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Public Asked to Help Find Man Who Used Clone Cards to Steal 8,000 Gallons of Diesel Worth $35,000 From Love’s Travel Stops Across Four States — $100,000 Arrest Warrant Issued

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — A man is facing felony charges and an active arrest warrant after investigators say he used clone cards created from skimmed fuel pump data…

May 18, 2026 122 views 0

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Truckers Stranded and Warned to Avoid Southern Wyoming as Winter Storm Closes 200+ Miles of I-80 — Blizzard Warning Issued, Some Routes Closed Until Tuesday, Carbon County Loses Power

CASPER, WYOMING — A significant winter storm has closed more than 200 miles of Interstate 80 across southern Wyoming on Monday, with no estimated reopening time for much…

May 18, 2026 95 views 0

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Missouri Trooper Who Publicly Fought Predatory Towing Was Privately Running His Own Corruption Scheme — Helped Tow Companies Profit From Stolen Vehicles, Directed Tow Driver to Intentionally Damage a Vehicle, Now Faces 13 Counts

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper has been indicted on 13 counts following a year-long investigation into an alleged corruption scheme involving Kansas City-area…

May 18, 2026 123 views 0

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‘He Was Not Stopping at All’: Orlando Truck Driver Drives Commercial Truck Through Street Party, Hits Multiple Parked Cars on Narrow Residential Street, and Flees — Arrested Nearby, Faces Hit-and-Run Charges

ORLANDO, FLORIDA — A truck driver was arrested Saturday night after witnesses say he drove a commercial truck down a narrow residential street in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood during…

May 18, 2026 109 views 0

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Watermelon Tractor-Trailer Merges From Emergency Lane Into I-77 Traffic, Strikes Mulch Truck and Causes It to Flip and Burn — Driver Hospitalized

RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA — A tractor-trailer hauling watermelons pulled out of the emergency lane and into northbound I-77 traffic Sunday morning, striking another tractor-trailer carrying mulch, flipping…

May 17, 2026 118 views 0

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Train Enthusiast Was Recording Trains When Norfolk Southern Train Split Septic Truck in Half at Unguarded Virginia Crossing — Sewage Sprayed Everywhere; Driver Had Blown Stop Sign

CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA — A Norfolk Southern freight train slammed into a septic truck at a private railroad crossing on Yadkin Road in Chesapeake Thursday afternoon, splitting the truck’s…

May 17, 2026 194 views 0

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Deputies Chase Stolen Hot Pink Moving Truck From New Jersey Down I-95 Into Baltimore — Driver Caught at Gas Station With One Tire Shredded and One Gone After Stop Sticks Deployed

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — Harford County Sheriff’s deputies pursued a stolen hot pink moving truck from New Jersey down Interstate 95 into southeast Baltimore Friday night, deploying multiple tire-deflation…

May 17, 2026 106 views 0

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Kentucky State Police Need Help Finding New York Truck Driver Indicted for Killing Grandmother and Two Grandchildren After Semi Failed to Slow for I-24 Construction Zone in 2024

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY — Kentucky State Police are asking the public to help locate a New York truck driver who has been indicted on three counts of reckless…

May 17, 2026 112 views 0

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Semi-Truck Clocked at 105 MPH While Passing Iowa State Trooper — Driver Says ‘My Bad’ When Stopped

FREMONT COUNTY, IOWA — An Iowa State Patrol trooper clocked a semi-truck traveling at 105 miles per hour on Interstate 29 in Fremont County — while passing a…

May 16, 2026 125 views 0

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Canadian Truck Driver Cited After Falling Asleep on I-90 and Drifting 300 Feet Along Guardrail Before Tipping Over; Had Been Driving Since 2 a.m.

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON — A Canadian semi-truck driver who told investigators he had been driving since 2 a.m. fell asleep at the wheel Wednesday morning, sending his truck drifting…

May 16, 2026 133 views 0

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Illinois Firefighters Use Water to Disperse Bees After Truck Driver Trapped Outside His Cab by Bee Swarm at Flying J Truck Stop

LASALLE, ILLINOIS — Firefighters in LaSalle responded to an unusual call on May 8, 2026, after a truck driver at a Flying J truck stop was unable to…

May 16, 2026 115 views 0

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Michigan Trucking Giant Central Transport Settles for $5.5 Million After EEOC Finds It Refused to Hire Female Truck Drivers for at Least Ten Years Across Locations Nationwide — Applications Thrown in Trash, Dispatcher Told Not to Hire Women

WARREN, MICHIGAN — Central Transport LLC, a nationwide trucking company based in Warren, Michigan, will pay $5.5 million to resolve a federal lawsuit accusing it of systematically refusing…

May 16, 2026 125 views 0