Yearly Archives: 2022

Wyoming DOT to try out automated variable speed limit program on I-80, Highway 28

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will implement a pilot program this winter that will "semi-automate" Variable Speed Limit signs in an effort to increase highway safety when the weather turns bad.

Iowa DOT urges truckers to park at scale houses, promises no inspections or waking drivers

Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement recently took to social media to encourage truckers to take advantage of overnight parking opportunities at weigh stations.

Illinois trooper talking to trucker struck and injured by another semi truck

Illinois State Police (ISP) are reminding drivers to obey Scott's Law after a state trooper was struck by a passing big rig while gathering information from another truck driver on Tuesday.

Driver involved in fatal gas station explosion is C.R. England employee, company admits 

C.R. England has acknowledged the involvement of their driver in a recent crash that left one dead and another injured.  The crash happened in L’Anse,...

BREAKING: Day-long standoff with suicidal trucker continues in Las Vegas

A street in Las Vegas has been shut down since this morning as officials attempt to negotiate with a trucker barricaded in his semi...

Motorist seriously injured after colliding with semi slowing to enter scale house, police say

Michigan State Police (MSP) are investigating a Tuesday afternoon semi truck vs. car crash that occurred near a weigh station in Jackson County.

VIDEO: Hate to say that the trucker might actually be at fault for this one 

Viewers are debating whether the driver or the motorist are more at fault in this short dash cam clip.  In the video, a truck driver...

Troopers catch DUI motorist at weigh station with eight guns and a backpack full of drugs

Massachusetts State Police (MSP) arrested a man on multiple serious charges over the weekend after witnesses reported him driving erratically into a weigh station.

FMCSA plans to push out speed limiter mandate proposal in summer 2023

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has signaled that it will move forward with a controversial rule to require speed limiting devices on commercial vehicles.

Semi truck struck by passenger train while fleeing scene of previous wreck 

A semi truck was struck by a train while fleeing the scene of a previous wreck in Connecticut on Monday.  The accident happened on October...

I-95 covered in live catfish following semi truck crash

A semi truck crashed and spilled thousands of pounds worth of live fish on a North Carolina interstate on Tuesday morning.

Driver walks away after beloved ‘Pistachio’ rig forced off road 

A well-known driver walked away from a crash that totaled his beloved Pistachio colored rig in Arizona on Monday. The accident happened on October 17th...

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