A motorist’s dash cam recently captured a strange Honda vs. semi truck collision in Utah that occurred as the motorist attempted to make a turn right in front of a semi truck. The dash cam clip was shared by Reddit user u/Rubyysoho801 on November 21, 2022.The dash cammer describes the circumstances surrounding the crash: “We ...more
New York State Police (NYSP) are investigating a fatal crash that occurred at a rest area on Thursday night. According to NYSP, the crash occurred shortly after 9 p.m. on December 29 at the Wallkill Rest Area on I-84.Police say that 26 year old New York resident Derrick N. Rosa was driving a 2007 Toyota ...more
A truck driver has been arrested after allegedly threatening a woman and her dog with a gun at a hotel in Pennsylvania. The incident happened on December 27th at around 11 a.m. at the Red Roof Inn in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. According to WTAJ News, 56-year-old truck driver Ricky Baskins showed the woman a handgun and threatened ...more
Police are investigating after five semi trucks and several other vehicles caught fire in Rhode Island on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred on December 29th in Pawtucket, Rhode Island at the RoadOne truck yard on Prospect Street. Deputy State Fire Marshal James Given says the fire likely started in the cab of one of the semi ...more
13 bison were killed in a three vehicle wreck in Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday night. The accident happened on December 28th at about 6:30 p.m. near mile marker 4 on U.S. Highway 191 near West Yellowstone, Montana. According to Cowboy State Daily, the crash involved one semi truck and two passenger vehicles crashing into a ...more
A trucker’s dash cam is rolling as he takes you along on a tour of the Kraft Foods facility located in the Springfield Underground complex in Missouri. YouTube user Trucking In The US – Both Sides of the Pond shared the informative video in March 2021 as he took his first-ever trip into the cave ...more
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg goes for a ride along with a UPS truck driver to learn more about the men and women of the trucking industry. The video shared by Buttigieg on December 22, 2022, features a truck driver named Dale who has driven trucks for thirty years.During the ride along, Dale talks ...more
Shippers are in the driver’s seat as spot and contract rates continue to soften, but industry analysts said rates likely will stabilize throughout 2023. “Shippers have substantially more market power now than they did a year ago, and carriers are more interested in locking in volumes. This means contract rates are going to be going ...more
Kansas officials announced $40.5 million in funding to overhaul 33 local and off-system bridge projects across the state. About 26% of the 19,300 bridges on local road systems in Kansas — around 5,000 in total — are in poor condition or unable to meet current weight and vehicle requirements, the state said. “These bridge programs ...more
The U.S. Treasury Department sketched out its interpretation of content requirements for electric vehicle tax credits in President Joe Biden’s signature climate bill, while delaying final rules until March of next year. The action intends to provide enough clarity for automakers to move forward with supply chain investments, while giving Treasury officials more time to ...more
