Trucking Safety and Enforcement News
Inspections, violations, crash data and the safety rules that decide what happens to a driver at the roadside.
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Judge sets āunattainableā $1M bail for truck driver detained by ICE to keep him in the country for trial
A judge has set an intentionally āunattainableā bail to ensure a truck driver involved in a fatal u-turn crash will not be released from jail and deported. 32-year-old truck driver Rajinder Kumar...
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Thousands of Great Dane trailers recalled for issue that could cause landing gear collapse
Great Dane Trailers issued a safety recall for more than 6,000 trailers due to concern that the landing gear assembly welds could fail. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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Indiana troopers call out commercial vehicle driver for trailer violations, unsecured toddler in passenger seat
Indiana troopers located equipment violations as well as a child who was not properly secured during a recent commercial vehicle inspection in the Evansville area. According to an October 29...
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WATCH: SUV with stolen plates creams FedEx rig hauling double trailers while fleeing police
A fleeing motorist collided with a FedEx tractor trailer during a police chase in Iowa that was caught on a traffic camera. The accident happened on Wednesday, October 28th at 24th Street and...
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CHP stops big rig hauling beef for 26 MPH over Californiaās CMV speed limit
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) took enforcement action against a truck driver for a double-digit violation of the stateās speed limit for trucks. On October 18, officers with CHPās Gold Run...
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Teton pass temporarily closed in both directions as CMVs slide in icy conditions
Teton pass was closed in both directions on Tuesday morning after snow fell at the summit overnight, creating slick conditions. The Wyoming Department of Transportation issued a driver alert...
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Driver switches to guilty plea for watching Netflix prior to construction zone crash that killed two
A truck driver has switched his plea to guilty for a crash in a construction zone that killed two people in August of 2023. 57-year-old Billie Joe Grimes originally pleaded not guilty and requested a...
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Blitz targeting trucking violations and criminal activity underway on Arkansas highways
The Arkansas Highway Police (AHP) announced a truck-focused targeted enforcement operation taking place this week in partnership with federal agencies. From 6 a.m. on October 27 through 6 a.m. on...
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Driver in fatal seven vehicle pile up admits he lied about having narcolepsy in order to keep his CDL
A truck driver involved in a fatal seven vehicle pile up in Pennsylvania on Friday admitted to police that he had lied about a diagnosis in order to keep his commercial drivers license. The accident...
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Massachusetts commercial vehicle troopers uncovered over 1,300 āseriousā violations during 3-day operation
The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section (CVES) inspected hundreds of trucks and located more than 1,000 violations during a recent safe driving traffic detail....
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Feds cite 57 CMV drivers for English proficiency, hours-of-service, and equipment violations at California checkpoint
Multiple federal agencies partnered for commercial vehicle enforcement operations at a checkpoint in Indio, California. On October 20, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released results...
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Arizona troopers cite four commercial vehicle drivers for lingering in I-10 left lane up to four miles
Arizona troopers ticketed four commercial vehicle drivers for violating lane restrictions in an I-10 construction zone. On October 14, 2026, troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety...
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Man dies after hitting head while unloading pipe from flatbed semi truck
A man is dead after hitting his head while unloading pipe from a flatbed semi truck in Oklahoma. The accident happened on Wednesday, October 21st in Madill, Oklahoma at J&I Manufacturing. According...
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FedEx driver gets 12 years for scrolling on phone in moments before crash that killed family
A truck driver has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison for a crash caused by him scrolling on his phone. The accident happened back in July of 2024. 31-year-old truck driver Santos Valentin...
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CMV driver arrested for DUI following rollover crash on I-40 that damaged nine vehicles, Arizona DPS says
Arizona troopers arrested a commercial vehicle driver for impaired driving following a rollover crash that damaged several vehicles. During the early morning hours of October 18, 2026, Arizona...
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Steer tire blowout injures driver and spills load of raw chicken
A truck driver was injured in a rollover accident after a steer tire blew on Interstate 20 in Mississippi on Thursday. The accident happened on October 22nd in Clinton, Mississippi on westbound I-20...
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Watch this truck driver jump from a dangling truck cab as good samaritans try to help
A truck driver jumped out of his truck cab after crashing over the side of an overpass in San Diego on Tuesday. The accident happened on October 20th on Interstate 5 in San Diego, California....
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Trooper conducting roadside CMV inspections gets door taken out by passing box truck
An Illinois State Police Trooper had the door ripped off his vehicle by a passing box truck as he conducted roadside commercial vehicle inspections on Thursday. The incident happened on October 22nd...
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Coffee food truck obliterated in construction zone crash with semi truck
A man was miraculously uninjured after a construction zone crash sent a semi truck crashing into his coffee truck. The accident happened on Thursday, October 22nd at 9:26 a.m. in Silver Spring...
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Medline hosts fourth annual MedTrans Rodeo in Mundelein, Ill.
Content Sponsored By Medline Drivers representing each region represent Medlineās commitment to making healthcare run better Northfield, Ill., Oct. 22, 2026 ā Medlineās private fleet of truck...
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Man using RV bathroom while parked on interstate shoulder killed when dump truck slams into it
One man is dead after a semi truck slammed into his RV while he was parked on the shoulder of the interstate using the bathroom. The accident happened in Saline County, Kansas on Interstate 135 just...
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Parole denied for truck driver in I-70 brake failure crash that got national attention for 110 year sentence
The truck driver in the infamous Interstate 70 brake failure crash that got him an initial sentence of 110 years has been denied parole after an official request. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos had his...
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Three critically injured after RV slams into tractor trailer outside Lucky Stop truck stop
Three people were seriously hurt after an RV slammed into a tractor trailer on Highway 82 outside of the Lucky Stop truck stop in Texas on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on Tuesday, October...
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81-year-old pulls into path of tractor trailer hauling carcasses in fatal crash
An 81-year-old man is dead after pulling out in front of a tractor trailer hauling animal carcasses through Kentucky on Wednesday. The accident happened on Wednesday, October 21st in Lincoln County,...
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