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Prohibited dump truck loses control, crashes into utility pole on Fairview Avenue in Hawthorne

HAWTHORNE, New Jersey — A dump truck that ignored posted weight restrictions barreled down Fairview Avenue Wednesday morning, ending in a dramatic crash at the intersection of Fairview Avenue and Goffle Hill Road. The crash occurred on October 29 when the heavy truck, traveling downhill, lost control and struck a utility pole, snapping it in half and bringing down live power lines....

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2025-10-30 16:40:26

Semi vs. semi hit-and-run on I-41/94 near Mitchell Interchange causes tanker rollover and hazmat spill

OAK CREEK, Wisconsin — A hit-and-run crash between two semis near Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport caused a tanker truck to overturn and spill hazardous liquid on Wednesday, leading to multiple freeway closures and major traffic delays. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 1 p.m. on I-41/94 southbound near College Avenue. A...

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2025-10-30 16:04:38

Long-haul trucker found guilty of murdering girlfriend inside tractor cab outside Patchogue motel

PATCHOGUE, New York — A 61-year-old long-haul truck driver has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend inside his tractor-trailer near a Long Island motel, Suffolk County prosecutors announced. According to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney, Willie Hart, of Yaphank, was convicted by a jury on October 29, 2025, of second-degree murder for the killing of...

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2025-10-30 15:41:53

More than 7,000 truck drivers taken off the road for failing English proficiency tests, USDOT chief says

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 7,000 commercial truck drivers have been placed out of service in 2025 for failing to meet federal English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Duffy announced the figures on October 30, citing new federal data showing that 7,248 drivers have been sidelined so far this year for English-related...

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2025-10-30 15:18:58

Tractor-trailer and pickup collide in Warsaw, spilling frozen food later donated to local pantries

WARSAW, New York — A tractor-trailer crash that closed part of West Buffalo Street on Friday afternoon turned into an unexpected community effort to help those in need after the wreck’s spilled cargo was donated to local food pantries. Around 3:30 p.m., emergency crews — including Warsaw Ambulance and Medic 80 — responded to the intersection of West Buffalo Street and...

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2025-10-30 14:29:06

Republicans call for probe into ‘CDL mills’ after deadly crashes involving illegal immigrant truck drivers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican lawmakers are demanding a federal investigation into so-called “CDL mills,” training programs accused of rapidly issuing commercial driver’s licenses to underqualified drivers — a growing concern following multiple fatal crashes involving illegal immigrant truckers. In a letter sent Tuesday to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy,...

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2025-10-29 17:19:13

California man sentenced to nearly 19 years for sexually assaulting sleeping female truck driver

OXNARD, California — A California man has been sentenced to 18 years and 8 months in state prison for the violent sexual assault of a female truck driver who was asleep inside her rig in 2020, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Jose Luis Meza Jr., 34, of Oxnard, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to assault with intent to commit rape and forcible oral...

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2025-10-29 16:38:01

Truck driver electrocuted after grain chute pulls down live power lines in McHenry County, Illinois

MCHENRY COUNTY, Illinois — A semi-truck driver was killed Monday evening after a farming accident involving a grain chute brought down live power lines on a rural road near Hebron, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. First responders were called around 5:17 p.m. to County Line Road south of Jackson Road after farm equipment struck an overhead power line. Deputies...

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2025-10-29 16:12:51

Amtrak train carrying 129 passengers collides with semi-truck near San Antonio

SCHERTZ, Texas — An Amtrak passenger train carrying 129 people collided with a semi-truck hauling rocks Tuesday morning near Solms Quarry Road in Comal County, temporarily shutting down the area and causing major traffic delays. According to the Schertz Police Department, the crash happened around 8:05 a.m. at the railroad crossing on Solms Quarry Road at FM 482. The train, which was...

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2025-10-29 15:29:36

Truck hauling lab monkeys overturns on I-59 in Mississippi; several animals shot after escape

JASPER COUNTY, Mississippi — A truck carrying research monkeys overturned Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 59 near Heidelberg, prompting an emergency response and the shooting of several animals after they escaped from the wreckage, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred near mile marker 117, north of Heidelberg, as the truck transported Rhesus...

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2025-10-29 13:26:02

Two children and one adult killed after semi-truck crashes into stopped pickup on I-10 in Kendall County

KENDALL COUNTY, Texas — A devastating crash on Interstate 10 claimed the lives of one adult and two children Monday afternoon after a semi-truck struck a stopped pickup truck near mile marker 524, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Troopers said the collision occurred around 3:19 p.m. when a 2013 GMC Sierra was stopped in the right lane of the highway for...

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2025-10-28 19:07:59

Whistleblower: Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers Sending ‘Shockwave’ Through U.S. Trucking Industry

CHICAGO, Illinois — A veteran trucking industry leader is sounding the alarm over what he calls a growing crisis caused by illegal immigrant truck drivers operating with sanctuary state-issued licenses, warning the issue is endangering U.S. roads and “killing” small American trucking businesses. Mike Kucharski, co-owner and vice president of JKC Trucking in Illinois,...

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2025-10-28 18:36:30

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