HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI — Police in Jackson are investigating after a truck driver reported being shot while driving on Interstate 20. Jackson Police Detective Tommie Brown said the driver of an 18-wheeler was traveling westbound on I-20 between Ellis Avenue and Highway 18 when a passenger in a second 18-wheeler allegedly fired a shot during a road rage incident. Police said the victim continued driving to Clinton, pulled over near the Springridge Road exit, and reported what...

NORTH CAROLINA / MISSOURI — A Missouri-based trucking company has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve an EEOC lawsuit alleging the carrier refused to hire a deaf truck driver applicant because of his disability. Under a Feb. 9 consent decree, Wilson Logistics Inc. will pay former applicant Jerrell McCrary $50,000, which the court said covers backpay and emotional distress damages. What the EEOC alleged The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said McCrary contacted Wilson Logistics...

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) says it is reviewing all commercial driver’s licenses issued to non-U.S. citizens to ensure those credentials comply with federal requirements for “non-domiciled” CDLs. State officials said the review follows a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) audit that examined 50 of roughly 924 active non-domiciled CDLs in North Carolina last August and found 27 were issued...

EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA — A tractor-trailer hauling about 40,000 gallons of milk overturned on Interstate 81 northbound early Tuesday, sending one person to the hospital and prompting a hazmat response as crews worked a large spill, officials said. The crash happened shortly before 3:30 a.m. near mile marker 78.5 in Dauphin County, just north of Exit 77 (PA 39/Manada Hill/Hershey). Dauphin County dispatch reported that one person was transported to the hospital, though...

NEW STANTON / HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA — A wrong-way driver crashed into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 early Tuesday, triggering a fuel spill and fire and shutting down lanes for hours between the New Stanton–Hunker and Madison exits, according to first responders and Pennsylvania State Police. The crash happened shortly after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday near the Yukon exit (Exit 54), with responders reporting a multi-vehicle scene involving an SUV and three...

GREEN RIVER, WYOMING — Two people were killed early Sunday after a semi-truck struck an illegally parked tractor-trailer along eastbound Interstate 80 near Green River, triggering an explosion and a fire that shut down the highway for several hours, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Photo credit: Wyoming Highway Patrol WHP said troopers responded to the crash at 5:23 a.m. on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Investigators stated that one semi-truck was illegally parked on the...

BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut — Firefighters in Bloomfield faced freezing conditions and water supply challenges late Monday night after two tractor-trailer cabs were found fully engulfed in flames on Northwoods Drive, according to the Blue Hills Fire Department. Officials said the Blue Hills Fire Department and Bloomfield Center Fire Department were dispatched just after 9:00 p.m. for a reported tractor-trailer fire. When the first engine arrived, crews encountered two tractor-trailer cabs...

MEDINA, Ohio — One of two former deputized federal agents accused of unlawfully detaining a Texas commercial truck driver at a Hinckley bar in 2024 pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge, with sentencing scheduled for March 26, court records show. Photo Credit: Jarrod Evangelist/wkyc Daniel Lajack, 48, changed his plea on the day his trial was set to begin in Medina County Common Pleas Court, pleading guilty to one count of attempted abduction. His co-defendant, Donald Kopchak,...

BELTON, Texas — A tow truck driver trying to repossess a vehicle west of Belton Thursday afternoon fled the scene after a man allegedly confronted him with a handgun and fired, striking the tow truck, according to the Bell County Sheriff’s Office. No one was physically injured. Deputies responded around 2 p.m. to the 7400 block of Sparta Road, just west of Belton, after a reported disturbance involving gunfire. Investigators said the vehicle owner, Ryan Neal Amos, came out of his...

HOPE, Arkansas — A box truck carrying 10 tons of fresh limes was stopped at a weigh station in Hope and found to be hauling 620 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in the shipment, according to the 8th South Drug Task Force. Investigators estimated the seized drugs had a street value of $28.1 million. Photo credit: 8th South Drug Task Force Officials said the case began in November 2025, when investigators received information about meth being trafficked through Texarkana....

COOPER COUNTY, Missouri — Sunday morning traffic on eastbound Interstate 70 was disrupted after a truck crash near mile marker 100 partially shut down the roadway in Cooper County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, the crash was reported around 8:49 a.m. near Exit 98 (Missouri Route 41/135) by Arrow Rock and Pilot Grove. Troop F later confirmed the crash involved a truck hauling a load of apples and no injuries were reported. During cleanup, eastbound I-70 was...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A Twin Cities tow truck driver says he has been recovering and returning abandoned vehicles left around the metro after ICE arrests, delivering the cars back to families at no cost. Juan Leon, who runs Leo’s Towing, said he began noticing a repeated pattern: cars left behind across the area — parked on streets, in lots, and sometimes sitting for days — with owners suddenly gone. In many cases, Leon said, the vehicle owners had been taken into...