Trucking News
Four arrested for interstate cocaine trafficking conspiracy using white Freightliner semi trucks
Authorities arrested four people in connection with a conspiracy to traffic cocaine from Texas to Florida. Daniel Cruz Pinales, Arturo Carlos, Joaquin Enriquez, and Jesus Guadalupe Chan...
TA opens ‘railroad-inspired’ Alabama store with 178 truck parking spots
TravelCenters of America (TA) recently opened a store in Robertsdale, Alabama, with "the unique Derail Diner, train tracks running through the property, and a...
OOIDA demands Congress act now to tighten CDL standards after Pennsylvania trooper’s death
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) called on Congress to act immediately to tighten non-domiciled commercial driver's license (CDL) standards in response to the...
OSHA issues 19 violations to big rig parts and service company after worker’s death in tanker
Federal authorities discovered more than a dozen violations while investigating a semi truck parts distributor and service company for a worker fatality in Texas....
MoDOT warns of 11-month I-70 closure coming to Kansas City
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is giving drivers advanced warning of a long-term interstate closure in the Kansas City area. "It’s time to...
Truck driver fled after causing $100,000 in damage by taking out power lines during excavator haul, Missouri cops say
A truck driver was arrested in connection with a property damage crash that resulted in a power outage in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. The incident occurred...
USDOT boss calls five year sentence ‘a slap on the wrist’ for truck driver in triple-fatality California crash
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy spoke out against the prison sentence issued to a truck driver involved in a high-profile fatality crash in Ontario,...
Two trucking company workers arrested for stealing truckloads of asphalt, California sheriff says
The Tulare County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) arrested two trucking company employees for the "theft and embezzlement of reclaimed asphalt belonging to a paving contractor."...
Arizona troopers say only CDL holder in commercial vehicle was sitting in back seat
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol halted a water hose hauler in the Mesa area for no commercial driver's license (CDL)...
CHP says truck driver ignored signs and followed GPS onto prohibited Sonora Pass
Sonora Pass was shut down on Tuesday after a semi truck driver followed GPS directions and became stuck, according to the California Highway Patrol...
Texas DPS warns of police impersonator making traffic stops in multiple counties
Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) issued an alert about a possible police impersonator making traffic stops in a black Jeep. On July 13,...
Truck driver who rear-ended pickup hauling camper was distracted by eating, North Dakota troopers say
The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) said that driver distraction caused a semi truck vs. pickup collision on I-94 on Monday. On July 13,...