A bill introduced in in the U.S. House today would require retailers and other businesses to provide restroom access to truck drivers. The bill was introduced on December 15 by Reps. Troy Nehls, (R-Texas) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). It would require that retailers, warehouses, and other businesses allow truckers to access restroom facilities while picking ...more

A truck driver has been charged after running over a herd of goats last week.  The incident happened in New South Wales, Australia on December 7th. According to My GC News, the 51-year-old driver was accused of killing the goats after police discovered 78 of them dead along the side of a road. Another eight were ...more

More than half of the people killed or hurt in traffic crashes had one or more drugs in their bloodstreams at the time of the wreck, a study reveals.  The study was conducted by US highway safety regulators and was published on Tuesday, December 13th by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The study of blood ...more

In this dash cam clip, a pickup driver seems absolutely determined to merge in front of a semi truck, no matter how many cones he hits. Check out the video below.

A road in Connecticut is shut down as crews work to clear a semi truck’s crash off an overpass on Thursday morning.  The accident happened on December 15th in Torrington, Connecticut at around 5 a.m. According to NBC Connecticut, the truck was traveling along Route 8 at Greenwoods Road north of exit 45 when it went ...more

On Thursday, Love’s Travel Stops opened new truck stops in three different states, adding a total of 231 truck parking spaces to the company’s network. The new Love’s stores opened on December 15 are located in Muscatine, Iowa; Patterson, California; and Normal, Illinois.“There’s no better time to open three locations in one day than in ...more

A semi truck driver loses control during a snowstorm, resulting in a frightening jackknife crash. The dash cam clip was reportedly captured on December 11, 2022, in Wyoming.Check it out below.

A truck driver helped three college students stranded in northern New Mexico make their way back to school for finals despite a bout of bad weather.  Three students at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado decided to take a quick trip to Denver before finals. Unfortunately, the trio did not take into account the predicted ...more

DULUTH, Minn. — Railroad workers are continuing their demand for paid sick days. The Sheet Metal, Air, Rail Transportation Union, or SMART, held an informational picket near the rail yard on Rice’s Point on the afternoon of Dec. 13. It was one of many similar events the union, which represents conductors, engineers and yard masters, ...more

Replacing pavement at Otay Mesa land port of entry in California is the latest of 50 modernization projects the General Services Administration has embarked on using $3.4 billion in federal infrastructure funds. GSA selected 26 from 122 land ports of entry under its custody and control as most needing updates due to aging buildings, with ...more