This week, the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department (HHFD) out of New Jersey responded to an unusual call involving an antique truck. Around midnight on Monday, October 7, firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident with fuel spill at Route 17 […]

A truck driver was rescued by several strangers after crashing off a highway in Houston on Tuesday.  The accident happened on October 8th at 12200 Mykawa Road in Houston, Texas at around 5:20 p.m.  According to ABC13, the semi truck […]

Image Courtesy of Lytx According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy of a commercial truck driver is 61 years. That’s 16 years lower than the national average, making truck driving one of the […]

One way to make sure you’re ready for a safety audit: Perform a safety gap analysis on portions of your safety program, such as any CSA BASICs currently near or above threshold. Image: HDT graphic Statistically, only a fraction of […]

A response was filed this week in a lawsuit involving the US Postal Service and the surviving members of a family killed in a deadly crash with a semi truck working for them.  The June 2022 crash involved an uninsured […]

A major commercial vehicle parts manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection as part of a plan to restructure, the company announced this week. On October 9, Livonia, Michigan-headquartered Accuride announced that the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the […]

A wreck involving four tractor trailers blocked a portion on the New Jersey Turnpike on Friday morning.  The crash happened at about 2:30 a.m. just past Exit 6 on the turnpike connector on the commercial vehicle side of the New […]

The dire lack of safe semi truck parking is the focus of a new campaign from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) as the group pushes lawmakers to act to increase funding for parking projects. The ATA recently shared a mini-documentary […]

Multiple people are facing criminal charges for a towing operation accused of stealing semi trucks and targeting only immigrant and minority drivers.  On Thursday, October 10th 30-year-old Brad Duwayne Warner was charged with engaging in a pattern of unlawful activity […]

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) shared official routing information for truckers trying to deliver goods in the wake of a major hurricane. September’s devastating Hurricane Helene did major damage to a number of roadways, including I-40 and I-26 […]