This week on CDLLife, the community brought the heat — literally and figuratively. From former careers to current adventures, the stories shared were as diverse as the roads we drive. Here’s a highlight of some posts that have been starting conversations in the community this week.One driver took us back to their roots, reminiscing about ...more

A Texas sheriff helped to rescue a stuck dog that went missing from his trucker owner at a Houston truck stop. According to a June 17 news release, the Waller County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) Animal Control Unit was called in to assist at a Pilot truck stop at Highway 290 and FM 1884 in Hempstead, ...more

Police in Arizona shared body cam video from a traffic stop on a flatbed truck that uncovered a large amount of cocaine. On June 12, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) out of Prescott, Arizona, stopped a commercial flatbed truck along I-17, south of Cordes Lakes.During the traffic stop YCSO deputies discovered “several kilo-sized packages ...more

An autonomous logistics and infrastructure company announced approval from the Trump Administration to kick off construction on a “megaproject” intended to streamline cross-border freight transportation between the U.S. and Mexico. On June 20, Houston-headquartered Green Corridors announced that the White House granted approval to construct, maintain, and operate an autonomous Intelligent Freight Transportation System (IFTS) ...more

A county in northern California is pushing a brake fire crackdown to prevent roadside fires this summer.  Placer County is stepping up efforts to prevent semi truck brake fires and the subsequent roadside fires along Interstate 80 through the Sierra this summer with a push for preventative measures. June 16th was the official beginning of ...more

Trucking residents of a Florida neighborhood at the center of a truck parking drama say that the whole case is still a “convoluted mess” nearly a year after the enforcement officially started.   The enforcement of a truck parking ban that was technically always in place, but never actually implemented, in The Acreage neighborhood in Palm ...more

Arizona troopers uncovered hundreds of violations during a targeted enforcement effort on commercial vehicles hauling hazardous materials. According to a June 20 statement from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement troopers took part in a a week-long enforcement detail with a focus on Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Violations on ...more

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) released results from a recent traffic enforcement effort targeting drivers with unsecured loads in Snohomish County. According to a June 18 statement from WSP’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau, troopers teamed up for a two-hour unsecured load emphasis patrol in Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, and Arlington.During the two-hour effort, WSP achieved ...more

A truck driver was run over by his own truck after being fatally rear ended by a second semi truck while standing outside of his rig.  The accident happened near the Long Beach Port in California on Wednesday morning, June 18th. According to Long Beach Patch, the first truck driver was standing near the front of ...more

A Tennessee interstate was closed on Thursday morning after a semi truck hauling a race car caught fire. The fire occurred around 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, in Dandridge, Tennessee.According to the Dandridge Police Department, a commercial vehicle fire occurred on westbound I-40 at Exit 417. The Dandridge Fire Department told WBIR that a ...more