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Two dead in Texas train derailment caused by tractor trailer on tracks, Chamber of Commerce building struck

Two people were killed and several others were injured in a train vs. semi truck collision in Pecos, Texas, on Wednesday evening. Pecos city officials...

FMCSA yanks two more ELDs from list of approved devices

Many truck drivers may be back to using paper logs after the FMCSA revoked two electronic logging devices (ELDs) for failure to meet federal...

Load of stolen avocados recovered when officer spots tractor trailer

A load of stolen avocados were recovered between Austin and Dallas earlier this month.  The load was found in Hill County, Texas on December 12th.  According...

Road congestion cost trucking a record $108.8 BILLION in 2022, new study shows

The trucking industry lost a whopping $108.8 billion due to road congestion in the year 2022, a new study shows.  The study was conducted by...

U.S. 70 bridge in North Carolina reopens three months after devastating Hurricane Helene

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced the reopening of a busy bridge that was shut down for months due to damage from...

Rolling fog convoys put into place on Causeway as 15 people still recovering from massive pileup 

15 people are still recovering from injuries sustained in the pile-up crash on a Louisiana bridge on Tuesday.  A total of 33 people were evaluated...

Saia to add two all-electric Tesla Semis to fleet

Saia LTL Freight announced a partnership with automaker Tesla to add two of the company's all-electric semis to their fleet. On December 18, 2024,...

Pennsylvania man arrested for shooting at semi truck’s windshield was angry about Jake brakes, per report

Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested and charged a man after he allegedly opened fire on a passing semi truck. Shortly before 2 p.m. on...

“Extreme blowover risk” and road closures expected, warns WYDOT

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is warning commercial truck drivers of high winds in central Wyoming starting Wednesday.  A significant High Wind Event and Extreme...

Google Maps led truck driver onto remote National Forest road, leading to rollover crash

Oregon park officials have issued an emergency road closure order lasting through spring following a semi truck rollover crash in Willamette National Forest. The...

11 injured after city bus collides with truck parked outside lumber yard

11 people were hurt after a Metro bus collided with a tractor trailer parked outside of a lumber yard in California on Wednesday morning.  The...

$7.5 million worth of meth found in CMV’s jicama load

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine from a load of produce at a Texas border crossing. The...

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