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

Truck stopped for improper lane use, driver arrested when cops find 108 pounds of cocaine

By |2023-05-10T11:32:32-05:00April 20th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

This week, a truck driver was arrested in Louisiana after authorities discovered more than 100 pounds of cocaine in his vehicle during a traffic stop for a moving violation. The incident began around 2:30 p.m. on April 18 as deputies with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office (RPSO) were conducting routine patrols along LA Highway 28 East ...more

Trucker pleads ‘stop pulling out in front of us big trucks’ after lumber plows through cab

By |2023-05-10T11:32:37-05:00April 20th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A truck driver recently went viral on social media after a load of lumber went through his cab. On April 11, driver Tyler Johnson shared a must-read message about the possible consequences of cutting off trucks.Johnson said: “I can’t STRESS this enough STOP PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF US BIG TRUCKS WE CANT STOP ON ...more

Self-driving trucks to haul Tyson Foods freight in C.R. England reefer trailers between Dallas and San Antonio

By |2023-05-10T11:32:40-05:00April 20th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

On Thursday, autonomous truck tech company Kodiak Robotics, Inc. announced a partnership with C.R. England to haul freight for Tyson Foods in Texas as part of a pilot program. Starting this month, Kodiak’s self-driving trucks and C.R. England’s refrigerated trailers will haul Tyson Foods loads between Dallas and San Antonio, Texas.The companies will haul three ...more

New Love’s truck stops open in Texas, Louisiana

By |2023-05-10T11:32:45-05:00April 20th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

On Thursday, Love’s opened new stores in Mansfield, Louisiana, and Harlingen, Texas, adding a combined 127 truck parking spaces to the company’s network. The Mansfield store is located off I-49 at exit 172. Amenities at this location include:More than 12,000 square feetGodfather’s Pizza and Subway restaurants (opening April 24)67 truck parking spacesFive diesel baysSix showersLaundry ...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

Big rig crossed median into oncoming traffic on I-65 in crash that killed semi driver, Indiana troopers say

By |2023-05-10T11:32:28-05:00April 20th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Indiana State Police (ISP) have released information about a fatal multi-vehicle crash that occurred in Clinton County on Wednesday. The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. on April 19 on I-65 near mile marker 152.ISP says that a 2016 Freightliner was southbound on I-65 when, for unknown reasons, it left the interstate, veered through the median, ...more

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