Trucking News
Pilot opens Laredo travel center with more than 50 truck parking spaces
This week, a new Pilot Travel Center opened for business in Laredo, Texas. The new Pilot store is located at 14070 Mines Road in...
Iowa State Patrol shares semi rollover video as reminder to watch speed and secure cargo
The Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit recently shared a wild rollover crash video to remind semi truck drivers about load securement. The...
CHP nabs commercial vehicle driver for 55 MPH in a 3 MPH zone in inspection facility
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding commercial vehicle drivers to obey all signage in inspection facilities after a recent speed incident. The incident that...
Love’s opens truck stops in Kansas and Mississippi, adding 206 truck parking spots to network
Love's Travel Stops has opened two new truck stops located in Wichita, Kansas, and Hattiesburg, Mississippi. On October 24, Love's announced the opening of the...
Giant’s Despair now has chimes, clearer signs, in attempt to prevent more trucker deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has installed a series of safety improvements near Giant’s Despair in an attempt to prevent further trucker’s deaths along...
Trucking company owner to pay $8.1 million for 10 year FedEx bribery scheme
A former trucking company owner has been sentenced to pay millions in forfeiture and restitution related to a decade-long bribery scheme. On October 1,...
VIDEO: Pickup’s sudden swerve takes out trucker’s wheel in 9 vehicle pile up
A dash cam video captured the moment a pickup truck driver caused a 9 vehicle pileup crash in Oklahoma on Wednesday. The accident happened on...
TA opens truck stop in West Virginia with 104 truck parking spaces
This week, TravelCenters of America (TA) announced the opening of a new store in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. The new TA is located at 470...
Load left sitting on shoulder after semi truck overpass strike
A semi truck lost its load after striking an overpass recently repaired for a similar incident in Ohio on Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened on...
I-40 closure keeping tow trucks busy in TN as truckers search for faster detours
Heavy wreckers in Tennessee have been busy this month as semi trucks search for faster detours in wake of the Interstate 40 closure. Two companies...
Police searching for manure truck driver that lost some of his load
Police are searching for a truck driver that lost some of his load of manure on an Interstate in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. The accident happened...
FMCSA approves five year cargo-securement exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has approved a five year cargo securement exemption as requested by a group of agricultural and food transporters. The...