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CHP Inspectors Find 3-Inch Hole Eaten Through Fifth Wheel Plate by Corrosion — Truck Placed Out of Service, Coupling Failure Could Be Catastrophic
CORDELIA, CALIFORNIA — A Commercial Vehicle Inspection Specialist at the CHP Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility discovered a critical safety defect during a routine...
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Both Had Clearance: Air Canada Jet Slams Into Port Authority Fire Truck on LaGuardia Runway, Killing Both Pilots — Controller Says “I Messed Up”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK — Two pilots died and 41 people went to the hospital after an Air Canada regional jet slammed into a...
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Oklahoma Trooper Pulls Over Truck Driver With No CDL — K-9 Unit Finds 20 Pounds of Meth in Duffel Bag in Trailer — Driver...
CUSTER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA — An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a red semi-truck in Custer County on March 11, 2026, and discovered the...
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Vermont Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Raising Fines From $2,000 to $20,000 for Trucks That Get Stuck in Smuggler’s Notch — Bill Heads to House
MONTPELIER, VERMONT — The Vermont Senate unanimously passed a bill Friday that would multiply fines tenfold for truck drivers who get stuck on the...
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CHP Catches Truck Bypassing California Weigh Station — Inspection Reveals Failed Leaf Springs and Unlicensed Driver; Truck Impounded on the Spot
CORDELIA, CALIFORNIA — A commercial truck that tried to bypass a weigh station ended up impounded after California Highway Patrol officers at the Cordelia...
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Semi Driver Gets Probation After Pleading Guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter for Killing Woman Whose SUV Broke Down on I-84
JEROME COUNTY, IDAHO — A Virginia semi-truck driver avoided jail time after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter Monday in connection with a November 2024...
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Virginia State Police Search for Freightliner Semi Driver After Deadly Hit-and-Run Near Ashland TA Truck Stop — Truck May Have Red Decal on Cab
ASHLAND, VIRGINIA — Virginia State Police are asking the public to help locate a Freightliner tractor-trailer connected to a deadly hit-and-run near a TA...
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Charges Dismissed Against Driver Who Fled After Striking and Killing Tow Truck Driver on Texas Highway – Court Records Give No Reason for Dismissal
HARLINGEN, TEXAS — A Cameron County judge dismissed all charges against the man accused of striking and killing a tow truck driver on Interstate...
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One Year After I-35 Pileup That Killed Five in Austin, NTSB Documents Reveal Texas Issued Wrong CDL, Company Ignored 36 Speeding Flags, and Driver...
AUSTIN, TEXAS — One year after a deadly pileup on Interstate 35 in North Austin killed five people, the National Transportation Safety Board has...
