New Arkansas rules pulled 279 truck drivers off the road over stricter work visa and English language requirements as companies focus on hiring fully qualified drivers.

The FMCSA announced pilot programs letting selected truckers test more flexible hours-of-service rules, including split sleeper and duty periods, to see if these changes help drivers get more rest and manage their schedules.

Michigan State Police plan a major one-day enforcement blitz targeting commercial trucks in the I-96 construction zone following a spike in serious crashes.

A car dangerous lane change near I-71 forced a semi to brake hard, spilling a load of watermelons across the road.

A sudden hard stop in Jonesville, Michigan caused a flatbed load to crush a semi cab, but the truck driver walked away without serious injury.

Two teenage girls were found locked but unharmed inside a refrigerated trailer after a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi on I-15 in Utah.

A Memphis diesel shop has been fined $150,000 after pleading guilty in federal court to tampering with emissions control systems on diesel engines.

A quick-thinking semi truck driver saved a motorist from a crash with farm equipment by signaling a warning on a rural road.

A crash between two semis on I-80 near Arlington, Wyoming left at least one person dead, another seriously injured, and shut down the interstate for hours.

A DUI scooter driver was charged after a deadly crash with a semi truck in northeast Portland, with police clearing the truck driver of wrongdoing.

A cattle truck overturned on the Route 29 South exit near Danville, Virginia, scattering dozens of cows and causing a large roundup that lasted into the evening.

Many truckers say true appreciation goes beyond a single week of social media posts or company cookouts, and is really about steady pay, home time, and year-round respect for the men and women who keep America moving.

A semi truck hauling wooden sheets crashed into a stopped school bus with lights flashing as kids were about to board in Hamblen County, Tennessee, sending both drivers to the hospital but leaving all children unharmed.

The U.S. DOT Secretary visited a New Jersey truck stop during Truck Driver Appreciation Week, speaking with drivers about Hours of Service rules and English requirements while dressed like a working trucker.

A Connecticut car driver was charged after tearing a HAZMAT placard off a semi truck’s bumper during a road rage incident on Sullivan Avenue.

CHP took a car hauler out of service in Oceanside after officers found a pickup truck dangerously dangling off the back and not properly secured.

Wyoming troopers stopped a truck hauling an oversize load without permits at the Green River Tunnel, issued more than $800 in fines, and directed the driver to a legal route.

A semi and light rail train caught fire after colliding near I-10 in Phoenix, sending the truck driver to the hospital and closing down Washington Street for cleanup.

Massachusetts State Police ran a large ticketing and inspection blitz on the Mass Pike, handing out nearly $57,000 in fines to commercial drivers under strict state rules.

A wreck involving two semis and a car shut down Highway 63 near North Bay after logs spilled across the roadway, leaving only minor injuries.