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2025-12-18 17:49:49 -

70-MPH Windstorm Knocks Over Semi-Trucks and Snaps Power Poles Across Southern Idaho
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO — A powerful windstorm in Southern Idaho toppled semi trucks and tractor-trailers, disrupted highway travel, and damaged roadside infrastructure as high-profile vehicles struggled to stay upright in hurricane-like gusts. Photo credit: Idaho Transportation Department The National Weather Service reported sustained winds around 30 miles per hour with gusts approaching...

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2024-03-27 15:02:23 -

Big Tex Trailers to shutter Idaho plant permanently
Popular trailer manufacturer Big Tex Trailers will close down an Idaho plant, according to documents filed with the state. According to a WARN Notice filed with the Idaho Department of Labor on March 8, 2024, Texas-headquartered manufacturer Big Tex Trailers will shutter their plant located at 312 W. Simplot Boulevard in Caldwell, Idaho. The plant closure is expected to take...

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2026-06-22 15:12:54 -

Heavy Trucks in Idaho to Be Allowed to Travel Up to 80 MPH Starting July 1; Trucking Industry Raises 'Grave' Safety Concerns; Over 70% of Truckers Say They Won't Speed Up
BOISE, IDAHO — A new Idaho law taking effect July 1 will eliminate the state's split speed limits for heavy commercial trucks on certain rural interstates, allowing trucks weighing more than 26,000 pounds to legally travel at 80 mph alongside passenger vehicles — a change that lawmakers say will improve traffic flow but that trucking industry leaders say raises serious safety...

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2022-05-01 17:45:55 -

Idaho firefighters send out major thanks to professional drivers for help at crash scene
A fire department out of northern Idaho is garnering nationwide attention for shining a light on the patience and professionalism of a group of log truck drivers following a crash on Monday morning. It all began with an early morning two-vehicle collision on September 13 on Highway 12 at mile marker 54 near Kamiah, Idaho. The crash took two hours to clear and left a long line of log...

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2026-01-06 18:36:20 -

Lawsuit Claims Tesla Autosteer Drifted Into Oncoming 90,000-Pound Grain-Hauling Semi, Killing Four in Idaho Crash
DRIGGS, IDAHO — A deadly 2023 head-on collision between a Tesla Model X and an oncoming tractor-trailer is back in the spotlight this week because a new lawsuit filed December 23 was recently moved into federal court, accusing Tesla’s driver-assistance system of letting the vehicle cross the center line and slam into the big rig. According to the newly filed complaint, the crash...

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2024-01-06 23:17:24 -

Trucker killed after failing to yield to Union Pacific train, Idaho Sheriff says
Police in Idaho have released more details about a fatal semi truck crash involving a Union Pacific train that occurred late last month. The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. on December 29, 2023, at a railroad crossing located at Yale Road and Minidoka Avenue in Blaine County, Idaho, according to a news release from the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO). Officials say that...

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2022-07-24 15:04:04 -

VIDEO: Idaho transportation officials warn drivers about slick spots caused by Mormon Crickets
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) shared skin-crawling video of a snow plow clearing a massive number of Mormon crickets from the roadway. On July 21, ITD took to Facebook to share video captured on State Highway 51 last week. In the video, a snow plow removes Mormon Crickets from the highway as they present a hazard for drivers. “Watch out for slick...

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2026-01-20 18:25:45 -

Volvo Semi Rear-Ends Kenworth Falls as Cab Catches Fire on I-15 in Idaho
IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO — Idaho State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred around 5:50 a.m. yesterday morning on Interstate 15 in Idaho Falls that briefly blocked traffic after a semi’s cab caught fire. Police said a Kenworth semi traveling southbound was rear-ended by a Volvo semi, also traveling southbound. Both vehicles came to rest near milepost 125, where the...

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2025-12-10 15:57:34 -

Semi Slams Into Traffic Control Vehicle on I-15 Near Pocatello — Second Crash at Same Spot in 24 Hours
POCATELLO, Idaho — A semi-tractor trailer crashed into a stationary traffic control vehicle equipped with a crash attenuator early Tuesday morning, marking the second such incident at the same location in less than 24 hours, according to Idaho State Police. The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. on northbound I-15 near milepost 73, where the semi struck the parked traffic control truck...

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