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North Carolina Deputy Killed When Tractor-Trailer Rear-Ends His Patrol Car in Work Zone While He Protected Road Crew on US-74 — Leaves Wife and Two Children; Driver Charged With Misdemeanor Death by Vehicle

BOLTON, NORTH CAROLINA — A Columbus County Sheriff's Office deputy who was shielding a road striping crew on US-74 Thursday morning was killed when a tractor-trailer failed to slow down and slammed into his marked patrol vehicle from behind, then struck a bumper truck ahead of it, crossed the median, and caught fire. Deputy Damien Draper Bost, 30, of Nakina, was transported to Columbus...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-28 22:53:32

Fatigued Semi Driver May Have Fallen Asleep Before Striking Two Vehicles on US-50 in Nevada; Two Dead, One Airlifted With Life-Threatening Injuries

DAYTON, NEVADA — Two people are dead and a third was airlifted with life-threatening injuries after a semi-truck struck two passenger vehicles at the intersection of US Highway 50 and Traditions Parkway in Dayton, Nevada, early Sunday morning, with preliminary statements at the scene suggesting the truck driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel. The Nevada Highway Patrol and Lyon...

Truck Drivers Life

2026-06-28 22:01:26

Texas Deputy Killed When Heavy-Equipment Truck Slams Into Her Patrol Car While Directing Traffic on I-45 — Six Months Into Patrol Career, Weeks From Her 25th Birthday; Driver Stayed at Scene and Cooperated

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — A 24-year-old Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputy was killed early Sunday morning when a heavy-equipment utility truck hauling a trailer loaded with concrete form material slammed into her patrol car as she directed traffic at a crash scene on Interstate 45 near Lake Woodlands — just six months after being pinned as a patrol deputy and weeks before her...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-28 19:22:15

Rhode Island Intersection Sees Third Serious Crash in Three Months — Driver Dies After Running Stop Sign Into Tractor-Trailer; Traffic Signal Approved but Still a Year Away

FOSTER, RHODE ISLAND — A driver is dead after an SUV drove through a stop sign and collided with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Route 101 and Route 94 in Foster Thursday night — the third serious crash at the same intersection since April, renewing urgent calls for safety improvements at what residents and local leaders say has become a deadly problem spot. The crash...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-27 21:25:36

Oversized Trailer Breaks Free and Rides Over Subaru After Helper Vehicle Accidentally Unlocks It During Lane Change on I-75; Two Women Escape With Minor Injuries

WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA — Two Georgia women escaped with minor injuries Saturday morning after the rear trailer of an oversized tractor-trailer combination broke loose on northbound Interstate 75 and rode over the top of their Subaru Forester, crushing the vehicle and blocking all northbound lanes for nearly two hours. Florida Highway Patrol said the crash occurred at approximately 9:52...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-27 20:42:02

Florida Tow Truck Driver Arrested After Stealing Debit Card From Car He Was Called to Impound — Victim Had Just Been Arrested for Theft Herself, Driver Already Had Active Burglary Warrants; Florida Sheriff Says 'He's in Worse Trouble'

KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA — A Polk County tow truck driver was arrested after allegedly breaking into a vehicle he was dispatched to impound and stealing the owner's debit card — a woman who had just been arrested for petty theft herself and was now, according to Sheriff Grady Judd, the victim. Markus Anthony, 32, of Kissimmee, faces charges of burglary, theft, fraudulent use of a credit...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-27 19:30:47

Semi Driver Flees After CSX Train Drags His Truck 500 Feet in Atlanta — Amazon Packages Scattered Along Tracks, Driver Seen Limping Away

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — A semi-truck driver fled the scene of a fiery early-morning collision with a CSX freight train on Atlanta's westside Friday, leaving behind a trail of Amazon shipping packages scattered along the tracks and triggering the suspension of MARTA rail service between two stations. Atlanta Fire Rescue responded at approximately 3:43 a.m. to the intersection of Lee and Sparks...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-27 18:04:40

Texas 'Operation June Bug' Stops 132 Vehicles in Wichita County — 24 Detained for Immigration Violations, 15 Trucks Impounded, 109 Equipment Violations in One Day

WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS — A single-day multi-agency commercial vehicle and immigration enforcement operation in Wichita County on June 25, 2026, resulted in 24 people detained for being unlawfully present in the United States, 15 truck and trailer combinations impounded, and 109 equipment violations issued. Operation June Bug was a joint effort between the Wichita County Sheriff's Office,...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-26 23:53:05

California CHP Increases Truck Stops and Inspections Near Border After Spike in Crashes and Log Violations

EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol Border Division's Commercial Vehicle Unit has announced increased enforcement efforts in response to a rise in commercial vehicle collisions, unsafe driving behaviors, and hours-of-service violations in the region. Officers are conducting inspections and enforcement operations to ensure commercial drivers and vehicles are operating in...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-26 23:43:23

Prime Inc. Sues IRS for $11 Million Tax Refund on Diesel Used to Power Refrigerated Trailers; Not to Drive the Trucks; Says Refrigerated Trailer Fuel Should Not Be Taxed as Highway Fuel

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI — Prime Inc., one of the country's largest trucking companies, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking an $11 million refund from the Internal Revenue Service for federal fuel excise taxes the company says were wrongfully collected on diesel fuel used to power its refrigerated trailer units — not to drive the trucks. The complaint was filed on June 16, 2026, in...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-26 23:23:42

$1.3 Million in Stolen Copper Wire From Alabama and Data Center Equipment From Florida Recovered From Two Stolen Trailers at Illinois Truck Yard — Stolen Plates Also Found

ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP, ILLINOIS — Cook County Sheriff's Office investigators recovered more than $1.3 million in stolen goods from two stolen semi-trailers found at a truck yard in unincorporated Elk Grove Township, including $300,000 in copper wire and $1 million worth of data center infrastructure equipment — with stolen license plates on one trailer and a trail leading back to...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-26 19:48:46

'I Have Not Forgiven You': Families Confront Fatigued Truck Driver in Court as He's Sentenced to 20 Years for I-20 Crash That Killed Five — Three Generations of One Family Gone; Some Forgave Him, Some Did Not

KAUFMAN, TEXAS — More than a year after a fatigued truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and triggered a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 20 that killed five people — including three generations of a Fort Worth family — the survivors and loved ones of the victims came face to face with him in a Kaufman County courtroom Thursday and delivered words of grief, anger, and in...

American Truck Drivers

2026-06-26 19:44:02

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