Tag: Ohio

Ohio DOT mulls closing I-77 rest stop

Ohio Department of Transportation has announced that they are seeking public input on the possibility of closing a rest area located on I-77 northbound...

Fire on FedEx truck hauling ammo and dummy grenades shuts down I-76 for six hours

A brake fire on a FedEx truck hauling inert training grenades, ammunition, and sodium hydroxide forced Ohio police to shut down westbound I-76 in...

Tanker truck driver killed after sliding off icy Ohio bridge

A tanker truck driver lost his life in Athens, Ohio, this morning after his truck slid off of a slick overpass onto the roadway...

Kentucky trucker OOS for three drugged-driving incidents in 30 days

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Kentucky licensed truck driver, Scotty R. Kinmon, 28, an immediate danger to public...

Runaway teen discovered hitching a ride on semi truck’s catwalk

A runaway teenager from Ohio is safely in police custody after he was caught hitching a ride through multiple states on the catwalk of...

Motorist reported with no headlights on killed in wrong way crash with semi truck on I-70

An Ohio man has died after crashing his passenger vehicle head on with a semi truck early this morning. WHAT WE KNOW: A man has...

Fatalities on Ohio highways have increased since speed limit changed to 70 MPH

An Ohio state report shows that since July 1, 2013, when the speed limit on portions of 6 Ohio highways was increased to 70...

Ohio calls for side guards on semi trucks

Ohio Senator Kenny Yuko has created a proposal that would require commercial trucks to install side guards and to establish technical specifications for them. Senate...

VIDEO: Local news station actually gets it right when it comes to truck crash statistics

Local news station WCPO is bucking the trend of blaming crashes on truck drivers in a new video report. The report is based off a...

VIDEO: Ohio police can’t get a wrong-way trucker to pull over. Then they find out why he couldn’t stop.

The Hubbard, Ohio, Police Department has released dash cam video that began as the pursuit of a wrong-way truck and ended as a rescue...

What do you get when you cross a trucker with a delivery guy?

“Route Delivery Drivers” make up the vast majority of McLane Company’s fleet. As the name implies, it’s a hybrid job—part truck driver, part delivery...

Ohio truck driver killed in construction zone crash

Early this morning an Ohio truck driver died after being in a crash on Interstate 65 in Clinton County, Indiana. The crash involved 3 vehicles...

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