On Wednesday, the Circleville Police Department (CPD) announced that an officer was terminated after he allowed his canine to attack a truck driver who was attempting to surrender.CPD issued a news release regarding the actions of Officer Ryan Speakman during a July 4 incident involving 23 year old truck driver Jadarrius Rose that was caught ...more
Arizona police are investigating a fatality incident involving a semi truck that occurred on Wednesday in a store parking lot. The incident occurred in Buckeye, Arizona, around 9:30 a.m. on July 26, according to 3TV.According to the outlet, a semi truck struck a man in his 70’s who was walking in the lot of a ...more
Law enforcement agencies in eleven states are coming together for a single day effort to crack down on speeding vehicles.On Wednesday, July 26, law enforcement agencies will take part in a Speed Awareness campaign. During the single day effort, state and local police officers will be on patrol for speed violations by passenger vehicle drivers, ...more
This video features a guy trying out a truck driving simulator who would without a doubt be in jail if he were driving a big rig in the real world.The video was shared by LADbible on July 22.In the video, the horrified-looking would-be trucker runs over a police officer, comes inches from hitting a police cruiser, ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) issued a warning to commercial motor vehicle drivers who are thinking about bypassing an open scale facilityIn a July 25 social media post, CHP reminded drivers that it is illegal to bypass open scales while driving a CMV under California law.From CHP – Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility: BYPASSING An ...more
An unsuspecting semi truck driver’s unnerving close call with a plane was caught on video.The video was captured on U.S. 30 in Hanna, Indiana, and shared by Facebook user Clifton Howard on July 25.The clip, which is captioned “buzzin the semis on 30,” appears to show a small yellow crop duster flying within a few ...more
A UPS truck exits a Chicago distribution center. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on July 25 reached a tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement that covers more than 340,000 workers, the company and the union announced in separate statements. The deal, which must now be ratified by the rank-and-file membership, ...more
CEO Chris Urmson says Aurora has put itself in a strong financial position for at least the next 18 months to two years. (Aurora Innovation via Twitter) Autonomous technology developer Aurora Innovation says a new round of public and private funding of at least $800 million to $820 million means it will have enough money ...more
Alghabra has been transport minister since January 2021. (omaralghabra/youtube) Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said he has decided not to run in Canada’s next election and will be stepping aside from the Cabinet as a result. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to shuffle his front bench as soon as July 26 and ministers who aren’t ...more
Traffic on Interstate 65 in Shepherdsville, Ky. Heavy storms brought flash flooding, hail and damaging winds to western Kentucky and other parts of the state July 17-19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Kentucky officials have issued a temporary emergency order waiving federal hours-of-service rules and weigh station requirements through Aug. 18 for truckers assisting ...more
