Two people were hurt after a wreck between a semi truck and a motorist in Austin on Wednesday. The accident happened on December 28th in Austin, Texas just before 4:30 a.m. on southbound SH 130 near FM 973. According to Fox 7 Austin, both vehicles rolled over as a result of the collision. One person was ...more
A truck driver is dead after a tree fell onto their truck in Oregon on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred on December 27th on Highway 26 in Wasco County, Oregon. According to Fox 12 Oregon, crews were called to a single vehicle crash on Highway 26 near mile post 64 just before 3:30 p.m. to find ...more
Arizona’s governor has allocated $8.9 million to help modernize the port of entry in Douglas, where a new commercial one is being built to bolster the state’s trade with Mexico. Despite past renovations to the existing port of entry in Douglas, built nearly 90 years ago, it is unable to handle the amount of cross-border ...more
The national average price of diesel dropped 5.9 cents to $4.537 in its seventh straight decline, according to Energy Information Administration data on Dec. 26. Highlights The price of diesel has fallen 79.6 cents on average since it cost $5.333 a gallon on Nov. 7. Diesel now costs 92.2 cents a gallon more on average than ...more
The trucking industry likely will see a continued slowdown in driver recruitment efforts as freight demand continues to normalize in 2023. “I think you’re going to see less money spent on recruiting over the next six months than the first six months of 2022,” Cowen and Co. analyst Jason Seidl said. “Over the last several ...more
A truck driver is facing multiple vehicular homicide charges after a wreck in Ohio on Christmas Eve. The accident happened on December 24th in Shelby County, Ohio on Interstate 75. According to WHIO 7 News, 29-year-old truck driver Dayren Rocubert was heading north on Interstate 75 when he went off the side of the road and ...more
State and Military police are working to enforce travel bans in New York after a deadly snowstorm buried the area. The recent snowstorm in Buffalo is being referred to as the ‘deadliest storm in at least two generations’ by AP News. Washington Post reports that at least 28 people have been found dead in their ...more
13 were killed and more than 4,200 were assisted by state troopers after winter conditions left Ohio roadways a mess over the holiday weekend. A 46-vehicle pileup involving tractor trailers on the Ohio Turnpike killed four and left vehicles stacked on top of each other on Friday, December 23rd; four more were killed on Saturday, ...more
A man who stole a semi truck engaged police in an hours-long standoff in Florida on Monday night. The incident happened on December 26th in Orange County, beginning at around 6:25 p.m. and ending at the VA hospital at 13849 Veterans Way. According to Click Orlando News, police initially received reports of a man driving a ...more
Two people are dead after a truck driver suspected of DUI crashed head-on with their vehicle before fleeing the scene and suffering a medical emergency. The accident happened on Friday, December 23rd at 9:38 p.m. in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. According to Local 21 News, the tractor trailer was driving the wrong way in the westbound lane ...more
