Yearly Archives: 2022

Trooper’s check on disabled truck leads to discovery of 100 migrants

A trooper discovered around 100 migrants packed into a tractor trailer while checking on a rig stopped on the side of the road.  The incident...

FMCSA extends deadline for predatory lease-purchase task force applicants

Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF), you have a little more time to submit your application.

“Sneezing fit” sends log truck into pile of stored logs 

A truck driver is blaming a “sneezing fit” after crashing into a pile of logs at a mill in Maine on Thursday.  The accident happened...

Truckers torn over positioning of additional I-70 runaway ramp 

Truckers are torn over the correct placement of a second runaway truck ramp along Interstate 70 after the 2019 wreck that killed four, injured...

Family-owned Missouri trucking company closes after more than 66 years in operation

This week, a Missouri-based trucking company that hauls mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS) closed for good.

Nearly 18,000 Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks recalled for possible steering defect

PACCAR Incorporated has issued a recall for thousands of trucks due to an issue that could result in the loss of steering capability. According to...

Two big rigs slam into the same viaduct within an hour

Police in Joliet, Illinois, say that two truck drivers were cited after striking the same railroad viaduct on Thursday morning. The first strike occurred...

Trucker cited for smashing through parking lot while “choking on water”

A truck driver has been cited after “choking on water” and losing control of his rig in Montana on Thursday afternoon.  The accident happened on...

TA opens truck stop in Texas with more than 100 truck parking spaces

On Thursday, TravelCenters of America Inc. announced the opening of a new store in Fairfield, Texas.

280 migrants rescued from abandoned, locked tractor trailer 

280 US-bound migrants were rescued from the back of a semi truck abandoned on the side of the road in Mexico  on Tuesday.  The migrants...

Here’s concrete video evidence that karma is real

Caught on a truck driver's dash cam -- a motorist pulled out in front of a truck and was treated to a messy surprise.

INDOT: I-70 expansion aimed at reducing accidents caused by “a lot of semi traffic”

A busy portion of Interstate 70 will soon be expanded as part of a construction project aimed at reducing accidents and congestion in Indiana.  Indiana...

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