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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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2024-04-11 16:37:02 -

$888K in cocaine seized from tractor trailer in Texas
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized a large amount of cocaine from a tractor trailer at a Texas border crossing. The drug seizure took place on Monday, April 8, at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry located in Rio Grande City, Texas. CBP officers referred a tractor hauling an empty trailer for a secondary inspection. Following an inspection using CBP canine...

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2023-07-04 02:11:19 -

2 dead, 1 injured after tractor-trailer runs off I-26, strikes house in Unicoi County; man charged
UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Update - 7/3: A second person has died after a tractor-trailer crashed into a house in Unicoi County on Sunday, according to Tennessee Highway Patrol. The people killed have been identified as 54-year-old Jaswinder Kaur and 31-year-old Kirandeep Kaur, according to THP. ---- UPDATE: According to Tennessee Highway Patrol, the truck driver, 41-year-old...

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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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2025-03-25 21:52:14 -

CBP Seizes Over 1,600 Pounds of Meth in Two Back-to-Back Tractor Trailer Busts at Calexico Cargo Facility
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made two significant methamphetamine seizures on consecutive days at the Calexico Cargo Facility in Calexico, California. The first seizure occurred shortly after 6 a.m. when a 36-year-old man driving a red tractor trailer sought entry into the U.S. from Mexico. The truck was referred for secondary inspection, where non-intrusive technology revealed...

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2025-03-12 01:40:02 -

Collision between tractor-trailer, minivan leaves woman dead in Burlington Township, NJ
A woman was killed in a collision between a minivan and a tractor-trailer on Tuesday, March 11, in Burlington Township, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of County Route 541 and Cadillac Road. Authorities confirmed that the woman was a passenger in the minivan when it collided with the...

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2022-01-29 20:11:15 -

Connecticut and New Jersey announce tractor trailer travel bans
Officials in Connecticut and New Jersey are prepping for a major weekend winter storm by banning truck travel on major roadways. In a Friday news conference, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said that starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday, a tractor travel ban would be in place due to a major nor’easter dubbed “Winter Storm Bobby” expected to hit the New England coast late Friday and...

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2022-04-03 22:07:26 -

Dash cam video shows you what it’s like inside of a tractor trailer as a pileup is happening
A truck driver responded to recent weather-related pileups by sharing a video showing how he managed to maneuver his vehicle through a pileup safely. Pennsylvania-based owner-operator Johnny Hrinda shared the dash cam video on March 29, along with a message about safe driving. He says that the video was captured on March 28, 2022, on northbound I-81 at mile marker 114 in...

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2025-03-28 22:16:09 -

Dashcam Captures Fiery Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash on Florida’s Turnpike
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Wild dashcam footage has surfaced showing the moment a tractor-trailer erupted into flames during a violent rollover crash on Florida’s Turnpike near Sunrise Boulevard. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon and brought rush-hour traffic to a standstill as the truck slammed into the median, overturned onto the opposite side of the highway, and burst into...

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2022-05-03 15:12:03 -

Erratic motorist declares he is “the chosen one” before running into oncoming tractor trailer
A man is dead after driving and acting erratically before running into the path of an oncoming tractor trailer in Virginia on Friday. The incident happened on April 29th just before 1:30 a.m. in Richmond, Virginia. According to ABC 8 News, a U-haul van was traveling along Interstate 95 north when it took the exit to Interstate 64 eastbound. The van then suddenly did a...

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2025-04-24 13:51:18 -

$500K Bond Set for Truck Driver Accused of Texting During Fatal Crash in San Benito
SAN BENITO, Texas — Bond has been set at $500,000 for a tractor-trailer driver accused of texting while driving during a fatal crash in San Benito, according to Cameron County jail records. Fernando Gonzalez Altamirano, 39, a Mexican national, was arraigned on a charge of criminally negligent homicide following the Saturday crash that claimed the life of 70-year-old Lorenzo Guajardo, of...

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2025-04-14 15:33:33 -

Bystanders Pull Truck Driver from Rollover Crash on I-95 in Dedham
DEDHAM, Mass. — A tractor-trailer driver was rescued by a passerby after a rollover crash Monday morning near the Exit 29 off-ramp on Interstate 95. The crash occurred around 10:00 a.m. during the morning commute. According to witnesses and images captured by a Boston 25 News photographer, a bystander climbed onto the overturned cab and opened the passenger door, helping the driver...

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2025-02-17 18:12:52 -

Charlotte Man Arrested in Louisiana After Over $1 Million and Drugs Found in Semi-Truck
A Charlotte man was taken into custody in Port Allen, Louisiana, on Friday, February 14, after Louisiana State Police discovered drugs and more than $1 million in cash inside his tractor-trailer during a traffic stop. According to authorities, troopers conducted a commercial vehicle inspection just before 9:30 a.m. on a 2019 International Harvester tractor-trailer. During the stop, a...

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2025-02-06 16:51:17 -

Driver Rescued After Box Truck Overturns on New Jersey Turnpike
Emergency crews responded to a box truck crash on the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday morning, where a driver was trapped inside the overturned vehicle. The accident happened around 7:30 a.m. at Exit 16E, near the toll plaza on the eastern spur of the Turnpike in Secaucus, New Jersey. The crash blocked at least four lanes leading to the I-495/Lincoln Tunnel approach, creating heavy traffic...

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2025-04-22 03:54:46 -

H-E-B Honors Jesus Flores for Logging 4 Million Safe Miles on the Road
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — H-E-B truck driver Jesus Flores has reached an extraordinary milestone: 4 million safe miles logged over a 39-year career with the company. Flores, who began his driving career in 1992, was honored this week with cheers, praise, and a brand-new 2025 Volvo Tractor. “Since he started, he hasn’t had a single incident,” said H-E-B Terminal Manager...

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