American Truck Drivers

Driver Kicks Out Windshield and Escapes Before Flames Take Over After 18-Wheeler Blows Steer Tire on I-10 and Overturns Into Median; Walks Away With Just a Scratch on His Leg

CROWLEY, LOUISIANA — An 18-wheeler overturned and caught fire on eastbound Interstate 10 near mile marker 79 in Acadia Parish Sunday afternoon, leaving the truck heavily damaged by…

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Semi Driver Feels Brakes Failing on I-71 and Takes Exit Ramp Hoping to Stop; Brakes Give Out Completely at the Top, Cab Crashes Through Barrier and Hangs Over; Both Occupants Rescued by Harness

CINCINNATI, OHIO — A tractor-trailer cab was left dangling off the Martin Luther King Drive overpass above Interstate 71 in Cincinnati’s Avondale neighborhood Sunday evening after the driver’s…

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Inspectors Place Massive Loader Out of Service for One Bent Safety Chain Hook; CHP Says a Single Failed Component Is Enough

RAINBOW, CALIFORNIA — CHP Rainbow Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility inspectors placed a massive loader out of service for a bent, inoperable safety latch on the trailer’s safety chain…

UPDATE: Family Pinned Vertically Between Two Semis on Wisconsin I-41 Speaks Out; Mother Facing Year in Wheelchair, Father Has Bruised Heart Arteries, 3-Year-Old Airlifted, Semi Driver Not Yet Ticketed

SLINGER, WISCONSIN — Law enforcement called it a miracle. A family from Lomira is calling it the worst thing they have ever lived through — and they are…

All Three Occupants of Kia Killed Head-On After Semi-Truck Hits Guardrail and Overcorrects Into Oncoming Traffic on Utah US-40; Semi Driver Hospitalized

DUCHESNE COUNTY, UTAH — Three members of the same family were killed Friday afternoon when a semi-truck overcorrected into oncoming traffic on US Highway 40 near milepost 82…

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Saia Truck Driver Paralyzed After Being Crushed Between Two Trailers in Company Yard; Family Says Company Dropped Off His Lunchbox and Never Called; Father of Four Was Sole Provider

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — A father of four who has driven for Saia Trucking for nearly a decade is paralyzed and fighting for his life after being…

Two Girls Ages 1 and 5 Killed After Lumber Semi and Family Car Crash on Mississippi I-22; Father Fighting for His Life; Witness Says Family Car Had Tire Blowout Before Semi Struck Them, Investigation Ongoing

MARSHALL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI — Two young children are dead and their father is fighting for his life after a crash on westbound Interstate 22 Friday evening that left…

Semi Crash on Wisconsin I-41 Damages Concrete Barriers and Road Surface; Nearly Five Hours to Clear Scene and Complete Repairs Before Highway Could Reopen

KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN — All northbound lanes of Interstate 41 near County Highway JJ in Outagamie County were closed for nearly five hours Friday morning after a semi-truck and…

New York Football Coach and 17-Year-Old Daughter Killed After SUV Crosses Centerline and Hits Mack Truck Head-On; Were Heading to Swim Practice

AVA, NEW YORK — Darrel Gray Jr., 52, the modified football coach at Adirondack Central School District, and his 17-year-old daughter Eleanor “Nora” Gray, a member of the…

Georgia Truck Driver Says He Thought He’d Fit Under Glenville Railroad Bridge That Has Been Struck Repeatedly; Seven Violations Issued and Truck Placed Out of Service

GLENVILLE, NEW YORK — A Georgia truck driver wedged the top of his box truck into the Glenridge Road railroad bridge in Glenville Friday morning, striking one of…

Produce Truck Driver Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking After K9 Mojo Sniffs It Out in Cab at Florida Agricultural Inspection Station

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA — A produce hauler entering Florida was flagged at an agricultural inspection station on August 28 and found to be carrying 25 grams of suspected…