Bremen Township, IL – A truck driver was discovered shot to death inside his semi-truck over the weekend in a suburb of Chicago. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP), a 58-year-old male from Woodridge was found dead inside his rig on Saturday afternoon in Bremen Township.   An ISP trooper made the discovery after […]

Laredo, TX – A trucker and passenger were each arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Monday in a big rig human smuggling bust. The  failed human smuggling attempt occurred on during the evening hours when a tractor hauling a white trailer approached the U.S. Highway 83 checkpoint in north Laredo.   CBP […]

Hennepin County, MN – A 48-year-old truck driver who was watching pornographic videos on his phone at the time of a deadly crash in 2018 has been sentenced to prison. On Tuesday, Tate Doom, of St. Paul Park, MN, was sentenced to serve four years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to charges […]

Alexandria, VA – A new report by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) finds the trucking industry generated nearly $8 billion in revenue last year and is overwhelmingly comprised by small fleets. On Monday, the ATA released the 2020 edition of its annual American Trucking Trends report.   According to the report, the trucking industry generated […]

Richmond, IN – An Ohio trucker charged with multiple counts, including operating while intoxicated causing death, has been released from jail on a $35,000 surety bond. Records from the Wayne County Jail reveal Corey R. Withrow, 31, of Camden, OH, was released on Friday, July 10, approximately 22 hours after he was arrested following the […]

Cibolo, TX – A big rig loaded with pickles, mayonnaise, mustard and dressing was split in half after being hit by a train on Monday, sending condiments flying all over the area. The incident — dubbed the “Condiment Catastrophe” by the Cibolo Police Department (CPD) — took place around 6:30 a.m. on Monday along Farm […]

Douglas County, NV – Officials in Nevada are blaming a semi-truck for an 18,000 acre wildfire and are seeking the public’s help in locating the truck’s driver. The Nevada fire — known as the “Numbers Fire” — was first detected on Monday, July 6 around 6:50 p.m. approximately ten miles southeast of Gardernsville, NV.   […]

Carson City, NV – The largest superload to ever travel on Nevada’s roadways is currently making its way across the State, en route to Utah. According to Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) spokesman, Tony Illia, a decommissioned reactor pressure vessel is being transported and it is 16.5 feet in diameter and weighs in at a […]

Indianapolis, IN – The trucker who pleaded guilty to a seven-vehicle chain reaction crash in Indianapolis that claimed the lives of a woman and her young twins has been sentenced to prison, one day shy of the accident’s one year anniversary. Bruce Pollard, 58, of Sturgeon, MO, was behind the wheel of a semi-truck traveling […]

Washington D.C. – Organizers of the historic trucker protest held in Washington D.C. earlier this year see a glaring double standard compared to recent widespread protests, and they are speaking out about it. Truckers Rick Santiago and Shawn Mcintosh were instrumental in promoting and organizing a MayDay protest in our nation’s capital that lasted three […]

Barstow, CA – On Monday, a 62-year-old trucker and his dog were discovered dead inside his semi-truck parked at a California truck stop. According to Captain Andy Espinoza of the Barstow Police Department (BPD), officers were dispatched to the Love’s Travel Stop located at 2974 Lenwood Road on Monday to conduct a welfare check on […]

Joplin, MO – One of trucking’s most popular truck shows has been canceled due to the COVID-19 national emergency, but there is still some good news. On Monday, Bryan Martin with 4-State Trucks in Joplin, MO announced this year’s Guilty By Association Truck Show (GBATS) is not going to happen. “Unfortunately this pandemic climate that […]