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2026-03-09 17:33:11 -

70-Year-Old Canadian Truck Driver Killed After Tractor-Trailer Strikes Disabled SUV Blocking Lane on Route 17 in Nichols, New York and Plunges Down Embankment Into Tree
NICHOLS, NEW YORK — A 70-year-old truck driver from Ontario, Canada, was killed early Friday morning after his tractor-trailer struck a disabled SUV partially blocking a lane on State Route 17, sending the truck off the roadway and into a tree. The crash occurred at approximately 1:53 a.m. on March 6, 2026, on westbound State Route 17 between exits 63 and 62 in the Town of Nichols. A...

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2026-03-09 17:45:22 -

Dump Truck Driver Caught by New York State Police Driving Without a Tire Hauling 83,000 Pounds of Salt After Losing Tag Tire in Fishkill and Continuing to Millbrook Anyway
DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK — A tri-axle dump truck loaded with 83,000 pounds of sodium chloride was pulled over in Millbrook after the driver continued driving from Fishkill without a missing tag axle tire in an attempt to complete a delivery, New York State Police said. Troop K's Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit stopped the dump truck after noticing something wasn't right with the...

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2026-03-09 18:05:09 -

Semi-Truck Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide After Making U-Turn in Front of Northbound Sedan in Hopkinsville, Killing 33-Year-Old Man
HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY — A Chicago truck driver has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide after a crash involving his semi-truck killed a Tennessee man on Saturday evening, with investigators determining the driver was under the influence of drugs at the time. The crash occurred just after 6 p.m. on March 7, 2026, near the intersection of Fort Campbell Boulevard and Lovers...

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2026-03-09 18:15:49 -

Dump Truck Driver Faces Charges After Unknowingly Driving From Miami With Box Gradually Rising, Striking I-75 Overpass in Sarasota, Spilling Gravel and Wedging Under Bridge
SARASOTA, FLORIDA — A dump truck driver who does not speak English is facing pending charges after the box of his truck struck the Proctor Road overpass on Interstate 75 early Monday morning, spilling a load of gravel across the roadway and backing up traffic for miles. The crash occurred at approximately 4:45 a.m. on northbound I-75 in Sarasota County. According to Florida Highway...

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2026-03-10 14:59:15 -

Dump Truck Driver Killed After Plowing Into Two Parked Tractor-Trailers on NJ Turnpike, Sparking Fire That Engulfs Truck and Trailer — Two Other Drivers Hospitalized
WOODBRIDGE, NEW JERSEY — A Bergen County dump truck driver was killed Monday morning after his vehicle struck two tractor-trailers parked on the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike near the Grover Cleveland Service Area, engulfing the dump truck and one of the trailers in flames. Photo credit: abc7ny The crash occurred at approximately 9:55 a.m. on March 9, 2026, on the northbound...

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2026-03-10 15:24:42 -

Four Wyoming Teens Survive Being Hit by Two Semi-Trucks After DUI Teen Driver Attempts Illegal Pass in No Passing Zone — Door Ripped Off Vehicle
CAMPBELL COUNTY, WYOMING — Four teenagers survived a violent collision with two semi-trucks on Wyoming Highway 59 after the driver allegedly attempted an illegal passing maneuver while under the influence of alcohol, the Wyoming Highway Patrol said. At approximately 8:20 p.m. on March 8, 2026, troopers were dispatched to mile marker 84 on WY 59 for a crash involving three vehicles. A...

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2026-03-10 16:26:16 -

Florida Senate Passes Bill Imposing $50,000 Penalty on Trucking Companies That Employ Undocumented Immigrant Drivers — Trucks to Be Impounded Until Fine Is Paid
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — The Florida Senate passed a bill on March 6, 2026, that would impose a $50,000 civil penalty on trucking companies whose vehicles are driven by undocumented immigrants, with trucks impounded until the penalty is paid or bond is posted. The proposal, SB 86, passed on a 29-5 vote and was sponsored by Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville. It came in direct response to a deadly...

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2026-03-10 16:50:32 -

Near-Historic Diesel Price Spike of Nearly 25% in One Week Has Truckers Warning Some Drivers Will "Hang Up Their Keys" as Fuel Now Eats 40% of Their Income
THONOTOSASSA, FLORIDA — Diesel fuel prices have surged at one of the fastest rates in years following U.S. strikes on Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with truck drivers across the country already feeling the financial squeeze and economists warning that consumers could soon follow. The national average cost of a gallon of diesel has jumped by 85.9 cents in a...

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2026-03-10 17:16:26 -

Kentucky State Police East Region Reports January 2026 Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Numbers Across 25 Counties: 552 Inspections, 431 Violations, 18 Drivers and 52 Vehicles Out of Service
KENTUCKY — Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement troopers conducted hundreds of commercial vehicle inspections across a 25-county East Region in January 2026, resulting in 431 violations and dozens of drivers and vehicles placed out of service. KSP East Region troopers conducted 552 commercial motor vehicle inspections in January, citing 431 violations. A total of 18...

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