More than 400 packages of meth seized from semi trailer
PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently confiscated more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine from an 18-wheeler whose driver was trying to
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The Trucker Newspaper – Digital Edition October 15, 2021
The Trucker Newspaper – Digital Edition October 15, 2021: Questioning New York’s state of mind
Highway worker saves driver from overturned semi
CASEY, Ill. — An Illinois highway worker is being hailed as a hero after saving a truck driver who rolled her rig. Illinois District 7
Country star’s equipment truck involved in crash
HUNTINGTON, W.V.— An 18-wheeler that’s part of country music star Jason Aldean’s equipment fleet crashed Thursday morning on Interstate 64 in West Virginia. Cabell County,
Love’s opens new truck stop in Illinois
OKLAHOMA CITY – Love’s Travel Stops opened a new store on Oct. 14 in Grant Park, Illinois, adding more than 80 parking spaces and 40
Rhode Island bridge work to improve I-195 flow
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Officials in Rhode Island broke ground on the $78 million Washington Bridge North project on Oct. 13 in Providence. The project will
Joint police effort leads to hundreds of violation tickets
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) joined forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on speed, safety belt
Texas teen dies after jumping from big rig
SCHERTZ, Texas — A Texas teenager died on Oct. 12 after jumping from a moving 18-wheeler, according to the Schertz Police Department. Police said that
Pennsylvania to test recycled plastic as road paving material
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Millions of products that consumers buy each year are held in containers made from recycled material. In Pennsylvania, the roads people drive
J.B. Hunt recognizes million-mile drivers
LOWELL, Ark. – J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has recognized 116 company drivers for achieving two, three, four and – for the first time in
Car hauler strikes trooper’s car, pickup on I-84
An 18-wheeler hauling five automobiles struck a disabled vehicle and an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper’s car on Tuesday along Interstate 84. According to an
Texas order reflects growing GOP vaccine mandates hostility
SALT LAKE CITY — With the governor of Texas leading the charge, conservative Republicans in several states are moving to block or undercut President Joe
Truck driver sentenced in illegal migrant transport case
LAREDO, Texas — A Texas truck driver who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport undocumented migrants within the United States has been sentenced to 50
Fitzgerald Peterbilt opens new Alabama location
DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Company has opened a new parts and service location in Gadsden, Alabama, by Fitzgerald Peterbilt. Featuring 10 service bays, 600
NSA honors ‘life-saving’ projects throughout nation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, along with officials from the Roadway Safety Foundation (RSF), presented seven life-saving projects with National Roadway Safety
Big rig pull to benefit Special Olympics
PADUCAH, Ky. — There are many ways to raise money for charity — bake sales, garage sales, benefit concerts, etc. But in Paducah, Kentucky, folks
Search narrows for top rookie military veteran driver
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, — FASTPORT has announced its top three finalists for “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence,” a program dedicated to finding America’s top rookie military
U.S. transportation sector unemployment falls
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was down 5.7 percent (not seasonally adjusted) in September 2021, according to the Bureau of
Freightliner’s battery electric fleets reach 1M miles
PORTLAND, Ore – Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) Freightliner battery electric Innovation and Customer Experience (CX) Fleets have reached 1 million miles of real-world usage,
CVSA safe driver week nets thousands of violations
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. stopped 46,058 passenger vehicle and commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers engaging in dangerous driving behaviors