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Flatbedder cut off by motorist spills gallons of paint on passing vanClose to one thousand gallons of paint were spilled in Ohio on Tuesday morning after a flatbed hauling the paint was cut off by a motorist. The accident happened on April 26th in Austintown, Ohio. According to ABC 33 News, a trucker hauling paint on a flatbed braked suddenly when another vehicle turned in front of him, causing his load of paint to shift. ...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 14K Views
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Work resumes on ‘I-80 Winter Freight’ project to add 200 truck parking spaces to Wyoming rest areasThis week, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will begin the last leg of construction on a continuing project to add more truck parking along I-80. Starting on Wednesday, April 27, WYDOT will resume work on the $20 million I-80 Winter Freight project between Rawlins and Laramie. Crews are working towards building almost 100 new semi truck parking spaces in both the Fort...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 15K Views
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Trucker accused of chasing road-raging man down freeway with revolverA truck driver is being held on bond after a road rage incident involving an armed motorist. The incident happened on Friday, April 22nd at around 1:30 p.m. in Clark County, Washington on Interstate 5 north of the Northeast 99th Street exit. According to The Columbian, 33-year-old motorist Zachary Thurman was driving along I-5 when some debris flew off of a flatbed...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 11K Views
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WATCH: Wind puts an empty trailer right to sleepA semi truck slides right off of a windy highway in this short video. In the clip, the semi truck is traveling along the right lane of a highway pulling what is presumably an empty trailer when the wind suddenly pushes it over. The truck then lands on the grassy shoulder and slides down an embankment. “50 mph wind + Empty Trailer = Don’t Drive” reads the...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 11K Views
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Video breaks down why U.S. truckers feel frustrated and unappreciatedThis video provides users with an eye-opening look at the challenges of working in the trucking industry in 2022. In the video, Insider News explores how deregulation in the 1980s changed trucking from a respected middle class job into a profession with long hours, high driver turnover rates, and lots of wasted time waiting. While drivers felt appreciated and were hailed as heroes...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 12K Views
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Kansas trooper performing roadside CMV inspection struck by another big rigThe Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is asking drivers to move over for emergency vehicles after a semi truck struck a trooper and his vehicle during an inspection. The incident occurred Tuesday, April 26, on I-70 near Ellis, Kansas. According to KHP, Trooper Summers was performing a truck inspection alongside the interstate when “he was struck by another commercial motor vehicle...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 15K Views
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Motorist shot by police after ‘cutting wrists,’ threatening officers following wreck with semi truckA man was fatally shot by police after wielding a knife against officers and himself following a wreck with a semi truck in Michigan on Tuesday. The incident occurred on April 27th in Macomb County, Michigan. In the incident, the semi truck and a pickup were involved in a wreck at around 6:20 a.m. on Groesbeck Highway between Martin and 12 Mile. After the wreck, witnesses...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 12K Views
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Dash cam video shows semi truck striking Michigan trooper’s vehicle on I-94Michigan State Police released alarming dash cam video from a crash involving a semi truck and a state police cruiser that happened earlier this month. The crash happened shortly before 8 a.m. on April 8, on eastbound I-94 near Lawrence, Michigan. In the video, 24 year old Virginia-based truck driver Easton Norby-Varclac strikes a police cruiser driven by Michigan State Police Trooper...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 18K Views
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Women ordered to pay $4.7 million for staged semi truck crash schemeA Louisiana court has ordered a defendant to reimburse millions of dollars paid out as part of a sprawling staged crash scheme targeting truckers in the New Orleans area. On April 20, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana announced sentencing for Keishira Robinson, 27, for her role in “Operation Sideswipe,” a scheme to stage automobile...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 11K Views
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