WINSLOW, ARIZONA — A semi-truck hauling orange juice lost its trailer on Interstate 40 near Winslow on June 23, 2026, after the fifth wheel locking jaws were left unengaged — and the subsequent inspection revealed intentionally disabled brakes and a trucking company operating in violation of a federal out-of-service order.
Arizona Highway Patrol's Commercial Vehicle Enforcement...
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — A truck driver has been fined $11,200 after pleading guilty to damaging city infrastructure when his flatbed semi hauling a large tracked excavator struck a cloverleaf overpass in Saskatoon on March 5, 2026, shearing off the top of the excavator and causing significant damage to the overhead structure.
The driver pleaded guilty on June 24, 2026, in Bylaw...
NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — A 27-year-old tow truck driver from Gaston was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly striking a vehicle with a PIT-style maneuver on a public road during a repossession attempt and then getting out and pointing a firearm at the vehicle's owner.
North Charleston Police Department's Central Evenings Team 1 responded at approximately 3:45 p.m. to...
KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS — A Florida truck driver who fell asleep behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler on Interstate 20 in June 2025 and caused a chain-reaction crash that killed five people has pleaded guilty and accepted a 20-year prison sentence, after which he will be deported to Cuba.
Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, 27, of Kissimmee, Florida, pleaded guilty Thursday in Kaufman County...
EASTON, MARYLAND — Multiple people were transported to the hospital late Wednesday night after a tractor-trailer and seven passenger vehicles collided at the intersection of US Route 50 and Dover Road in Easton, triggering a hazmat response after diesel fuel leaked across the roadway and debris spread across multiple vehicles.
Talbot Center dispatched the Easton Volunteer Fire Department...
KANAWHA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA — A man who narrowly survived being dragged 400 feet after a semi-truck veered into his dump truck on Interstate 64 Tuesday evening ran back toward the burning wreckage to save the truck driver's dog — enduring 15 defensive bites from the terrified animal in the process — even as the driver he tried to reach did not survive.
Kris Pelfrey was...
IOWA — An Iowa State Patrol trooper responding to a traffic complaint on Interstate 35 this week discovered an open container of alcohol in a commercial truck driver's cup holder — and further investigation revealed a blood alcohol content more than eight times the legal limit for CDL holders.
The trooper initially noticed an open alcohol container in the cup holder while...
BUCKEYE, ARIZONA — A dump truck driver was killed Thursday morning after a tire failure caused the truck to roll over on the eastbound Interstate 10 off-ramp at Jackrabbit Trail in Buckeye, spilling its load of sand at the scene.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the crash occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. on June 25. Preliminary information indicates the dump truck...
CARTERET, NEW JERSEY — One truck driver is dead and four tractor-trailers were destroyed in a chain-reaction crash and fire on the northbound inner roadway of the New Jersey Turnpike near Exit 12 in Carteret early Thursday morning, snarling traffic for hours and creating an 11-mile backup as firefighters battled a blaze fueled by lumber, candy, and aerosol hair spray cans that kept...
TOWN OF RIDGEWAY, WISCONSIN — An Iowa County semi-truck driver who used a narrow, winding rural road as a shortcut crashed into a ditch Tuesday morning when his truck was unable to negotiate the tight curves — and was cited for being overweight and traveling at an unsafe speed, even though the road carried no posted weight restrictions.
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office responded at...
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