TRUCKING NEWS

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...