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2024-04-16 14:16:58 -

28,000 packs of illegal cigarettes found in semi during traffic stop
Agents discovered almost 28,000 packs of illegal cigarettes during a traffic stop involving a semi truck in Arkansas earlier this month. The incident occurred in Lonoke, Arkansas on Wednesday, April 10th and involved agents with Arkansas Tobacco Control and the Central Arkansas Drug Task Force. The news release covering the incident was released on Monday, April 15th. ...

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2021-05-03 21:15:43 -

3-on-1 truck stop assault sends driver to emergency room
A truck driver was injured at a truck stop on Sunday morning after being assaulted in the parking lot. The incident happened on May 2nd at around 4:15 a.m. in Columbia, Missouri. According to Columbia Daily Tribune, the unidentified trucker was sitting in his rig at a parking lot in the 3400 block of Grindstone Parkway when three black males approached his rig. The three men...

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2022-08-20 16:29:43 -

Arkansas trooper says it’s “very common” to stop truckers who can’t read road signs
A report from an Arkansas news station suggests that state police are frequently pulling over truck drivers who do not have enough understanding of the English language to read road signs. The report from KARK is entitled “Danger Ahead? Truckers Who Can’t Read AR Roadway Signs a Common Problem.” The report features a ride along with Arkansas State Police...

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2022-09-02 13:29:57 -

Big rig stolen from Indiana truck stop, tractor and trailer recovered separately
Indiana State Police (ISP) arrested a man in connection with the theft of a truck and trailer from a truck stop in Jasper County on Wednesday. On August 31, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and ISP responded to a reported semi truck theft at the Love’s Truck Stop located on S.R. 10 east of I-65. The truck driver told officers that he went into the Love’s store and...

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2023-12-30 01:34:56 -

California cops must immediately state reason for traffic stop under law going into effect January 1
A new law going into effect next week will require California cops to immediately state the reason for a traffic stop before asking the driver any questions. Assembly Bill 2773 introduced by Assembly member Chris Holden will go into effect on January 1, 2024. Many traffic stops begin with the officer questioning, “Do you know why I pulled you over?” However, under the new...

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2022-08-29 14:23:12 -

Celebrities treat truck stop “like a zoo” in ‘disrespectful’ photoshoot
Two major celebrities stopped off at a Pilot truck stop for a photoshoot that highlighted just how far they live from the real world earlier this week. Kourtney Kardashian and husband Travis Barker visited a Pilot Truck stop in Daleville, Indiana earlier this week, and their resulting photoshoot has the internet frustrated over their disrespect towards blue-collar workers. ...

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2025-02-09 01:34:23 -

Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help in Rest Stop Robbery Investigation
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is asking for public assistance in an ongoing investigation into rest stop robberies that occurred last year, following recent suspicious activity that may be connected. On February 6, 2025, CCSO issued a statement requesting help in identifying suspects involved in a series of robberies at a rest area off I-10 near San Simon, Arizona, in...

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2021-07-26 23:33:08 -

Diesel rationing taking place at some TA truck stop locations
UPDATE———————————-As of Monday morning, TravelCenters of America says that there are no locations that are currently rationing diesel fuel. ORIGINAL STORY————————-A popular truck stop chain has reported that they’ve limited the amount of diesel fuel that can be purchased due...

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2022-06-26 16:56:26 -

Driver accused of fatally shooting a fellow trucker at New Jersey truck stop pleads guilty
A California-based truck driver has pleaded guilty to charges related to the shooting death of another truck driver at a Pilot truck stop in January 2021. On June 22, 46 year old David Rodriguez of Rialto, California, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of Florida-based truck driver Ricardo Menezes De Castro. Rodriguez had previously been charged with homicide,...

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2024-04-11 16:56:20 -

Driver’s sudden stop causes three rig pile-up
One truck driver’s sudden stop created a three rig pile-up crash in a Louisiana construction zone on Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened on April 10th in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana on Highway 90 south of LA-318. According to WBRZ, a semi truck was traveling on US 90 westbound through a construction zone when the driver braked suddenly, causing a...

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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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2025-04-26 15:58:10 -

First Electric Semi Truck Stop Along I-5 Corridor Launches in California
COLTON, Calif. — The first of many planned electric semi truck stops along Interstate 5 has officially been switched on in California. On April 24, the flagship EV truck stop opened in Colton, serving as the first key stop along a planned 280-mile electric commercial vehicle (CMV) charging corridor between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. According to Electrek, the site features 12...

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2024-03-13 15:25:48 -

Four way stop confusion ends in devastating car vs. semi wreck
A video of four-way stop confusion ends with a devastating wreck between a car turning left and an oncoming semi truck. In the video, the semi truck is approaching a four-way stop with flashing red lights (that appear yellow in the footage) when the driver fails to slow. A car turning left then seems to miss the fact that a tractor trailer is barreling towards the...

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2022-10-12 14:23:55 -

Get a sneak peek at how a popular Tennessee truck stop shuttered by fire will look when it reopens
The Tennessean Truck Stop shared a “sneak peek” of new building designs ahead of the store’s reopening following a fire. More than a year after the Tennessean Truck Stop (located off I-65 at Exit 22 in Cornersville Tennessee) was mostly destroyed following a July 2021 grease fire that started in the Tennessean’s restaurant, work is underway on a new...

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