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Aluminum Coil Shifts Forward Into Semi Cab on Alcoa Highway, Crushing Rear of Cab; Driver Survives Without Injury

April 16, 2026

ALCOA, TENNESSEE — A truck driver hauling aluminum coils survived a dangerous load shift after a coil slammed into the back of the cab on Alcoa Highway, causing heavy damage but...

Aluminum Coil Shifts Forward Into Semi Cab on Alcoa Highway, Crushing Rear of Cab; Driver Survives Without Injury

April 16, 2026

Pennsylvania Truck Driver Killed by Lightning While Crossing Truck Stop Lot in Wisconsin During Severe Storm

April 16, 2026

High Winds Blow Semi Onto SUV on I-15 in Utah — Driver Walks Away Uninjured, Truck Being Empty May Have Saved Their Life

April 16, 2026

CHP Catches Truck Driver Watching Star Trek on His Phone While Hauling Double Trailers

April 16, 2026

Tennessee Trooper Stops Truck Hauling Unsecured Skid Steer With No Brakes on Two Axles, No Registration, and Rocks Spilling Onto the Road

April 16, 2026

FMCSA Overhauls DataQs After Truckers Complained the System Was Rigged — States Must Now Complete Initial Reviews Within 21 Days Under Three-Step Independent Process

April 16, 2026

New Hampshire Troopers Conduct 176 Inspections During Operation Airbrake — 35 Trucks Out of Service, 22 Critical Brake Violations, 14 Drivers Pulled for Improper...

April 16, 2026

Trucking News

Pennsylvania Truck Driver Killed by Lightning While Crossing Truck Stop Lot in Wisconsin During Severe Storm

WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN — A Pennsylvania truck driver lost his life after lightning struck him while walking across a truck stop parking lot during a...

High Winds Blow Semi Onto SUV on I-15 in Utah — Driver Walks Away Uninjured, Truck Being Empty May Have Saved Their Life

MILLARD COUNTY, UTAH — A driver miraculously escaped without injury Thursday after an empty semi-truck blew over in high winds and crushed their SUV...

CHP Catches Truck Driver Watching Star Trek on His Phone While Hauling Double Trailers

Tennessee Trooper Stops Truck Hauling Unsecured Skid Steer With No Brakes on Two Axles, No Registration, and Rocks Spilling Onto the Road

FMCSA Overhauls DataQs After Truckers Complained the System Was Rigged — States Must Now Complete Initial Reviews Within 21 Days Under Three-Step Independent Process

New Hampshire Troopers Conduct 176 Inspections During Operation Airbrake — 35 Trucks Out of Service, 22 Critical Brake Violations, 14 Drivers Pulled for Improper...

Pennsylvania Truck Driver Killed by Lightning While Crossing Truck Stop Lot in Wisconsin During Severe Storm

High Winds Blow Semi Onto SUV on I-15 in Utah — Driver Walks Away Uninjured, Truck Being Empty May Have Saved Their Life

Arkansas Deputy Struck by Car While Trying to Slow Traffic Near Disabled Semi on Highway 49 — Sheriff Says ‘He Was Very Lucky,’ Issues...

Semi Taken Out of Service After Texas Officers in La Porte Find Broken Brake Mount and Driver Operating With Invalid License

Multiple 911 Calls After Tractor-Trailer Swerves Across I-75 Lanes in Florida — Driver Who Doesn’t Speak English Admits to Drinking BuzzBallz, Can Found With...

Dump Truck Driver Leads Multi-Agency Chase Across Two Counties Before Crashing Into Onondaga Lake — Tried to Strike Police Cars Along the Way

Employee Detained as Arson Suspect After 6-Alarm Fire Destroys Kimberly-Clark’s Toilet Paper and Kleenex Facility in Ontario — Multiple Big-Rigs Lost, 140 Firefighters Battle

NTSB Launches Federal Investigation After School Bus Heading to STEM Competition Crosses Center Line and Collides With TDOT Dump Truck, Killing Two Kenwood Middle...

Indiana State Police Target Distracted Drivers on I-70 in Four-Hour Blitz — 153 Stops, 5 Criminal Arrests, 72 Citations, and 45 Commercial Vehicle Violations...

PENDLETON, INDIANA — Indiana State Police conducted a four-hour directed enforcement patrol targeting distracted driving on Interstate 70 on April 10, 2026, making 153...

TRUCKING NEWS

Tractor-Trailer Fire Spreads to Fuel Pumps Triggering Three-Alarm Response at Mass Pike Service Plaza in Blandford; Extinguished in 45 Minutes

BLANDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS — A tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames triggered a three-alarm response at the westbound Mass Pike service plaza in Blandford Friday afternoon,...

Iowa Farmers Load 11 Tractor-Trailers With 350 Bales of Hay and Drive Seven Hours to Help Nebraska Ranchers After Historic Wildfires Destroy Feed Supplies

Semi Taken Out of Service After Texas Officers in La Porte Find Broken Brake Mount and Driver Operating With Invalid License

UPDATE: Columbus Truck Driver Who Killed Family of Three on I-71 Appears in Court — Charged With Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, $500,000 Bond Set, Faces...

Multiple 911 Calls After Tractor-Trailer Swerves Across I-75 Lanes in Florida — Driver Who Doesn’t Speak English Admits to Drinking BuzzBallz, Can Found With...

Trailer Catches Fire After ABS Issues and Tire Blowout Near Silver Lake, Indiana; 200,000 Eggs Lost in Fire; Driver Detaches Cab Before Flames Spread

Construction Site Tractor-Trailer Fails to Lower Dump Bed, Strikes Overhead Sign and Collapses It Across Four Lanes — 13-Hour Closure

Multiple 911 Calls After Tractor-Trailer Swerves Across I-75 Lanes in Florida — Driver Who Doesn’t Speak English Admits to Drinking BuzzBallz, Can Found With...

Amazon and Trucking Company Deny Responsibility as Wrongful Death Lawsuit Is Filed Over Deadly I-75 Pileup

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