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At least 16 high school hockey players are injured after an allegedly intoxicated semi-truck driver crashed into their bus

At least 16 high school hockey players are injured after an allegedly intoxicated semi-truck driver crashed into their bus. On 11/12/2022, at approximately 8:06 p.m., Central Dispatch notified patrol officers of reports of a tractor-trailer with a New Jersey registration swerving into other lanes and driving at excessive speed. Additionally, the semi was reportedly driving […]

Truck driver Sentenced to 25 Years Prison for Sexually Abusing a Child

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Nevada trucker was sentenced to federal prison today for repeatedly sexually abusing a young child across multiple states for years. Albert Wayne Welling, 60, was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. According to court documents, over a period of several years, Welling, who was […]

Cool Video of Super Cool Peterbilt With Amazing Paint Job

The video shows Tesla semi-truck accelerating with stunning speed and sound

By iTrucker  , Thu November 3, 2022, 6:57 AM   Is the Tesla electric semi-truck future of trucking, well, watch the video, read the specifications and decide for yourself. (all specifications are from the Tesla website, tesla.com/semi) Performance According to Tesla “three independent motors provide instant torque and unmatched power at any speed so drivers can merge […]

Florida theft ring nabbed after stealing $9 million worth of meat products from packaging plants using trucks

Several arrested following HSI Omaha, Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement partner investigation into multimillion-dollar theft ring   Florida-based sophisticated organized criminal enterprise targeted beef and pork packaging plants in Midwest using trucks   LINCOLN, Neb. — The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into the theft of several semi-trailers and loads of frozen […]

Waymo to test autonomous semi-trucks in Arizona, Texas

Autonomous driving technology company Waymo will soon start testing self-driving semi-trucks in Arizona and Texas.   -Waymo will test autonomous trucks on public freeways across Phoenix and the I-45 corridor between Dallas and Houston in the coming weeks, the company told Transport Dive on Aug. 26. -A person will sit in the driver’s seat for […]

Plant based “meat” producer Beyond Meat adds Einride electric trucks with plans to scale EV fleet

Plant-based “meat” producer Beyond Meat adds Einride electric trucks with plans to scale electric vehicles (EV) fleet Beyond Meat has contracted Einride to provide electric trucks and charging stations for the plant-based protein maker’s supply chain, Einride announced on July 28. In the first phase of the partnership, the companies will deploy five Einride-connected trucks and […]

Owe the IRS back taxes, there is tax relief for truckers

Sponsored content*   Truck driving is a massive industry in the U.S. With 3.6 million employed as professional drivers and 7.95 million working in the transportation field in some way. This accounts for 5.8% of the overall United States workforce. Truckers are the highest group of individuals for which the IRS files a substitute for […]

3 dead, many injured in a fiery pileup involving semi-trucks at I-95, FL (with video)

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Three people were killed and several others were injured early Thursday in a massive pileup on Interstate 95 in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said at least 15 vehicles, including several tractor-trailers, were involved in five crashes on both sides of the highway near the State Road 442 exit […]