American Truck Drivers

Truck Driver Named TCA Highway Angel After Stopping Man Assaulting Woman at Utah Truck Stop; Told Attacker He Would Release His German Shepherd if He Didn’t Back Off

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Keith Rahn was only about 20 minutes into a stop at the Sapp Bros. Travel Center in the Salt Lake City area on…

Tennessee Lumber Truck Driver Pleads Guilty After Unsecured Boom Arm Swung Into Oncoming Traffic and Killed Two-Year-Old; Family Had Been Taking Late Drive to Help Him Fall Asleep

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE — A Mt. Juliet man has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and reckless aggravated assault charges stemming from a 2024 crash on Couchville Pike that…

Bill Introduced to Crack Down on Trucking Companies That Get Shut Down for Safety Violations and Reopen Under New USDOT Numbers; ATA Endorses the Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two House lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation on September 4 targeting trucking companies that dodge federal oversight by operating under inactive or fraudulent USDOT registration numbers…

Acid Container Ruptures Inside Tractor-Trailer on Pennsylvania I-83, Closing Highway; Then Second Leak Develops During Cleanup, Hazmat Has to Come Back and Close It Again

NEWBERRY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA — A peroxyacetic acid leak from a tractor-trailer on Interstate 83 in York County that began Friday evening stretched into Saturday afternoon after a second…

Florida Truck Driver Shoots Warehouse Worker in the Arm After Arriving Late to Delivery and Arguing; GPS Tracks Him Into Georgia, Arrested for Attempted Murder

ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA — A 67-year-old truck driver who arrived hours late to a warehouse delivery, got into a parking lot fight with an employee, threatened to kill…

400 Pigs Stranded in North Carolina Heat After Pig Hauler Breaks Down; Firefighters Spray Trailer With Water to Keep Animals Cool

DOVER, NORTH CAROLINA — Four volunteer fire departments responded to an unusual call Thursday after a tractor-trailer carrying more than 400 pigs broke down along Dover Fort Barnwell…

Semi Driver Misses Brand New Texas Runaway Truck Ramp With Hazards On Before Crashing; Community Says Ramp Is Barely Marked With One Small White Sign; TxDOT Says Project Not Yet Complete

EL PASO, TEXAS — A semi-truck crash on Transmountain Road on August 27 has renewed questions about whether El Paso’s newly installed runaway truck ramp — the first…

Wisconsin Police Release Dashcam Video of Semi Plowing Into Work Zone Traffic on Beltline; 58-Year-Old Truck Driver Cited for Inattentive Driving, One Victim Has Multiple Fractures

MONONA, WISCONSIN — Monona Police have released dashcam footage from a semi-truck involved in a serious four-vehicle crash on the eastbound Beltline on September 2, describing the video…

Truck Spills Load of Animal Organs and Intestines Across Ohio I-75; Driver Throws Parts Back Into Trailer by Hand Before Firefighters Hose Down Highway

SIDNEY, OHIO — A truck hauling animal organs and byproducts lost part of its load on southbound Interstate 75 between mile markers 92 and 93 Friday afternoon, sending…

Car Hauler Driver Killed After Tractor-Trailer Hits Barrier, Overturns, and Catches Fire on I-64 in Virginia

NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA — A tractor-trailer driver was killed early Friday morning after a commercial car hauler crashed, overturned, and caught fire on Interstate 64 in New…

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