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Video shows how driverless truck responds to a tire blowout or other major system failure
Autonomous truck tech company Kodiak Robotics, Inc. shared video to demonstrate how their trucks respond to a critical systems failure.
Patrol car ripped apart in “pretty horrific impact” with stopped tractor trailer
A police officer is dead after clipping the back of a tractor trailer stopped on the shoulder of a Texas Highway on Wednesday. The accident...
I-70 WB in Baltimore shut down for “serious crash”
The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Baltimore are shut down for a “serious crash” between a semi truck and a car. The accident happened...
New Jersey town bans Jake braking
City leaders in Franklin, New Jersey, voted to ban engine braking this week due to concerns about noise.
More than $18M in meth found in single tractor trailer
More than $18 million worth of methamphetamines were discovered inside of a semi truck at the border over the weekend. The discovery was made on...
Driver transporting 100 migrants “ran out of diesel,” leading to officer’s discovery
The driver of a semi truck found to be transporting 100 migrants is facing federal charges. The truck broke down in Ganado, Texas last week,...
Crane collapse pulls truck on top of home
A tree-trimming operation went terribly wrong in Indiana on Tuesday, pulling a truck on top of a home. The incident happened on May 10th in...
Passenger killed after BNSF train strikes truck
One person is dead and several others are injured after a train collided with a semi truck in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. The crash was...
Road closure possible option as city debates how to keep semi trucks out of neighborhood
A city in Kentucky is considering closing an entire road to prevent semi trucks from entering a quiet neighborhood. The area in question is the...
Air pellet wedged in trucker’s face after road rage incident
A man has been arrested after shooting a trucker in the face with a pellet gun in Washington earlier this week. The road rage incident...
Report blames big rig drivers for causing ‘more wrecks’ than ‘their numbers would suggest’ in Coachella Valley
A report from California news outlet KESQ suggests that "truck drivers are responsible for more wrecks on Coachella Valley roads than their numbers would suggest."
Roadside inspection ends in driver arrest after trooper finds $500K in cash in cab
The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) shared body cam video from a roadside inspection that led to money laundering charges for a semi truck driver.
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