SOUTH HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA — A New York City truck driver whose commercial vehicle became disabled early Monday morning is facing multiple charges, including assault of a law enforcement officer and ethnic intimidation, after he allegedly spit on a state trooper, repeatedly directed a racial slur at him, and kicked a police vehicle seat while in custody. Police were called at approximately 2 a.m. on March 16, 2026, for a report of a disabled motorist in the village of Fitz Henry in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Final Rule requiring more stringent vetting and history checks for non-domiciled commercial driver's license applicants took effect Monday, March 16, 2026, immediately pausing CDL issuance in any state not yet able to comply with the revised standards. The rule closes what FMCSA described as a significant safety loophole. While domestic CDL applicants face rigorous driver history checks through the Commercial Driver's...

NATIONAL — Independent truck drivers and owner-operators across the country say the historic surge in diesel prices following the launch of Operation Epic Fury on February 28 may be the final blow for small trucking companies already battered by years of declining freight demand. Diesel prices have risen more than 85 cents per gallon since the U.S.-Iran conflict began, reaching approximately $4.59 per gallon nationally and topping $5 per gallon in some markets, including Erie,...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY — A distracted tractor-trailer driver struck a police patrol car on the shoulder of Route 1 in South Brunswick early Saturday morning, hitting more than 50 traffic cones and an arrow signboard before sideswiping the officer's vehicle, which had its emergency lights activated. The crash occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m. on March 14, 2026, in a construction area on Route 1 near the Plainsboro border in Middlesex County. According to Deputy Police Chief Jim...

IOWA — Iowa State Patrol troopers are urging commercial drivers to inspect their equipment after a semi-truck was found traveling on I-80/35 for approximately eight miles with two missing tires and a seized set of dual tires on the trailer. On Monday, March 16, 2026, the Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit inspected the commercial truck along I-80/35 and discovered the significant tire defects. The driver had been unaware of the dangerous condition for the entire eight...

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA — A truck driver was arrested at a Florida agriculture inspection station after officers recognized his vehicle from a BOLO alert tied to a sophisticated fuel theft operation spanning multiple counties, discovering a magnetic device used to steal diesel fuel concealed under his steering wheel. Officers at the Florida Agriculture Inspection Station in Pensacola spotted a blue semi-truck pulling a refrigerated trailer that matched the description in a BOLO linked to...

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — The Department of Homeland Security announced on March 13, 2026, the arrest of an illegal alien truck driver who struck a pedestrian with a semi-truck in Indianapolis, leaving a U.S. citizen hospitalized in critical condition — with federal officials pointing to a non-domiciled CDL issued by New York Governor Kathy Hochul as enabling the incident. On March 6, 2026, at approximately 6:30 p.m. EST, Sukhdev Singh, 25, an Indian national, was driving a...

DAVIESS COUNTY, Kentucky — The death of a longtime tow operator has shaken the regional towing community and renewed calls for motorists to slow down and move over when approaching roadside workers. David William Fischer, 71, of Owensboro, was struck and killed on the morning of March 11, 2026, while assisting a disabled semi truck along Interstate 165 near the Daviess–Ohio County line. According to the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at approximately...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a bulletin on March 13, 2026, warning the trucking community that improperly transferred USDOT numbers and MC numbers will be deactivated, reaffirming long-standing agency policy amid heightened federal scrutiny of fraud and chameleon carriers within the trucking industry. "DO NOT Sell, Purchase, or Lease a USDOT Number or Operating Authority (MC Number) online or elsewhere from an unknown person or outside of...

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A 35-year-old tow truck driver was shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer Thursday morning after driving off from an attempted arrest with the officer holding onto the driver's side door of the vehicle for several blocks, in an incident his mother says was driven by her son's fear of being taken back to jail on a parole warrant. Credit: Ana Rios The incident began at approximately 10 a.m. on March 12, 2026, near 12th and Burnham on Milwaukee's south...

ARLINGTON, OREGON — A 64-year-old semi-truck driver from La Crosse, Wisconsin was found deceased Thursday after suffering an apparent medical emergency that caused his vehicle to crash through a guardrail on Interstate 84, approximately 10 miles west of Arlington. According to Oregon State Police, the truck began to swerve on westbound I-84 before crashing through a guardrail and coming to rest on its side near mile marker 128. The driver was pronounced deceased shortly after by the...

LIVINGSTON, MONTANA — Truck drivers passing through Montana on Thursday described some of the most dangerous wind conditions they had ever encountered on the road, as powerful gusts blew over multiple semi-trucks on Interstate 90 and forced the closure of I-90 between Livingston and Big Timber, according to KBZK.  Park County Rural Fire responded to two semi-trucks blown over on I-90 during the storm. One of those trucks fell onto a Park County Sheriff's deputy's patrol vehicle...