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Hankook Tire Receives Diamond Supplier Award from International
Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) received the 2026 Diamond Supplier Award from International Motors, LLC during a ceremony held August 19 at Hankook Tire's Tennessee Plant in Clarksville,...
Hankook Tire earned a Diamond Supplier Award from International Motors at its Tennessee plant, a sign the tires on International trucks come from a supplier the manufacturer recognizes.
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Acura swings wide on curve, knocks over double dump trailers: CHP Video
An Acura took a curve way too wide in a video shared by the California Highway Patrol over the weekend. CHP Coalinga shared the video on Saturday, September 19th, of the incident that occurred on...
An Acura swinging wide on a curve can knock over double dump trailers, so watch oncoming traffic in tight bends.
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Love’s opens Arizona store with 127 truck parking spaces
Love’s Travel Stops opened a new store in Kingman, Arizona, a move that will add more than 100 new truck parking spaces to the company’s network. On September 21, Love’s announced the opening of a...
Drivers on I-40 near Kingman, Arizona can now use a new Love’s with 127 truck parking spaces.
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Owner of shuttered trucking company sentenced for fraudulently obtaining $170,000 in COVID relief funds
A Georgia man was sentenced after admitting to obtaining pandemic business loans on behalf of a trucking company he owned that had ceased operation. On September 18, Preston Fleming, 68, was...
A Georgia trucking company owner who took pandemic loans after his business closed got home confinement and must repay the money.
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Driver gets 150 day sentence for high-speed crash through construction zone that killed five
A truck driver will serve 150 more days in jail after a high-speed crash through a construction zone left five people dead two years ago. The accident happened on the afternoon of July 24th, 2024 on...
A truck driver will serve 150 more days in jail after a high-speed crash through a construction zone left five people dead.
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California Trucking Show: If You Love Trucks, You Need to Be Here
The California Trucking Show is coming to Ontario, California, October 3 – 4, and if you love trucks, this is one you don’t want to miss! For two days, the Ontario Convention Center is going to be...
Truckers who love trucks can head to the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California, October 3 to 4 for the California Trucking Show.
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Program helping ex-cons earn CDLs out $15k after trucking school partner shut down in recent crackdown
A nonprofit aimed at helping formerly incarcerated individuals obtain their CDL is out $15,000 after the trucking school they paid to train their participants was shut down in the recent federal...
A nonprofit lost $15,000 after Colorado Trucking College, its training partner, was among 110 schools shut down by the federal government.
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Driver found deceased in parking lot after reporting to company that he was “not feeling well”
A truck driver was found deceased inside of his cab on Thursday after reporting to his company that he was “not feeling well.” Police in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana were called by a...
A driver who tells his company he is not feeling well can still be found deceased in his cab, so speak up to someone who can check on you in person.
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Fake FedEx drivers use fraudulent CDLs, license plate, shipping documents to steal $680k load
One driver has been arrested after a pair of men posed as FedEx drivers and used fake documentation to steal a load of electronics worth more than half a million dollars. The theft occurred on...
Fake FedEx drivers using fraudulent CDLs and shipping documents to steal a load in New Castle, Delaware shows how easily your identity and paperwork can be copied.
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Mexican truckers seek diplomatic talks over revoked visas
Federal cabotage enforcement became more visible this year after DOT shared three years’ worth of cabotage violation data with border authorities.
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CHP demands corrective action after spotting big rig driving with half its trailer dangling off
A semi truck with the rear end of its trailer hanging off was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol outside of Visalia on Thursday. The unsafe tractor trailer was spotted on State Route 99...
A CHP Commercial Officer pulled over a big rig near Visalia with half its trailer dangling off, so check your trailer before you roll.
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California Troopers block all entry to Mexico after trucker ejected in crash near San Ysidro border crossing
A truck driver was ejected from his truck after jackknifing on Interstate 5 in Southern California on Thursday morning. The accident happened at around 4 a.m. on September 17th on southbound I-5 near...
A jackknifed truck on southbound I 5 near Camino de la Plaza in San Ysidro left a 25 year old driver ejected and blocked all entry to Mexico.
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Mitsui to sell older oil tankers as vessel prices surge
The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are disrupting normal trade routes, tightening shipping capacity and sending freight rates surging.
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Museum displays truck driver's massive model of NYC
Truck driver Joe Macken’s model is on display at the Museum of the City of New York through Oct. 12.
A truck driver built a massive model of New York City that is now displayed at the Museum of the City of New York.
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Notice: Notice of Supplemental Funding, National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program
HRSA will provide additional award funds to the National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program recipient under HRSA-25-009, the University of North Dakota, to provide information, data, and tools related to rural health to support improving health care in rural areas.
Additional funds to the University of North Dakota will support information and tools related to rural health care.
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HOS waived for trucks hauling fuel amidst skyrocketing diesel prices
Hours of Service have been waived for drivers hauling diesel fuel and gasoline for the next 90 days in an attempt to reduce fuel disruptions. The 90 day waiver from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
Drivers hauling diesel fuel and gasoline can run without Hours of Service limits for the next 90 days under an FMCSA waiver aimed at reducing fuel disruptions.
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Movers press Congress on scams, housing and lawsuit abuse
American Trucking Associations’ Moving and Storage Conference had a record-setting turnout for its annual Call on Washington event.
Movers took their concerns about scams, housing and lawsuit abuse to Congress during a record-setting Call on Washington.
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13 people arrested when police find them unloading $250k worth of stolen chicken from a semi truck parked behind a motel
Thirteen people were arrested on Tuesday after police caught them unloading $250,000 worth of stolen chicken from a semi truck parked behind a motel. The incident happened on September 15th in...
A stolen chicken load unloaded behind a Memphis motel shows how quickly cargo can disappear when a truck is left unattended.
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Roehl Transport Announces Second Driver Pay Increase of 2026, Pushing Top Driver Earnings Well Beyond $100,000
September 16, 2026 (Marshfield, WI) — Roehl Transport announced its second truck driver pay increase this year, a move that will position Roehl’s top earning drivers among the highest-paid drivers in...
Roehl's second pay raise this year means its top drivers can earn well over $100,000 while getting home weekly or even daily.
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Driver charged with murder after 3 a.m. stabbing of fellow trucker in I-80 rest area bathroom
A truck driver is charged with murder after stabbing another truck driver in a rest area bathroom off of Interstate 80 in Wyoming earlier this week. The incident occurred at about 3:27 a.m. on...
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Driver hauling groceries arrested after driving straight into store front on purpose
A truck driver is facing felony charges after driving through the front of the grocery store he was supposed to be delivering to. The incident occurred around midnight on Thursday, September 17th in...
A driver delivering groceries to an Aldi in Nashville now faces felony charges after driving through the store front instead.
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Diesel price surge jolts trucking industry
Skyrocketing diesel prices are jolting the trucking industry amid a global energy crisis that also threatens freight movement.
Skyrocketing diesel prices mean higher fuel costs for working drivers and anyone training to enter trucking, while the global energy crisis also threatens freight movement.
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ExxonMobil weighs return to Venezuela
ExxonMobil held talks with Venezuela about re-entering the country as the Texas oil giant explores whether to follow U.S. rivals back to the South American nation.
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Truckers warned about brake fire risk on steep grade in Death Valley National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) issued an alert to truck drivers traveling through Death Valley National Park after a recent truck fire. Shortly before 8 p.m. on September 9, 2026, a semi truck...
If you drive State Route 190 through Death Valley National Park, watch your brakes on the steep grade, since a semi truck's overheated brakes caused a fire there.
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