STANTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA — A semi-tractor and tank trailer hauling milk left Highway 275 near Norfolk on New Year’s Eve and came to rest high-centered in the outside westbound lane after traveling up a steep hill and back down an embankment, injuring the driver and forcing lane closures while deputies investigated, the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office said.
The crash happened...
NORTHLAKE/JUSTIN, TEXAS — An 18-wheeler spilled about 40,000 pounds of bottles Wednesday evening along a curvy stretch of FM 407 between Northlake and Justin, forcing a full roadway closure for roughly three hours as crews worked a complex recovery operation.
Officials said no injuries were reported, but the weight of the truck and load made the cleanup time-consuming. Denton County...
PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol issued a public safety announcement after a commercial truck attempted to travel down Yankee Jim’s, a one-lane gravel road between Foresthill Road and Interstate 80, despite the route being widely known as extremely difficult to navigate—even for smaller vehicles.
Photo credit: CHP - Auburn
CHP urged commercial...
HINCKLEY, OHIO — A semi-truck trailer carrying liquid propane gas rolled down a hill Thursday afternoon in Hinckley after separating from its tractor, prompting a lengthy hazmat response and an hours-long road closure.
Photo credit: Hinckley Fire Department
Hinckley Fire and Police were dispatched around 1:37 p.m. to the 100 block of Center Road for reports that a trailer had...
OHIO - A loaded tractor-trailer driver who followed GPS directions ended up on the wrong road, turning what initially looked like a clear route into a major problem when conditions deteriorated ahead.
According to the recovery crew, the driver continued for nearly 1.5 miles before the situation worsened and the tractor-trailer became stuck in a creek, leaving the rig...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A Twin Cities tow truck driver says he has been recovering and returning abandoned vehicles left around the metro after ICE arrests, delivering the cars back to families at no cost.
Juan Leon, who runs Leo’s Towing, said he began noticing a repeated pattern: cars left behind across the area — parked on streets, in lots, and sometimes sitting for days...
KIRKSVILLE, 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...
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA — A Pensacola tow truck driver is being recognized by the Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Transportation after his quick thinking helped stop a wrong-way driver on Interstate 10 and prevent what could have been a fatal head-on collision.
At around 10:30 p.m. on February 18, a wrong-way driver system alert was issued after CCTV footage verified a...
SENECA, MISSOURI — A tractor-trailer rollover late Christmas night shut down Missouri 43 south of Seneca as responders worked an hours-long recovery involving a trailer loaded with approximately 30,000 pounds of coffee creamer.
At about 11:45 p.m. late Christmas night (Thursday), E-911 received reports of a tractor-trailer rollover on Missouri 43, just south of State Route U.
Seneca...
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