TRUCKING NEWS

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

FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA — A truck driver hauling two trailers was caught watching an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine on a mobile device...

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

TENNESSEE — A Tennessee Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Plus East trooper stopped a commercial vehicle after spotting multiple serious safety violations, finding a skid...

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced updates to its DataQs program on April 15, 2026, imposing strict deadlines and a...

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

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — New Hampshire State Police removed 35 commercial vehicles from state roads Tuesday after inspections revealed unsafe mechanical conditions posing an...

Box Truck Driver Cited for Careless Driving and Unsafe Speed After Failing to See Stopped Traffic — Triggers Seven-Vehicle Crash That Injures Six and...

LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA — A box truck driver faces citations for careless driving and driving at an unsafe speed after he failed to see...

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

GREENE COUNTY, ARKANSAS — A Greene County Sheriff's deputy is recovering after being struck by a passing truck while helping a disabled tractor-trailer on...

Food Company Semi-Truck Tangles in Power Lines on NC 16 in Waxhaw, Knocking Down Utility Pole — 160 Duke Energy Customers Without Power for...

WAXHAW, NORTH CAROLINA — A semi-truck from a food company knocked down power lines on North Carolina Highway 16 in Waxhaw Wednesday afternoon, leaving...

1-Year-Old Boy Struck and Killed by Tractor-Trailer on NC 42 While Family Was Playing Outside in Front of Their House — Driver Showed No...

WILSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA — A 1-year-old boy was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on North Carolina Highway 42 near Sadie Road, just...