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Company fined after firing female concrete truck driver, calling it “not women’s work”MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A trucking and concrete company has been fined tens of thousands of dollars after firing a female driver because management claimed the job was not “women’s work.” According to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR), Lakes Concrete Plus was ordered to pay $45,000 in damages for wrongful termination and gender-based discrimination. The fine...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 4K Views
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Driver heavily trapped, flown to hospital after semi-truck rollover in BarringtonBARRINGTON, Ill. — A semi-truck driver was seriously injured and airlifted to the hospital after being trapped for more than an hour following a collision with an SUV that caused his truck to roll over Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The crash occurred around 2:35 p.m. at Barrington Road and Dundee Road, involving a semi-truck hauling a dump trailer and an Acura SUV, according to...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 4K Views
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Lumber spills across NJ Turnpike entrance ramp after tractor-trailer overturns in EdisonEDISON, N.J. — A tractor-trailer overturned Friday morning, spilling a large load of lumber onto Interstate 287 near the New Jersey Turnpike entrance ramp, causing major traffic delays, officials said. The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the entry plaza for Exit 10, blocking lanes for drivers trying to merge onto the turnpike. Southbound traffic on I-287 backed up for more than a...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 3K Views
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Indian national with New York CDL detained by ICE for illegal U.S. residencyOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A man identified only as Anmol, an Indian national, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after being found illegally residing in the United States while holding a New York commercial driver’s license (CDL). According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE officers encountered Anmol last month during a routine truck...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 3K Views
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Two adults and child killed in fiery semi-truck crash off I-70 in ColoradoSILVERTHORNE, Colo. — A tragic early morning semi-truck crash on Interstate 70 near Silverthorne claimed the lives of two adults and one child, forcing a full closure of the westbound lanes for nearly 12 hours, authorities said. According to CBS News Colorado, the crash happened around 5:45 a.m. Sunday near milepost 208, when a Freightliner Cascadia hauling a trailer veered off the...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 3K Views
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Hazmat crews, put out tractor-trailer fire in Opa-locka, contain fuel leakOPA-LOCKA, Fla. — Emergency crews responded to a tractor-trailer fire at a truck yard in Opa-locka on Sunday afternoon, where firefighters quickly extinguished the flames and contained a hazardous fuel spill, officials said. According to WSVN, the blaze broke out near Northwest 132nd Street and 42nd Avenue, with video from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue showing the vehicle fully engulfed in...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 2K Views
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Blewett Pass closed after first snowfall traps multiple semi-trucks in WashingtonLIBERTY, Wash. — Heavy snow over the weekend forced the temporary closure of Blewett Pass in the Cascade Mountains, after multiple semi-trucks became disabled on U.S. 97, blocking both directions of traffic, officials said. The closure began Sunday at milepost 164, where several trucks lost traction during the early-season snowstorm, according to Washington State Patrol District 6 Public...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 3K Views
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Plane crash near Fort Worth killed two people and destroyed 10 semi-trucksFORT WORTH, Texas — A twin-engine plane crash near Hicks Airfield in northwest Fort Worth killed two people and sparked a massive fire that destroyed at least ten semi-trucks at a nearby industrial park, officials said. The aircraft went down Sunday afternoon off North Saginaw Boulevard, just two miles from Hicks Airfield, after taking off from Alliance Airport, according to the Tarrant...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 2K Views
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Semi driver blames GPS for confusion over city after crashing 18-wheeler into ditchKIRKSVILLE, Mo. — A semi-truck driver blamed his GPS system for misleading him into thinking he was in a different city before he crashed his 18-wheeler into a ditch along Highway 63 in northeast Missouri, early Friday morning. The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 63 and Adair County Route P, according to the Kirksville Police Department. The 68-year-old...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 3K Views
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