Trucking News
Report: Kentucky Weigh Stations Only Open 29% Of The Time
A new report says that Kentucky is struggling to keep their weigh stations open because they have so few commercial vehicle inspectors available.
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Trucker Convicted On Attempted Murder Charges Following Truck Stop Shooting
Yesterday a Colorado jury found a truck driver guilty of attempted murder and assault for shooting a UPS employee at the Sapp Brothers truck...
FedEx Driver/Firefighter Accused Of Setting Fires And Putting Them Out
An Indiana firefighter who also works as a FedEx delivery truck driver has been accused of starting 15 fires in the Leavenworth area while...
Trucker Arrested For Not Paying $74K In Tolls And Fees
A trucker was arrested at the Goethals Bridge Toll Plaza in New Jersey yesterday after Port Authority officials discovered that he owed them over...
DUI Charges For Trucker Who Crashed While Changing Pants At 63 MPH
Vermont police say that a truck driver will face DUI charges following a crash yesterday morning on I-89 that happened while he was changing...
Motorist Decapitated After Hitting Semi At 100 MPH On FM 1960
A man was violently killed early this morning when his car slammed into a semi at an extremely high rate of speed. The crash happened...
Worker Killed Trying To Guide Truck Into Loading Dock
Federal authorities are investigating a workplace accident in which a Massachusetts man was killed when he fell while trying to guide a semi into...
Michigan I-94 Closed By Suspected Suicide By Truck
Westbound I-94 in Port Huron, Michigan, has been closed after a man is believed to have committed suicide by truck this morning. According to police,...
Border Patrol Finds Nearly $1 Million Worth Of Cocaine In Truck Axles
Two truck drivers were arrested on Friday when Border Patrol agents discovered 76 pounds of cocaine hidden in the rear axle compartments of the...
FTC Warns Truckers About “DOT Authority” Scam
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning to commercial truck drivers about a group of government imposters who have duped small trucking operations...
TxDOT Offers Up To 75% Truck Toll Discount Through August 2017
The Texas Department of Transportation is offering truckers a bigger toll discount in the hopes of keeping 18 wheelers off of I-35 through Austin.
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Fight Against ELDs Is Lost In Seventh Circuit Court
Yesterday the U.S.  Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled against OOIDA in its fight against the electronic logging device mandate.
OOIDA: ELDs Are Invasion Of...