Texas interstate closed for fatal tanker crash

By |2023-05-11T11:33:00-05:00April 24th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Transportation officials in Texas closed both directions of I-14 on Monday morning for a multi-vehicle collision involving a tanker truck. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. on Monday, April 24, in Nolanville, Texas. Four vehicles including a tanker truck collided on I-14, resulting in a major vehicle fire. KCENTV reports that the tanker driver did ...more

CHP hopes video will convince truckers to stop at brake check area

By |2023-05-11T15:30:46-05:00April 24th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is hoping that truckers learn from the mistakes of a driver whose truck allegedly caught fire after skipping a required brake inspection area. On Sunday, CHP’s Gold Run Division shared dramatic video of a semi trailer heavily damaged by fire along with a reminder about required brake check areas.From CHP: ...more

Car’s blown tire likely to blame for fiery fuel tanker crash that killed truck driver in Connecticut

By |2023-05-11T11:33:05-05:00April 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Connecticut officials have provided more information about a Friday morning crash on the Gold Star Bridge in Groton. According to Connecticut State Police (CSP), 911 calls began coming in around 11:15 a.m. on April 21 about a serious motor vehicle crash on I-95 southbound on the Gold Star Bridge.According to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, who ...more

Trucker goes missing in early April on trip from Washington to Texas

By |2023-05-11T11:33:08-05:00April 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Law enforcement agencies are currently on the lookout for an Idaho truck driver who has been reported missing for weeks. Truck driver David Anthony Moncure was last seen on April 4, 2023, according to the Idaho Missing Persons Clearinghouse.Moncure was reportedly driving a semi truck from Washington State to Texas when he went missing. Moncure ...more

Poles impale semi’s windshield in Florida

By |2023-05-11T11:33:17-05:00April 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Police in Tampa, Florida, are responding to a Friday morning incident that left the cab of a semi pierced by its load of poles. The incident was reported on the morning of April 21 on southbound I-275 near West Shore Boulevard in Tampa.The Florida Highway Patrol says that poles weighing 5,400 pounds crashed from the flatbed trailer ...more

Colorado police ask for dash cam after rock-throwing spree shatters 4 windshields, kills woman

By |2023-05-10T19:31:23-05:00April 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Police in Colorado are asking for public assistance with a homicide investigation that claimed the life a female motorist this week. The fatal rock throwing spree occurred beginning the night of April 19 and into the morning of April 20 in Westminster, Arvada, Boulder County, and Jefferson County, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s ...more

Truck driver fatally struck by car that drove up then off trailer, Texas police say

By |2023-05-10T15:31:04-05:00April 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A truck driver was killed in Harris County, Texas, on Thursday in a crash involving a passenger vehicle. The incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. on April 20 on I-45 near FM 1960.Please avoid the I-45 northbound service road between Richey and FM1960. The service rd will be closed while investigators process a fatal crash. Please ...more

Florida troopers inspected 550 trucks in one day as part of nationwide surprise brake blitz

By |2023-05-10T15:31:09-05:00April 21st, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

This week, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) inspected hundreds of trucks in a single day as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual unannounced one-day brake safety enforcement initiative. On April 19, 2023, the FHP Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) took part in a statewide unannounced brake check operation in support of ...more

VIDEO: Moving company guys camping in the left lane call the cops on big rig passing on the right

By |2023-05-10T15:31:13-05:00April 20th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Dash cam captured a highway confrontation between a moving company’s truck in the left lane and a semi truck in the right. The video was shared by a Facebook user on April 15. She writes, “My boyfriend works for a moving company. This happened on their way to Arizona.”In the video, the moving company driver ...more

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