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 major interstate at the Tennessee/North Carolina state line is shut down as of Thursday morning, and drivers are asked to seek alternate routes. At 7:25 on June 18, the Cocke County Emergency Management Agency (CCEMA) out of Tennessee announced that I-1-40 was closed in both directions at the North Carolina/Tennessee State line due to ...more

A man who quit his job to report idling semi trucks in New York City  claims to make six figures as a semi truck “bounty hunter.” It is technically illegal for semi trucks to idle in New York City for more than three minutes at a time, but drivers who exceed the limit are rarely ...more

A law going into effect in Louisiana next year seeks to incentivize trucking companies to outfit their vehicles with dash cams and telematics systems. House Bill 549, authored by Louisiana State Rep. Rodney Schamerhorn, was signed into law by Governor Jeff Landry on May 28, 2025. It will go into effect on January 1, 2026.I’m ...more

A crash involving a tractor and a tractor trailer sent the semi truck plummeting off of Route 30 Bypass in Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon.  The crash happened at about 1:10 p.m. on the Route 30 Bypass above Old Mill Road in Sadsbury Township, Pennsylvania. According to ABC 6, authorities were called to the scene when a ...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

Watch this useful blast from the past demonstrating the best way to deal with a tire blowout as a trucker.  From the physics of a tire blowout, to the dangers of panic braking, all paired with old school truck footage and animations, this video brings healthy doses of both information and nostalgia. Check out the video, ...more

An Arizona trooper encountered an unusual car haul while patrolling in the Phoenix area over the weekend. On Saturday, June 14, Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol Trooper Sergeant Ruiz spotted a commercial vehicle driving at night along a Phoenix roadway without taillights.A traffic stop was initiated. “Are we seeing this right?” AZDPS ...more