Crime
Trucking school owner sentenced for selling Commercial Driver’s Licenses to unqualified drivers
Last week, the owner of a California truck driving school was sentenced to prison for his part in scheme to sell Commercial Driver's Licenses...
Texas trucker admits to fleeing checkpoint with 63 people hidden in his trailer
Federal authorities say that a Texas-based truck driver has pled guilty to charges related to human smuggling.
Veteran trucker ‘blasted with bullets’ on I-70 in Ohio
A truck driver who survived an interstate attack at 70 m.p.h. in Ohio last night says that he's grateful to be alive after his truck took multiple rounds of gunfire.
Trucker’s load of ‘limes’ turns out to be $8.4 million in marijuana
Federal officials say that they seized a whopping 5.5 tons of marijuana from a truck at a California border crossing.
27,000 people signed a petition started by a protester to have a truck driver jailed
Tens of thousands of people have signed an online petition asking for charges to be brought up against a truck driver who was caught up in a highway protest on a road that should have been barricaded in Minnesota last week.
Violence is making highways more dangerous for truckers. These concealed-carry bills could help.
As truckers are encountering increasing violence brought about by historic civil unrest, the need for new concealed-carry reciprocity laws has never been more evident.
Feds investigate after vehicles are vandalized, burned by Molotov cocktails
Federal authorities are joining North Carolina law enforcement in investigating the vandalism and burning of multiple vehicles, including a semi truck.
Family says trucker to blame in the death of man dragged by big rig
Family members say that there was "no justification" for the actions of a truck driver who struck and killed a man after protesters shut...
FBI finds stockpile of explosives at home of truck driver slain in New York rampage
Federal authorities uncovered a stockpile of weapons and explosives at the home of a truck driver who was killed following a police pursuit and gun battle in New York last week.
Interactive map gives you access to realtime info about active protests in the U.S.
As civil unrest spreads in the U.S., staying informed about the location of protest activities and riots is the best defense a trucker has to keep safe.
‘Spotter’ pleads guilty in scheme to stage semi truck crashes in New Orleans
Federal authorities say that a man has pled guilty to charges related to a major scheme to defraud trucking and insurance companies by staging crashes with semi trucks.
Troopers called reports of bricks thrown at semi trucks on I-78 ‘untrue’
Pennsylvania State Police have responded to multiple social media reports about truckers being attacked with bricks and rocks from overpasses.