An official with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) shared stunning video of a wrong-way semi truck pursuit that recently took place in La Salle County. The video was shared on July 3 by Texas DPS spokesperson Chris Olivarez. The video shows a semi truck pursuit that occurred along IH-35 after the driver of the truck refused to stop for a traffic violation.   Olivarez said...

Autonomous vehicle company Aurora Innovation, Inc. says that they have entered the final phase of a commercial launch of driverless truck operations in Texas. On April 3, Aurora announced that “the company has introduced the final driving capabilities needed to commercially haul freight without vehicle operators between Dallas and Houston by the end of 2024.” Until then, a safety...

A pickup truck driver couldn’t bear to wait for an appropriate time to pass a semi truck in this dash cam video.  In the clip, a pickup truck suddenly appears from behind the filming semi truck and passes it on a dark curve. The pickup avoids a collision with an oncoming car by mere inches, leaving the trucker to wonder if they’d be at fault if the incident had taken a turn...

The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) shared dash cam video of a close call caused by a motorist’s erratic last-second turn maneuver. In a June 30, 2023, social media post, Georgia DPS said, “We’re giving a shout-out to this professional CMV that was not driving distracted and potentially saved the driver of this passenger car severe injuries or worse. We ask all...

This video gives you a peek into the world of old school trucking as it follows a female truck driver on her driving day. The video was produced for a news program decades ago and follows Joanna Wilson, a 29 year old independent truck driver with seven years of experience in the industry, as she delivers a load of washing machines to Newton, Kansas. “Every day is different. I like the...

A trucking company is being forced to pay $51,000 back to employees it denied overtime pay.  Ard Trucking Company in Timmonsville, South Carolina will pay 11 workers more than $51,000 after paying “straight-time rates for all hours worked, including overtime hours.” Of the $51,000 paid, one worker was awarded over $15,000.  Investigators with the Labor...

A police officer tells the story of how he helped a truck driver, and his community, during a medical episode in this video.  In the clip, Lieutenant Bellflower tells the story of his recent drive to work that didn’t go quite as planned. He says he was on his way to work when he noticed a livestock hauler “popping the clutch,” which he deemed “uncharacteristic of a...

A truck driver in Kenya was saved from a disastrous situation by a helicopter in this intense video.  The rescue occurred in the River Galana in the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya in early May.  The driver was reportedly crossing the riverbed when a flash flood suddenly occurred, tipping his truck and trapping him. Thankfully, the team in the helicopter was able to rescue...

The smoking aftermath of a crash between a semi truck and a van that left 27 people dead was caught on video by a witness.  In the video, the van and truck trailer can be seen charred and still burning while witnesses wander around the outskirts of the crash scene.  All of the crash victims are believed to be from the Mexican southern state of Veracruz, reported Daily...

A truck driver and his child are safe after an accident that left their truck cab hanging off an Oklahoma interstate.  The accident happened on Sunday morning, May 14th on Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City.  According to KFOR News, the semi truck was traveling along I-44 near Pennsylvania Avenue when another vehicle cut the trucker off. The driver swerved in response and the rig...

A CSX freight train struck two tractor-trailers on a crossing in a Baltimore suburb earlier this week, sending one driver to the hospital. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon when the train struck two tractor-trailers on a private road in an industrial area of Rosedale about six miles northeast of Baltimore. Witnesses told a reporter from a local television station that trees...