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Motorist nearly pushes trucker into traffic during post-brake-check confrontation
19+ hour, 38+ min ago (153+ words) A motorist nearly pushed a truck driver into traffic during a roadside confrontation involving a knife in upstate New York on Monday." The incident happened at about 7: 45 a. m. on Monday, April 6th on the New York State Thruway near Batavia, New York....
Commercial vehicle inspection in Tennessee uncovers bad brakes, no turn signal, tire trouble, and more
19+ hour, 43+ min ago (129+ words) CDLLife The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) reminded commercial vehicle drivers that "proper vehicle maintenance is not optional" after encountering a truck with multiple serious safety defects. On April 8, 2026, THP catalogued the equipment violations uncovered by a trooper during a recent…...
Nor Cal lowers speed limit to 55 mph on State Route 44
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (198+ words) The California Department of Transportation has reduced the speed limit on State Route 44 to 55 mph in hope of reducing collisions along the stretch of roadway." The California Department of Transportation lowered the speed limit from 65 mph to 55 mph on State…...
Truck driver sentenced for fleeing scene after striking bicyclist on Oklahoma Native American reservation
22+ hour, 47+ min ago (191+ words) A truck driver was sentenced to prison after striking a person on a bicycle on a Native American reservation and then leaving the scene. Oklahoma resident Lee Calhoun Phillips, 46, was 18 months in prison for one count of Leaving the Scene…...
Lost load from commercial vehicle may have triggered crash that killed three on I-35, including Oklahoma trooper, investigators say
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (246+ words) Three people were killed in a crash in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, including an Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) trooper and a child. The crash occurred at 11: 27 a. m. on April 8, 2026, as a vehicle traveling southbound on I-35 lost control and crossed the center…...
13 people arrested Pennsylvania DMV after man calls DHS on non-domiciled drivers seeking medical form updates
23+ hour, 56+ min ago (316+ words) 13 people were arrested and even more fled the scene after a man called the Department of Homeland Security on non-domiciled truck drivers seeking medical form updates." The arrests were made at the Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles office in Kittanning…...
Texas troopers take 85% of inspected trucks out-of-service during commercial vehicle detail on US-287
1+ day, 49+ min ago (106+ words) The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) shared results from a one-day commercial vehicle inspection operation that took place in Tarrant County. On April 7, TXDPS " North Texas Region published results from a recent detail that took place on US-287 in…...
Indiana troopers conducted more than 4, 700 commercial vehicle inspections as well as IFTA blitz in March
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (160+ words) The Indiana State Police (ISP) inspected thousands of trucks and placed hundreds of commercial vehicles and truck drivers out-of-service in March 2026. On April 7, ISP released Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) statistics for March 2026. See below for ISP CVED results from…...
Texas deputies intercept two semi trucks loaded with $470 K in stolen vehicles likely headed for Honduras
2+ day, 24+ min ago (151+ words) The Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) arrested two men believed to be transporting $470, 000 worth of stolen vehicles through Texas to Honduras using semi trucks. On the morning of April 6, 2026, GCSO and the Gonzales County Sheriff's Office intercepted two tractor trailers…...
Illinois community college gets $77k to train veterans into truck drivers
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (184+ words) A community college in Illinois will receive a $77, 000 grant to train military veterans into truck drivers." Lincoln Land Community College is the recipient of of an almost $77, 000 grant from the Department of Transportation to support their trucking school program that…...