ALMA, ARKANSAS — Arkansas Highway Police (AHP) troopers recently stopped an oversized commercial vehicle after learning the driver was hauling heavy equipment without the required permit.
According to AHP, a trooper conducted the stop on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, along Highway 64 in Alma. During the inspection, the trooper determined the driver did not have a valid permit for the...
SOCIAL HILL, ARKANSAS — Arkansas State Police say a commercial vehicle was stopped during a weight enforcement detail on westbound I-30 near the Social Hill Rest Area, where troopers discovered the truck was significantly overweight and operating without a permit.
According to ASP, the stop happened Sunday, February 1, 2026, near mile marker 93. During the inspection, the commercial...
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol issued a citation to a truck driver after troopers said he parked his big rig on the freeway shoulder to do some “sight-seeing” on the Golden Gate Bridge — a stop CHP emphasized was not an emergency.
Photo credit: CHP-Marin
CHP’s Marin Division said the incident happened on Jan. 18, 2026,...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol’s Coastal Division, headquartered in San Luis Obispo, reported that troopers uncovered 253 violations during a two-day commercial vehicle enforcement detail focused on moving violations aimed at improving roadway safety across California’s Central Coast.
CHP said the operation resulted in 79 vehicle inspections,...
VICTORVILLE, Calif. — A dump truck hauling aggregate was stopped by California Highway Patrol troopers in the Victorville area on January 29, 2026, after officers spotted the truck traveling on the interstate with its load piled high and uncovered, CHP said.
According to CHP, the stop revealed an even bigger issue: the truck was almost 20,000 pounds overweight for its axle...
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — A fully loaded double semi-truck left Interstate 90 and ended up in a pond near Ellensburg, landing about 50 feet off the roadway in 3 to 4 feet of water, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened near milepost 107 and was caused by distracted driving. The semi was not blocking any lanes and traffic was not impacted, WSP noted....
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested an allegedly impaired commercial truck driver who was also wanted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), authorities said in a December 5 statement.
The incident began when a Southeast Region Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Trooper stopped a semi-truck after spotting the driver using a...
GRAYSON COUNTY, Ky. — A Grayson County man was seriously injured Wednesday morning in a violent crash involving a semi-truck and a snowplow on the Western Kentucky Parkway.
The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Caneyville and Leitchfield fire departments, EMS, and Kentucky State Police responded around 10:05 a.m. near the 98-mile marker on the eastbound Western Kentucky Parkway,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal transportation officials released results from Operation SafeDRIVE, a three-day, high-visibility enforcement and education effort carried out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and state law enforcement to target unsafe driving behaviors, driver qualification issues, and vehicle safety violations.
Officials said the first phase of the...
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...
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