Tallahassee, FL – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is putting forward new legislation to crack down on “violent protesters” and increase penalties for people who block and obstruct roadways. In an announcement on Monday, Gov. DeSantis unveiled a new bill called the Combating Violence, Disorder and Looting and Law Enforcement Protection Act.   “Today I […]

Tooele County, UT – A man is in custody following a multi-vehicle, multi-county high speed chase over the weekend in Utah, which involved a stolen big rig. According to multiple local outlets, the incident unfolded during the afternoon hours on Saturday, September 19 in Tooele County.   Around 1 p.m., a Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) […]

Washington D.C. – A trucking group has filed a lawsuit against the mayor of Washington D.C. and other officials after its request to paint “Trucker Lives Matter” (TLM) on a street near the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) headquarters was deemed “not feasible.” Last week, the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) moved ahead […]

New Orleans, LA – Nine more people have now been indicted in an expanding big rig crash scam ring in New Orleans. On Friday, U.S. federal prosecutors announced new charges have been brought against nine additional people accused of attempting to defraud trucking and insurance companies by staging crashes with big rigs.   The nine […]

Washington D.C. – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is forming a new panel comprised of professional drivers for the purpose of receiving feedback on critical issues facing the trucking industry. In an announcement on Friday, the FMCSA said it will soon form a new subcommittee of 20-25 commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers to […]

Berks County, PA – A Canadian trucker who authorities say was driving erratically and causing a backup along a Pennsylvania highway this week was busted for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. According to the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), Trooper Richard Carpenter encountered a traffic backup on Route 422 between the Lancaster Avenue and […]

Santa Nella, CA – A trucker was arrested for attempted homicide following an argument with a fellow driver over a parking spot while at a truck stop fuel pump. According to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), deputies were dispatched around 9 a.m. on Friday to the Petro Stopping Center located at 28991 West Gonzaga […]

Memphis, TN – A 22-year-old Memphis man has been arrested and charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of truck driver earlier this week. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), Tanner Bolding, of Memphis, has been arrested and charged with first degree murder in perpetration of robbery in connection to the shooting […]

Eugene, OR – A Colorado trucker is now facing life in prison after a federal grand jury indicted him on a hate crime charge this week. On Thursday, a federal grand jury in Eugene returned a one-count indictment charging Nolan Levi Strauss, 26, with a federal hate crime involving an attempt to kill.   Transportation […]

UPDATED: Friday @ 10:15 a.m. Houston, TX – A trucker amazingly survived a serious crash Friday morning after a collision with a wrong-way passenger vehicle sent his big rig flying off a Houston interstate bridge and plummeting about 30 feet below. Multiple local outlets report the accident happened around 2:30 a.m. on Friday.   The […]

Pharr, TX – Last week, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted a load of hard narcotics arriving from Mexico estimated to be valued at more than $6.6 million. On Saturday, September 12, a tractor-trailer hauling a commercial shipment of avocados arrived at the Pharr-Reynosa International […]

Washington D.C. – A coalition of safety groups along with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is mounting a last-minute legal challenge to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) newly issued changes to hours of service (HOS) regulations. On Wednesday, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS) announced it was joining with the Teamsters, Citizens […]

DeKalb County, IN – Police in Indiana have released a preliminary investigation report into a “catastrophic” seven-vehicle crash that involved two semis and killed three people on Wednesday afternoon near Auburn, IN. The deadly incident took place in the northbound lanes of Interstate 69 near mile marker 334 around 3:15 p.m., according to a press […]

Indianapolis, IN – Indiana authorities determined a massive fire at an Indianapolis semi-truck dealership on Thursday morning was intentional and the dealer is now offering a $30,000 reward in the case. Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) crews responded to M&K Truck Centers located at 1401 Harding Ct. in Indianapolis at 3:28 a.m. on Thursday.   Upon […]

Washington D.C. – The United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is making $5 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds available to help the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) repair infrastructure damage caused by wildfires. “These ‘quick release’ funds will go toward emergency repair work to reopen roads and replace […]