A semi truck fire burns pumpkins to a pulp on the 5 Freeway in California early on Wednesday morning.  The incident occurred just after 2 a.m. on October 25th on the southbound 5 Freeway and Smokey Bear Road in Lebec, […]

A digital artist came up with an outrageous semi truck Corvette hybrid in this unique digital rendering.  In the video, viewers are given a digital tour of the sleek rig, which is said to be a Toyota Tacoma pickup, molded […]

A seasoned trucker films the aftermath of a driver having his fifth wheel pin pulled at a fuel island in this video.  The filming driver opens the clip by saying “I’ve been out here 23 years and I’ve never actually […]

The DAF XF H2 demonstrator was equipped with a modified version of the Paccar MX-13 engine,  with a Traxon 12-speed transmission. Photo: Deborah Lockridge Peterbilt displayed a Euro-style high cabover truck, a demonstrator model powered by a prototype hydrogen-fueled internal […]

Getting the most out of your engine brakes requires at least a basic understanding of how they work. Photo: Jim Park How often do you hear drivers complaining about weak engine brakes? Some drivers will say the engine brake provides […]

A new filing reveals that an oversight left a trucking company uninsured but still operating for years before their driver crashed into a stopped car, killing five.  The June 2022 accident happened in Weld County, Colorado along Interstate 25 when […]

Cleanup of a Louisiana pile-up crash has continued into Tuesday morning as crews work to clear the wreckage from more than 150 vehicles.  The accidents started on a raised portion of Interstate 55 outside of New Oeleans before 9 a.m. […]

Netradyne has combined fleet management and safety telematics into one dashboard with Driver-i One. Source: Netradyne Netradyne, a SaaS provider of artificial intelligence and edge computing solutions focused on safety and driver coaching for commercial fleets, has launched its Driver-i […]

Eleven states with performance-based brake testers participated in this year’s Brake Safety Week by conducting inspections using their PBBTs. Source: CVSA/Wayne Parham Inspectors in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. conducted 18,875 commercial motor vehicle inspections during the Commercial Vehicle Safety […]

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended the deadline for public comment on a potential restructuring of the carrier safety rating system after receiving very little input from the industry.  The FMCSA began seeking public comments on how […]