Wyoming set to dedicate new truck parking lots
LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to celebrate completion of the Interstate 80
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1 dead in Maryland pileup involving several 18-wheelers
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A multi-vehicle accident involving several 18-wheelers killed one person on Friday, Sept. 1, along southbound Interstate 81 in Hagerstown, Maryland. According to
Texas deputy dies on 2nd day of job after wreck with big rig
CENTER, Texas — A Shelby County, Texas, sheriff’s deputy was killed during his second day on the job after a wreck with an 18-wheeler. According
CVSA’s unannounced hazmat safety blitz nets thousands of violations
WASHINGTON — Officials with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspected 7,572 commercial motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) in the Canada, Mexico
Cargo thefts at ‘unprecedented’ levels, security agency says
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CargoNet officials say theft reports have reached the second-highest levels of the year and that all supply chain professionals should be
Sue Lawless to lead safety operations at FMCSA
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation has named Sue Lawless as assistant administrator and chief safety officer for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Ohio Police: Trucker shot to death during altercation with another driver
SIDNEY, Ohio — An Ohio truck driver is dead after being shot on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the parking lot of Angstrom Fiber in Sidney.
Relief efforts underway in wake of Idalia
PERRY, Fla. — Tropical Storm Idalia descended on the Carolinas on its way out to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, Aug. 31, leaving a trail
Man sentenced to 8 years for involvement in Florida moving scam
MIAMI — A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his involvement in a Florida moving scheme. According to a news release
Wisconsin State Patrol using aircraft to monitor highways
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin State Patrol is taking part in an aerial patrol blitz through the Labor Day holiday weekend. State air patrol units
‘Zoinks, Scoob!’: Scooby-Doo monster truck 1 of 2 damaged in big rig fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The trailer of a semi hauling two Monster Jam monster trucks caught fire on Aug. 29 along U.S. 50 in Sacramento, heavily
Georgia transportation officials dealing with Idalia’s wrath
ATLANTA — The National Weather Service (NWS) issued hurricane and tropical storm warnings on Wednesday, Aug. 30, for several counties in the south central and
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm
CEDAR KEY, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm on Wednesday and was unleashing life-threatening storm
2 charged after causing big rig to overturn in Indiana
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — A truck driver escaped injury after their rig overturned during an a wreck on Aug. 29 along the eastbound lanes of
Hot dogs with ‘CHiPs’ set for Truck Driver Appreciation Week in California
Editor’s Note: CHiPs is the name of the popular American drama series that ran from 1977 to 1983 and is also a coloquial acronym for
The Mangat Group establishes Arizona trucking school
PHOENIX — Glendale-Arizona-based trucking company The Mangat Group has launched MG Truck Driving School, a state-of-the-art facility that offers commercial driver’s license (CDL) driver training
Average US diesel fuel prices continue rising
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Diesel fuel prices are sitting at their highest levels since March. According to the Energy Information Administration, the average price for
Truck drivers on alert ahead of Hurricane Idalia
TAMPA, Fla. — Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday, Aug. 29, threatening to bring deadly storm surge and dangerous winds to Florida’s Gulf Coast after
State of Emergency: Florida waives certain CMV rules ahead of major hurricane
TAMPA, Fla. — Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified
ATRI seeking participants for annual trucking industry survey
WASHINGTON — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is asking for participants in its 2023 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks trucking industry