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‘Don’t Count on Luck’: CHP Shares Photo of Semi Cab ‘Ripped Apart’ After Rear-End Crash as Following Distance Warning — Driver Miraculously Escapes With...

TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA — California Highway Patrol is using a recent rear-end crash between two semi-trucks near Truckee as a stark reminder of what happens...

CHP Cites and Places Tractor-Trailer Driver Out of Service for Speeding Over 70 MPH in California’s 55 MPH Truck Zone

WILLIAMS, CALIFORNIA — A semi-truck driver was cited and placed out of service after California Highway Patrol officers stopped a tractor-trailer for speeding in...

Semi Hauling Liquid Hydrogen Overturns on I-5 Near Patterson — Unrestrained Passenger in Sleeper Berth Airlifted With Major Injuries; Gas Smell Closes Both Directions...

PATTERSON, CALIFORNIA — Interstate 5 closed in both directions Friday morning after a semi-truck hauling a trailer filled with refrigerated liquid hydrogen overturned near...

California DMV Approves Testing of Heavy-Duty Driverless Semi-Trucks on State Roads, as Debate Grows Over Jobs and Safety

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — Heavy-duty autonomous vehicles, including semi-trucks, have been approved for testing on California roads by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, drawing...

CHP Asking for Help Finding 3-Axle Semi-Truck Driver Without Trailer Who Fled After Fatal I-580 Crash in Livermore; Toyota Tundra Overturned, One Killed

LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public's help identifying a semi-truck driver who drove away from a fatal three-vehicle...

Mexican Truck Driver Arrested and Visa Revoked After Border Patrol Catches Him Hauling Produce From Arizona to Washington in Violation of Cabotage Laws 

PALO VERDE, CALIFORNIA — A Mexican national truck driver was arrested and had his B1/B2 visa revoked after Border Patrol agents at the Highway...

21-Year-Old Fresno Mechanic Crushed to Death Between Semi-Truck and Trailer During Hookup at Repair Yard — Cal/OSHA Investigating

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA — A 21-year-old mechanic died Wednesday afternoon after being crushed between a semi-truck and a trailer at a trucking repair yard in...

CHP Places Semi Out of Service After Trailer Found Missing Set of Wheels in California; Driver Showed ‘Little Concern’ and Kept Loading It

SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA — A commercial vehicle was placed out of service after California Highway Patrol officers found a trailer missing a set of...