The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has activated Emergency Shoulder Use (ESU) plans on I-75 and I-4 as drivers try to evacuate before Hurricane Milton hits. Hurricane Milton strengthened into a Category 5 storm on Monday and is expected to […]

Utah County plans to seek the death penalty against a semi truck driver for the murder of a police officer earlier this year. Officials will seek the death penalty against Michael Aaron Jayne, 42, after he was charged with aggravated […]

A man was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly stole a tractor trailer loaded with assorted frozen poultry from a rural home in Florida.  49-year-old Raul Bello was arrested on October 2nd in Miami-Dade County, Florida after reportedly stealing the […]

A California Highway Patrol (CHP) Commercial Vehicle Strike Force recently conducted a saturation patrol that resulted in dozens of citations for truckers traveling in the San Gorgonio Pass area. On October 1, 2024, CHP’s San Gorgonio Pass Commercial Vehicle Strike […]

Police have identified the truck driver found dead in his cab under suspicious circumstances late last week.  The deceased driver has been identified as Jaspinder Singh, age unknown. Singh was found inside of his parked semi truck on the Delle […]

A Massachusetts lawmaker has introduced emergency legislation that could save the livelihoods of many truck drivers after hundreds of Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL) holders were informed that they face downgrades. In August 2024, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) informed 482 CDL holders […]

From the back office to the trucks themselves, heavy-duty trucking fleets may be vulnerable to cyberattacks. Image: HDT Graphic October is Cybersecurity Month, so we’ve gathered some of HDT’s best cybersecurity content for trucking to help you be aware and […]

HDT 2024 Emerging Leader Adam Cassidy has spearheaded efforts to bridge the gap between safety and IT at Werner. Image: HDT Graphic Adam Cassidy joined the Air Force because he had always been fascinated by big equipment and wanted to […]

Eastbound Interstate 70 in Colorado was shut down on Thursday afternoon due to a stalled, smoking semi truck.  The incident happened on October 3rd on I-70 eastbound near the Colorado Mills Parkway near Golden Colorado.  According to 9 News, the […]

Multiple state police agencies will join forces for a high-visibility traffic enforcement campaign on a major truck traffic corridor this weekend. The traffic blitz will begin on Friday, October 4 at midnight and will continue through Sunday, October 6 at […]