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Iowa State Patrol Shares ‘Eye-Opening’ Equipment Violation Photos as Roadcheck 2026 Is Two Weeks Away — Urges CMV Drivers to Fix Issues Before Hitting...
IOWA — The Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit is urging truck drivers to stay on top of maintenance after sharing photos of...
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Semi-Truck Driver Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash on I-65 Near Pine Level, Alabama
AUTAUGA COUNTY, ALABAMA — A semi-truck driver died Sunday morning after a single-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 65 near mile marker 189.
Pine Level firefighters...
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CHP Finds Worn Brake Hose Causing Air Leak Between Tractor and Trailer — Driver Placed Out of Service, Pre-Trip Inspection Would Have Caught It
CALIFORNIA — A recent California Highway Patrol commercial vehicle inspection found a coiled brake hose with a worn-through spring guard between the truck-tractor and...
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Tractor-Trailer Carrying 40,000 Pounds of Chicken Crashes and Catches Fire on I-65 North in Tennessee
SUMNER COUNTY, TENNESSEE — A tractor-trailer hauling 40,000 pounds of chicken crashed and caught fire on northbound Interstate 65 near mile marker 100 in...
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Tractor-Trailer With Hot Brakes Starts Large Brush Fire on Both Sides of Route 202 in New Salem — Two Homes Threatened, Route Closed for...
NEW SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS — A passing tractor-trailer with hot brakes ignited a large fire that burned on both sides of Route 202 in New...
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Semi-Truck Driver Hospitalized in Serious Condition After Crashing Into Wall on I-80 in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — A semi-truck driver was hospitalized in moderate to serious condition Tuesday after the tractor crashed into a wall on...
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Semi-Truck High-Centers on Railroad Tracks in Cass County; Driver Escapes Seconds Before Canadian Pacific Kansas City Train Strikes It
BELTON, MISSOURI — A Canadian Pacific Kansas City train struck a semi-tractor-trailer that had become stuck on railroad tracks at a crossing near Belton...
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Driver Escapes Submerged Cab after Tanker Truck Plunges Off Meighan Bridge and Sinks Into Coosa River; Cab Being Retrieved From River Bottom
GADSDEN, ALABAMA — A tanker truck plunged off the Meighan Bridge into the Coosa River Tuesday morning, sending the cab to the river bottom...
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ICE Arrests Semi Driver Charged in Deaths of Two Newlyweds — Oregon Had Declined to Honor Federal Detainer and Released Him — Agents Arrested...
TACOMA, WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a semi-truck driver on April 22, 2026, who is charged with killing two newlyweds in...
