By |2023-05-16T11:30:24-05:00April 27th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

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

Privately built toll bridge designed to ‘help truckers maximize driver hours’ opens in Illinois today

By |2023-05-15T19:30:29-05:00April 27th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

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

CHP sends ‘heartfelt’ thanks to truckers who parked under bridge ‘to shorten the drop’ for person in crisis

By |2023-05-15T15:30:35-05:00April 26th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

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

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