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
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Infrastructure bill becoming hot potato in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, says she has pushed President Joe Biden to hold the line and
Oregon State Police use horrific crash photos as teaching tool
KENT, Ore. — An 18-wheeler driver was cited for careless driving after a catastrophic head-on collision with another big rig on Oct. 6 along Highway
I-70 crackdown on bad driving begins
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is joining forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on speed, safety belt
INDOT imposing new weight restrictions for big rigs in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will implement a weight restriction on the I-65/I-70 exit ramps in downtown Indianapolis as part of the
Ton limit lowered for Kentucky bridge
FRANKFORT, Ky. —Engineers with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) have lowered the tonnage limit on a heavily-used bridge after a recent inspection. A 22-ton load
Trucker loses life in Indiana wreck
SELLERSBURG, Ind. — A crash between two 18-wheelers on Oct. 5 along Interstate 65 turned into a fatal crash investigation and had traffic backed up
Campaign encourages seat belts, safe driving practices
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky officials are participating in a campaign to encourage safe driving practices including the use of seat belts. The high-visibility enforcement campaign
Kentucky I-64 bridge replacements scheduled
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A multi-bridge replacement project is scheduled to begin on Oct. 10 on Interstate 64 in Franklin County, Kentucky. According to the Kentucky
Alabama swamped, 4 killed in floods from slow-moving front
PELHAM, Ala. — Terrified drivers climbed out of swamped cars and muddy floodwater flowed through neighborhoods after a stalled weather front drenched Alabama for hours,
Beer spill causes hiccups on Wisconsin highway
JACKSON COUNTY, Wis. — A semi truck full of beer overturned just after 9 a.m. on Wednesday along Interstate 94 near the Hixton community in
FMCSA’s new state licensing requirements take effect in November
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will soon require state driver’s licensing agencies (SDLAs) to check an applicant’s drug and alcohol use
Truckload of Corvettes catches fire
WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. — A Jack Cooper Transport truck full of 2022 Chevrolet Corvettes caught fire Tuesday night in a parking lot near Nashville. The
Feds shut down tractor-trailer smuggling operation
EL PASO, Texas – Federal agents arrested a Texas man on Oct. 5 for harboring and transporting more than 100 noncitizens who were driven to
Zebras escape from Illinois pumpkin farm, snarling traffic
PINGREE GROVE, Ill. — Two zebras that escaped from a suburban Chicago pumpkin farm had travelers on a state highway doing double takes as the
Tonka trucks are latest victims in snarled supply chain
NEW YORK — Container ships are stacked up by the dozen in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. They’re also waiting in line
Skanska ordered to pay $92K for evidence loss in bridge case
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The construction company Skanska has been ordered to pay more than $92,000 after a judge ruled it had destroyed evidence in a
Man who fell from big rig on I-40 dies
UPDATE: Steven Carney, who police say fell from an 18-wheeler earlier this week along Interstate 40 near Nashville, has succumbed to his injuries, according to
Illinois tollway improvements bring lane closures
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – Long-term lane closures are scheduled to begin this week and continue through the end of the year as part of highway
Trucker severely injured after slamming into another rig
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — An Illinois trucker had to be extricated from the cab of his rig and flown to an Indianapolis hospital after an Oct.
