The Burleson County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) says that a truck driver’s quick thinking and skill likely prevented injuries at a “very dangerous intersection” in the Caldwell, Texas, area. On July 16, 2025, Sheriff Bill Rios took to social media to praise a truck driver for taking evasive action when another vehicle pulled out in front ...more

The Michigan State Patrol (MSP) seized more than $1.8 million worth of illegal drugs from a semi truck that was pulled over for bypassing a weigh station on Tuesday. At approximately 9:15 on July 15, troopers with MSP’s Monroe Post Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVED) were manning the northbound I-75 weigh station in Frenchtown Township.MSPA 2018 ...more

Multiple law enforcement agencies partnered for a two-day commercial vehicle inspection detail that uncovered over 500 safety violations, according to the B.C. Highway Patrol. The blitz took place on July 8 and 9, 2025, in Coquitlam and Chilliwack, B.C.BC Highway PatrolSee results of the operation below: 109 total vehicle inspections543 total defects identified79 Violation Tickets ...more

Interstate 95 was shut down for an extended period of time on Wednesday after a chain reaction crash site ignited as crews worked to conduct road repairs.  The crash happened at about 4:20 a.m. on I-95 south at mile marker 235 near Oak Hill in Volusia County, Florida. According to News 6, a semi truck was ...more

Police have dubbed one truck driver “Truckzilla” after the flatbed semi truck left behind a trail of property damage in Pennsylvania. The semi truck reportedly tore down street signs and power lines in a Prospect Park, Pennsylvania neighborhood at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15th. “I feel that it was a truck driver that got ...more

The California Department of Transportation has announced a project aimed at Highway 70 safety improvements in Northern California with a cost of approximately $104.6 million. The State Highway 70 Safety Improvement Project will include construction on multiple sections of the roadway in Yuba County, California, and construction is expected to begin in the Spring of ...more

A Texas jury convicted a South Carolina woman on charges related to a tractor trailer human smuggling attempt. On July 15, 2025, a jury convicted 46 year old Sharon Thompkins of Columbia, South Carolina, for transporting illegal aliens, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.The charges against Thompkins stem from ...more

Despite recent increases, the price of trucking's main fuel is still 6.8 cents less on average than at this time in 2024. (vitpho/Getty Images) The national average diesel price ticked up for the second straight week, rising 1.9 cents a gallon to $3.758, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released July 15. The increase ...more

Nissan’s Oppama plant in Japan. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg) Nissan Motor Co. plans to shutter vehicle output at its main domestic plant and transfer operations to a factory in Kyushu as it seeks to reduce costs and production capacity in a broader effort to restructure. The Oppama plant, which has been in operation since 1961 and employs ...more