Tag: Minnesota
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is asking drivers to plan for the three month closure of an I-70 rest area in the northeastern part of the state. Starting on February 10, the Arriba Rest Area at...
The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after seizing $2.6 million worth of stolen tractor trailers and other vehicles from a single property. The investigation is still underway after the January 15th seizure in Chatsworth Township, Ontario, Canada. According...
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State cancels Patrol Academy due to lack of funding
There will be fewer officers on the roads in Minnesota due to a lack of funding. This month, the Minnesota State Patrol announced that...
Truckers under fire on the highway in 3 states this week
This week, motorists shot at truck drivers in 3 states. Truck drivers are often the targets of violent crime; why isn’t more being done...
Mom and daughter fatally injured by 800 pound boulder that fell off truck
A landscape truck driver has been arrested after a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two Minnesota women.
Truck driver in 2016 crash that killed family of five pleads no contest
Florida-based truck driver Tony Weekly Jr., 55, has pleaded no contest to charges involving the 2016 crash that killed a Denver man and a...
Authorities warn truckers to clear off ice after windshields shatter
A recent rash of car windshields shattered by ice and snow falling off of commercial vehicles has caused law enforcement agencies to issue warnings...
Minnesota at work on technology to help truckers find safe parking
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)is currently at work installing new technology at several rest areas throughout the state to help truckers find safe parking...
Driver makes miraculous escape from truck sinking in icy lake
A truck driver is lucky to be alive after he crashed off of a Minnesota bridge and into an icy lake this morning.
Trucker Breaks...
Four hurt after semi truck crashes into Minnesota school
Emergency crews and state police have been called to the scene after a semi truck crashed into a K-12 public school in Lyle, Minnesota,...
Trucker’s body recovered after big rig slides off icy I-35 bridge into St. Louis River
The Minnesota State Patrol says that it has recovered the body of a truck driver hours after his semi truck skidded off of an...
Minnesota To Double Biodiesel Standards In 2018
In an attempt to cut down on carbon monoxide emissions and boost the value of soybeans, the state of Minnesota will be doubling as...
MnDOT: Truck Ban On I-94 Tunnel Is On In Full Force
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is reminding truck drivers that there is currently a ban on truck traffic through the Lowry Hill Tunnel in Minneapolis.
Truckers Face A...
Semi Spills Massive Amount Of Corn After Ill-Advised U-Turn By Pickup
A Minnesota highway was covered with an entire truck load worth of corn after the truck driver swerved to avoid a pickup making a...