CARROLLTON, GEORGIA — A driver who admitted to being distracted by his phone ran his vehicle underneath a semi-truck Thursday morning, leaving his sedan crushed beneath the 18-wheeler before miraculously escaping with only minor injuries. The crash occurred on February 26, 2026, prompting the Carrollton Police Department to issue a stark warning about distracted driving on social media. "Georgia Hands-Free Law. THIS is why we enforce it!" the department wrote, sharing a series of...

STORY COUNTY, IOWA — A semi truck hauling hogs caught fire in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 near Huxley on Thursday afternoon, prompting an emergency response and snarling traffic for hours. Emergency crews responded at approximately 3:30 p.m. to reports of the semi fire. Captain Nicholas Lennie with the Story County Sheriff's Office confirmed the truck was hauling hogs and that some of the animals had to be euthanized due to their injuries sustained in the incident. The right...

DAWSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA — A California-based truck driver was arrested and charged after a routine commercial vehicle inspection on Interstate 80 led to the discovery of 242 pounds of cocaine concealed in the sleeper berth of his semi truck, along with an open alcohol container and a fictitious license plate. On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, a Nebraska State Patrol Carrier Enforcement trooper conducted a commercial vehicle inspection on a semi tractor-trailer near mile marker 254 on...

LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI — New details have emerged following the arrest of a Somali truck driver caught driving the wrong way on Highway 61 in Lincoln County, including that the driver failed a federal English proficiency test and could not identify a place of residence when speaking with officers through broken English. On February 25, 2026, Abdiasis Ibrahim Ali was observed driving a white tractor-trailer southbound in the northbound lanes of Highway 61 at an alarming rate of speed....

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICHIGAN — A truck driver with no prior criminal record was sentenced to two years in federal prison after attempting to smuggle what he believed was tobacco across the Canadian border, only for authorities to discover his trailer contained $1 million worth of methamphetamine. The sentence was handed down on February 24, 2026, for an incident that occurred in September 2025. According to the Detroit Free Press, Syed Shah agreed to meet another truck driver, Navjot...

LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI — A Minnesota truck driver is facing criminal charges after being filmed driving the wrong way on a Missouri highway at an alarming rate of speed, with a no-bond arrest warrant requested following a multi-agency investigation. On February 25, 2026, Abdiasis Ibrahim Ali of Minnesota was observed driving a white tractor-trailer southbound on Highway 61 while traveling in the northbound lanes. A citizen who was nearly struck by the vehicle immediately contacted...

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — A truck driver was shot with pepper balls, tased, and arrested after barreling through an active crash investigation on Interstate 40 near Albuquerque — the very scene where a Bernalillo County Sheriff's sergeant had just been killed by another semi truck. The incident occurred on Monday, February 23, 2026, on I-40 near Albuquerque. Two lanes of the interstate were closed as officers investigated the death of Sergeant Michael Schlattman, who had been...

MOSCOW, PENNSYLVANIA — A multi-agency emergency response was launched early Friday morning after a Greyhound bus carrying 33 passengers struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 380, leaving the bus's exit door inoperable and requiring rescue crews to forcibly remove it to evacuate passengers and reach the injured. The crash prompted the dispatch of multiple fire companies, Pennsylvania State Police, and PennDOT to the scene. Upon arrival, crews from Station 14 —...

ARIZONA — More than 80 commercial vehicle enforcement inspectors are taking part in "Operation Southern Shield," an annual inspection and enforcement campaign targeting commercial vehicles along two major Arizona interstate corridors through Friday, February 27, 2026. The operation runs from Tuesday, February 24 through Friday, February 27, covering Interstate 10 from Phoenix to the New Mexico state line and Interstate 19 from Tucson to the international border. The effort is led by...

TOPEKA, KANSAS — Topeka police discovered a dead body inside a semi truck trailer parked at a local truck stop Thursday afternoon, though authorities say no foul play is suspected. Photo credit: KSNT News Officers were notified shortly before 12:25 p.m. on February 26, 2026, about a suspicious vehicle parked at a truck stop in the 1800 block of Northwest Brickyard Road. Upon arrival, police located a parked semi truck bearing the Tyson Foods logo. Officers and crime scene...

ELMHURST, ILLINOIS — A dump truck driver was cited after losing the vehicle's rear tandem axle wheels while driving on a busy Illinois roadway, prompting a lane closure and the towing of the truck. Photo credit: Elmhurst Police Department The incident occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, February 26, 2026, on southbound Route 83, south of North Avenue in Elmhurst. According to the Elmhurst Police Department, the dump truck lost its rear tandem axle wheels while in motion, forcing...

CALIFORNIA — With a March 6 cancellation deadline approaching for roughly 20,000 non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses, California has filed an emergency motion accusing federal regulators of "moving the goal posts" — while a Bay Area judge has issued a tentative ruling allowing the affected drivers to keep their licenses, at least temporarily. The dispute stems from a California DMV clerical error in which non-domiciled CDLs were issued with expiration dates extending...