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28,000 packs of illegal cigarettes found in semi during traffic stop

Agents discovered almost 28,000 packs of illegal cigarettes during a traffic stop involving a semi truck in Arkansas earlier this month.  The incident occurred in...

VIDEO: Cattle hauler bails after steer tire blows in stopped traffic

A cattle hauler bails out of his rig after a steer tire apparently blows in this alarming video, putting the trucker, the cattle, and...

2nd lawsuit brought against concrete truck driver in fatal bus crash

Six families involved in lawsuit brought against concrete truck driver following fatal school bus crash in Texas several weeks ago.  The accident occurred in Bastrop...

$2 million bond set for driver in “intentional” Texas DPS crash

A $2 million bond has been set for the man responsible for the “intentional” Texas DPS crash in Brenham on Friday.  The “intentional” Texas DPS...

Driver denied CDL crashed through DPS with “intent to harm”

Man denied commercial driver’s license crashed through DPS on Friday “with intent to harm” the people inside, police say.  The incident occurred on April 12th...

$12k in stolen pork marks 37th Philly cargo theft this year

Twelve thousand dollars worth of pork was stolen from the back of a semi truck on Wednesday in the 37th Philly cargo theft in...

Trucker rescued by helicopter after intense flooding

Trucker rescued by helicopter after intense flooding in east Texas earlier this week.  The rescue was one of two that occurred in Newton County, Texas...

Five semi trucks involved in multi-vehicle wreck that injured two

Five semi trucks were involved in a pile-up wreck that left two people injured in Virginia on Thursday afternoon.  The accident occurred at around 3...

Truck maker Volvo to open plant in Mexico in 2026

Truck maker Volvo announced plans to increase heavy truck production capacity by opening a new plant in Mexico within the next two years.

$1M in stolen semi trucks still missing one month later

Over $1 million worth of stolen semi trucks are still missing from a trucking company nearly a month after the crime occurred.  The theft happened...

Marijuana testing took thousands of truckers off the road in 2023, endangering supply chain, pro-pot group says

Pro-pot advocacy group NORML says that current federal marijuana testing practices are forcing tens of thousands of truck drivers to leave the industry for good.

Newly opened net truck arrestor ramp first of its kind in Virginia

A new net truck arrestor ramp has opened in the state of Virginia, making it the first to be built in the state.  The new...

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