Trucking News
Florida man pleads guilty in $4.1 million polymer theft scheme using disguised trucking company
This week, a Florida resident admitted to orchestrating a complex years-long scheme to steal shipments of chemicals and re-sell them to third party buyers with help from a trucking company owner as a co-conspirator.
Bird poop was enough to disable a self-driving truck, driver claims
A truck driver took to Facebook to share a glaring downside to self-driving semi trucks with his fellow drivers. In the post, the truck driver...
Woman in Kia survives being dragged eight miles under semi trailer, Kansas City police say
A woman in the Kansas City area survived a harrowing incident after her car was dragged for miles by a semi truck early Wednesday morning following a crash.
VA weigh station banning overnight parking “due to increasing incidents of littering, vandalism, and unsanitary practices”
A Virginia weigh station will no longer allow overnight truck parking “due to increasing incidents of littering, vandalism, and unsanitary practices,” officials say. The temporary...
Truck driver demolishes trailer by trying to squeeze through railroad tunnel in Kentucky
A truck driver had a tough Tuesday after attempting to maneuver through a low clearance tunnel in Butler, Kentucky. Pendleton County Emergency Management shared...
Digital freight broker lays off 150 workers
Online freight broker Uber Freight has laid off dozens of workers after accelerating hiring last year.
Trucker arrested for manslaughter after jackknife caused chain reaction crash
A truck driver has been arrested for manslaughter after a crash involving his tractor trailer led to the death of two motorists. The accident happened...
Truck driver trying to avoid wrong-way pickup on I-80 strikes a second pickup, killing five
The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) has released more information about a chain-reaction crash that killed five students over the weekend. The crash occurred shortly...
Suspected street racer charged with aggravated assault for major crash involving semi in Phoenix
Authorities in Arizona arrested and charged a man who they say caused a multi-vehicle crash resulting in injuries while street racing.
Monterey Park shooter identified as former truck driver of 20 years
The man who shot 20 people at a dance studio in California over the weekend has been identified as an elderly 'loner' and former...
60 firefighters battle massive, unexplained trucking company fire
60 firefighters were still working to quench a massive fire at a North Carolina trucking company on Tuesday morning. The fire was first called in...
Dump truck falls into sink hole after ignoring road closure
A dump truck fell into a sinkhole on a California roadway on Monday morning after ignoring a street closure sign. The incident happened on January...