Trucking News

This ‘How to: Tire Blowout’ video is a blast from the past

Watch this useful blast from the past demonstrating the best way to deal with a tire blowout as a trucker.  From the physics of a...

Arizona trooper spots commercial vehicle hauling SUVs in ‘a very unusual way’

An Arizona trooper encountered an unusual car haul while patrolling in the Phoenix area over the weekend. On Saturday, June 14, Arizona Department of...

Thirty-one superloads to roll through eastern Oregon this summer

Drivers should prepare for a series superloads that will be making their way through Oregon this summer, according to transportation officials. According to the...

Crash involving tractor, tractor trailer sends rig off of Route 30 in PA

A crash involving a tractor and a tractor trailer sent the semi truck plummeting off of Route 30 Bypass in Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon.  The...

Washington troopers conduct dozens of traffic stops during unsecured load emphasis patrol

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) released results from a recent traffic enforcement effort targeting drivers with unsecured loads in Snohomish County. According to a June...

Truck driver fatally rear ended by second semi while standing outside truck

A truck driver was run over by his own truck after being fatally rear ended by a second semi truck while standing outside of...

Race car hauler catches fire on Tennessee interstate

A Tennessee interstate was closed on Thursday morning after a semi truck hauling a race car caught fire. The fire occurred around 11 a.m....

I-40 closed at Tennessee/North Carolina line for ‘possible’ rockslide and flooding

A major interstate at the Tennessee/North Carolina state line is shut down as of Thursday morning, and drivers are asked to seek alternate routes....

“Bounty hunter” claims to make six figures reporting idling semi trucks in NYC

A man who quit his job to report idling semi trucks in New York City  claims to make six figures as a semi truck...

New Louisiana law will require insurance discounts for commercial vehicles with dash cams

A law going into effect in Louisiana next year seeks to incentivize trucking companies to outfit their vehicles with dash cams and telematics systems. House...

St. Louis trucker keeping watch and feeding neighborhood from his semi after tornado tore down their houses

A truck driver has been keeping watch and feeding the neighborhood while living in his semi truck after a tornado tore down many houses...

30-minute break exemption extended for oversize load haulers until Holiday season

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended a 30-minute break exemption for oversize load haulers until mid December.  The notice from the FMCSA is...

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