American Truck Drivers

29-Year-Old Jacksonville Man Killed After Swerving Around Disabled Vehicle on I-295 and Striking Semi That Had Stopped on Shoulder to Help

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA — A 29-year-old Jacksonville man died early Sunday morning after swerving to avoid a disabled vehicle on Interstate 295 and rear-ending a semi-truck that was stopped…

California Semi-Truck Driver Cited for Doing 71 MPH on US-101; 16 MPH Over the Legal Limit for Commercial Vehicles

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA — CHP Santa Barbara cited a semi-truck driver for speeding after clocking the commercial vehicle traveling 71 mph northbound on US-101 near Bailard — 16…

Alabama Supply Truck Employee Arrested for Smuggling Marijuana Into Prison; 516 Grams Found Hidden on Pallet Being Unloaded

BARBOUR COUNTY, ALABAMA — A supply distributor employee was arrested after correctional staff at Easterling Correctional Facility discovered a package of marijuana, tobacco, and rolling papers hidden on…

Tanker Hauling 22 Tons of Sodium Hydroxide Overturns Into Creek Bed in Virginia; Multi-Agency Hazmat Teams Pump Chemical Into New Tanker, Road Closed 10 Hours

BOONSBORO, VIRGINIA — A tanker trailer carrying just over 22 tons of sodium hydroxide destined for the Lynchburg City Water Treatment Plant overturned into a dry creek bed…

Flatbed Hauling Heavy Equipment Gets Stuck on Narrow Road in Grundy, Virginia — Since Cleared

GRUNDY, VIRGINIA — A Texas-plated flatbed tractor-trailer hauling what appears to be a large piece of heavy equipment became stuck on Hoot Owl Road in Grundy, Virginia, earlier…

Video

Tractor-Trailer Hauling Lighters Catches Fire on Kansas City I-35 Off-Ramp; Driver Detaches Cab Before Fire Spreads

KANSAS CITY, KANSAS — A tractor-trailer hauling lighters and other safety equipment caught fire on the off-ramp from southbound Interstate 35 to 7th Street Trafficway in Kansas City,…

Tractor-Trailer Carrying Drill Stem Pipes Rolls Over at Louisiana Intersection — Driver Airlifted in Serious Condition, Speed Suspected

KINDER, LOUISIANA — A tractor-trailer carrying drill stem pipes rolled over at the intersection of US Highway 190 and Louisiana Highway 383 in Kinder Friday night, leaving the…

Friends Mourn 66-Year-Old Trucker Gary Jones Killed When Semi Merged Into His Lane; Death Ruled Homicide, Remembered as Beloved Fisherman Who ‘Always Brought Plenty of Laughs to the Water’

FINDLEY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA — Gary Edward Jones, 66, of New Springfield, Ohio, was a truck driver, a fisherman, and by all accounts someone who made time on the…

New York State Police Issue 376 Tickets in Two-Day Commercial Vehicle Crackdown on Taconic State Parkway

WESTCHESTER/PUTNAM/DUTCHESS/COLUMBIA COUNTIES, NEW YORK — New York State Police issued 376 traffic tickets and conducted 19 commercial vehicle inspections over two days on the Taconic State Parkway in…

Video

Trucker Who Was Initially Sentenced to 110 Years for Brake Failure Crash in Colorado and Was Commuted to 10 Years Now Seeking Parole; I’m Not Coming Back to Prison,’ He Tells Board

COLORADO — The truck driver whose 110-year sentence for a deadly 2019 Interstate 70 crash drew national outrage and was ultimately commuted to 10 years by the governor…