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CHP
TRUCKING NEWS
‘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...
TRUCKING NEWS
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...
TRUCKING NEWS
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...
TRUCKING NEWS
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...
TRUCKING NEWS
CHP Finds Worn Brake Hose Causing Air Leak Between Tractor and Trailer — Driver Placed Out of Service, Pre-Trip Inspection Would Have Caught It
CALIFORNIA — A recent California Highway Patrol commercial vehicle inspection found a coiled brake hose with a worn-through spring guard between the truck-tractor and...
TRUCKING NEWS
CHP Finds Truck Hauling Equipment With Zero Tiedowns — Issues Reminder as Load Securement Will Be a Primary Focus of CVSA May Roadcheck
LE GRAND, CALIFORNIA — Troopers with the California Highway Patrol's Chowchilla River Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility are reminding commercial drivers to secure their loads...
TRUCKING NEWS
CHP Catches Truck Bypassing Cordelia Scale Facility on Restricted Road — Inspection Finds 24 Violations, 7 Out-of-Service Level, Truck and Trailer Towed
FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA — A truck driver caught traveling on a restricted roadway while apparently trying to bypass the Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility received...
TRUCKING NEWS
CHP Motor Officer Nearly Struck by Distracted Semi Driver in Bakersfield — CHP Warns “5 Seconds of Distraction Is Like Driving a Football Field...
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol is highlighting the dangers of distracted driving after a semi-truck driver nearly struck a CHP Bakersfield motor...
