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$1.7 million awarded to man who says truck driver’s train horn caused hearing loss
A Mississippi jury sided with a man who said that a truck driver’s train horn blast caused him permanent hearing loss. Mississippi resident Jerry Kelly was awarded $1,787,597 by a jury following a lawsuit brought against Jerry Garland. On May 4, 2020, both Kelly and Garland were on a job site in Florence, Mississippi, working for commercial asphalt company Adcamp....

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2022-07-12 14:43:02 -

$671K in cocaine ‘concealed in the tires of a tractor trailer hauling juice,’ Customs and Border Patrol says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a large amount of cocaine reportedly found hidden in a commercial vehicle trailer’s tires. The drug seizure occurred on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the World Trade Bridge, in Laredo, Texas. A CBP officer referred a 1997 Freightliner trailer hauling a shipment of “juice” for a secondary inspection....

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2022-10-10 15:27:07 -

‘Absolutely NOT’ — FMCSA slapped with over 700 comments on plan to mandate electronic ID technology for CMVs
Hundreds of people have provided the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) with an opinion on a controversial proposal to require that commercial vehicles be equipped with electronic identification technology accessible by law enforcement when the truck is parked or in motion. Electronic CMV IDs to Allow Police to Focus on “High-Risk Carriers and Drivers” On...

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2022-05-20 23:39:52 -

‘Brave’ Good Samaritans rescue driver from burning dump truck
Several motorists saved the life of a dump truck driver after a crash in Maryland on Friday morning. The accident happened on May 20th in Rosedale at around 8 a.m. on Interstate 95. According to Fox 45, the dump truck crashed into a guard rail and burst into flames on I-95 near Hazelwood Avenue. Several motorists stopped when they saw the wreck and helped to pull the...

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2022-08-30 15:13:29 -

‘Colossal, record setting seizure’ — $11.8 million worth of cocaine seized from truckload of baby wipes
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized more than 1500 pounds of cocaine from a semi trailer over the weekend. The drug bust occurred on Friday, August 26, 2022, at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge in Laredo, Texas. CBP officers referred a truck manifesting a shipment of baby wipes for a secondary inspection. Using a canine unit and the...

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2024-03-14 13:39:24 -

‘Get In With Me (Trucker Remix)’ is the trucking song you need to hear right now
Trucking content creator Larry Cothran recently released an infectious rap single called ‘Get In With Me (Trucker Remix)’ that anyone in the trucking industry today will relate to right away. While many in the trucking community know Cothran for his comedy videos, his latest effort is a single that puts a trucking spin on artist Bossman Dlow’s song...

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2021-09-14 22:40:05 -

‘Large rock’ thrown at semi from overpass, Ohio police seek two suspects
Police are seeking information from the public after a semi truck was damaged by a large rock thrown from an overpass in Xenia, Ohio, on Friday. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of September 10. The Xenia Police Department says that they were called to the scene at US 35 westbound at Bellbrook Avenue after a truck driver reported that his vehicle had been hit by a rock....

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2021-08-27 15:22:21 -

‘Meat product’ spilled from semi truck leaves three dead after slippery crash
A fiery, five-vehicle crash ended in three fatalities in Texas on Thursday afternoon, all because of a ‘meat product’ spill. The accident happened on August 26th in Seguin, Texas on Interstate 10 near the State Highway 123 bypass. According to KSAT News, a semi truck transporting meat product was traveling along I-10 when it lost its load on the highway. The...

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2022-10-10 21:50:32 -

‘Profound delays’ ahead as Georgia DOT begins 8 month lane closures on I-285 in Atlanta
The Georgia Department of Transportion (GDOT) is warning driver to expect several months worth of heavy traffic delays due to lane closures on a busy interstate in the metro Atlanta area. Starting on Saturday, October 8, GDOT will close one lane of I-285 eastbound between Roswell Road and Ashford Dunwoody Road for a bridge construction project. Approximately one week later,...

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2022-05-26 20:59:51 -

‘Stupid idea’ — The FMCSA has received nearly 12,000 comments about controversial speed limiter proposal
In just a few weeks, thousands of truckers left comments for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on a plan to push forward with rulemaking to require speed limiting devices on trucks. Comment period extended after thousands of comments received As of May 26, the FMCSA has received 11.39K public comments on the controversial “speed limiter” mandate, many...

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2021-08-27 21:45:06 -

‘Texas Hammer’ truck wreck lawyer sues ‘Alabama Hammer’ for stealing his shtick
A personal injury lawyer from Texas famous for wild TV ads featuring himself wielding a hammer against big rigs has sued another lawyer from Alabama for copying his commercials. Attorney Jim Adler, also known by his trademark the “Texas Hammer,” has filed suit against lawyer Mike Slocumb, who goes by the moniker the “Alabama Hammer,” for copyright infringement,...

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2022-09-02 13:25:06 -

‘Unsafe and unacceptable’ — Georgia DPS calls out pickup driver’s container haul
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) took to social media on Thursday to call out an “unacceptable” amount of overhang from a container. In the September 1 social media post, Georgia DPS said: As they say, “If it fits, it ships” well, not in this case. SFC Strickland (Region D) stopped this CMV yesterday. The container had a 15-foot nine-inch overhang....

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2024-03-18 15:01:20 -

Buc-ee’s to open first-ever store in Colorado
Popular travel station chain Buc-ee’s is opening the company’s first-ever store in Colorado next week. On Monday, March 18, Buc-ee’s will celebrate the grand opening of a new 74,000 square feet location in Johnstown, Colorado. The Johnstown store will be about the same size as the Sevierville, Tennessee, Buc-ee’s that was named the largest gas station...

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2022-05-29 12:47:39 -

Cameras capture truck’s sudden plummet off North Carolina bridge
Officials in Craven County, North Carolina, released traffic camera footage of a truck’s crash off of a bridge earlier this month. The incident occurred during the morning rush hour on May 13, 2022, in New Bern, North Carolina. North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers said that 46 year old truck driver Harold Neal was driving too fast for the wet conditions and lost control,...

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2022-06-06 22:05:39 -

CAT Scale prices for a weigh and a reweigh have increased
This month, CAT Scale increased the costs for drivers to weigh or reweigh a vehicle. Effective June 3, CAT Scale increased prices from $12.50 to $13 for a weigh. The cost of a reweigh has also increased from $3 to $3.50. The company confirmed the price increase on their website FAQ. The last time that CAT Scale increased prices was on March 26, 2021. The first CAT...

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2022-07-26 23:36:08 -

CORONER: “May be some time yet” before deceased lady trucker’s toxicology report released
The Coroner in charge says that there “may be some time yet” before a toxicology report on the lady trucker found dead at a Mississippi Pilot truck stop is released. The female truck driver, now identified as 55-year-old Cynthia Luckner-Cullen, was found dead in her truck at the Pilot truck stop in New Albany, Mississippi on the afternoon of July 17th. Lady...

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2022-04-27 22:30:22 -

Dash cam video shows semi truck striking Michigan trooper’s vehicle on I-94
Michigan 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...

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2025-03-27 00:01:48 -

Florida Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After Road Rage Shooting at Semi-Truck in Lake Wales
LAKE WALES, FL — A road rage incident on State Road 60 has resulted in the arrest of a 43-year-old man from Fellsmere, who now faces multiple felony charges, including attempted second-degree murder. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), Mitchell Gens turned himself in on March 23, 2025, after detectives identified him as the individual who fired multiple shots at a...

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2023-04-17 21:21:20 -

Here are the ‘Fuel Island 10 Commandments’ every driver should obey
#1. Thou shalt not relieve yourself at the fuel island. #2. Thou shalt choose one pump and wait in that line, not park in the middle of the driveway and wait for one to open up. #3. Thou shall pull away after thy hath finished fueling. #4. Thou shalt drive at a reasonable speed in the parking lot so as not to endanger pedestrians. #5. Thou shalt not wash thy truck with the...

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2021-04-23 21:37:45 -

Here are the dates for 2021’s biggest truck inspection blitzes
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced dates for several truck inspection campaigns set to take place in 2021. It’s early in 2021, but the CVSA is already looking ahead to several scheduled enforcement efforts. Here are some of the dates you should know: International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 4 — 6, 2021. International Roadcheck is an annual...

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