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Police chase stole three days before suspect caught in semi

A Dearborn man was arrested after leading police on a three-day search in a stolen semi truck following a domestic incident.
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Love’s adds 80 new truck parking spaces off I-70

Love’s opened a new travel stop off I-70 in West Jefferson, Ohio, adding 80 truck parking spaces, fresh food, showers, and other amenities for drivers.
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Court mostly sides with trucking company after union dispute

A federal appeals court mostly sided with Garten Trucking in a dispute over anti-union comments, ruling that only statements blaming union supporters for lost raises went too far.
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Oilfield equipment theft scheme hits trucking companies hard in Texas

An Oklahoma business owner is accused of leading a $2 million oilfield equipment theft ring that caused major losses for trucking companies in Texas and New Mexico.
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Texas trucker sentenced to life for murder of Army veteran

A Texas truck driver was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of kidnapping and murdering Army veteran Caleigha Zangari, whose body was discovered along Highway 11.
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Trucker found dead in sleeper at Iowa travel plaza

A truck driver in his late twenties was found dead in his sleeper at the Meskwaki Travel Plaza in Iowa, with the cause of death under investigation.
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Trucker powers through floodwaters as cars are stranded nearby

A trucker drove his rig through deep floodwaters on I-35 in San Antonio while nearby cars sat stranded after heavy rains hit central Texas.
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Shelter dog finds new life and purpose with trucker

After spending months in a Kansas shelter, Boomer the dog found a new home and purpose traveling the country with a truck driver.
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Cyberattack exposes nearly 300,000 Texas crash records to hackers

Nearly 300,000 Texas crash records were accessed in a TxDOT data breach after hackers used a stolen account to download sensitive information.
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Truck driver escapes fiery crash after rig dangles off I-65

A semi truck caught fire and dangled off an I-65 overpass in Louisville, leading to road closures and traffic delays.
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Lumber truck crash knocks out power for thousands in city

A lumber truck crashed into a major power pole in Texarkana, Texas, late Wednesday, knocking out electricity for thousands and leaving lumber scattered across the road.
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Road rage drivers cause chaos, trucker saves modular home load

Dash cam video from Highway 97 in British Columbia showed a trucker hauling a modular home forced to react quickly when two road rage drivers blocked his lane, causing damage and major traffic delays.
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Scam artists target truckers at Love’s and rest area

Scammers tricked truckers into a fake betting game at a Love’s and a nearby rest area in Tennessee, costing drivers cash and jewelry.
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Extra officers to target move over law violations in June

Extra police will be on Iowa roads from June 17 to June 19, 2025, watching for drivers who break the Move Over Law and fail to give space to vehicles stopped with flashing lights.
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Trucker rescued from fiery cab after bridge crash and fall

A truck driver was pulled from his burning cab after his semi crashed through a bridge guardrail and landed in Holiday Creek in Webster County, Iowa.
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Police chase maroon bobtail rig through Detroit area cities

Police chased a maroon bobtail semi across more than a dozen Detroit area cities after a break-in, ending with the driver's arrest at Eastern Market and no injuries reported.
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Brake failure sends semi off Highway 3, driver walks away

A semi truck rolled on Highway 3 near Princeton after losing its brakes on a downhill, with the driver walking away with only minor injuries.
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Burn barrel fire spreads to semi-tank trailer and buildings

A burn barrel fire on Bensel Road in Hermiston, Oregon spread to a semi-tank trailer and nearby buildings, causing a diesel fuel spill and evacuations.
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Man sleeping under trailer killed at Bedford grocery loading dock

A man was killed at a Bedford grocery loading dock after being run over by a tractor-trailer while sleeping under the parked trailer, with police reviewing the incident.
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Man fatally struck by semi after exiting ambulance on I-70

A man died after running into traffic and being hit by a semi truck on I-70 in Illinois after exiting an ambulance.
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