Trucking Safety and Enforcement News
Inspections, violations, crash data and the safety rules that decide what happens to a driver at the roadside.
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Truck driver initially sentenced to 110 years for I-70 brake failure crash in Colorado now seeking parole
The truck driver initially sentenced to 110 years for a brake failure crash in Colorado that killed four people is now seeking parole. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was initially sentenced to 110 years for...
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New York troopers issue 376 tickets during two-day commercial vehicle operation on Taconic State Parkway
Hundreds of traffic tickets were issued as part of a commercial vehicle enforcement operation on the Taconic State Parkway this week. On September 30 and October 1, 2026, the New York State Police...
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TMC Fall Meeting focuses on AI, safety and technician skills
The TMC Fall Meeting turned its attention to technical sessions that connected fleet maintenance with artificial intelligence.
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More than a dozen semis involved in 50 vehicle pileup on I-95 bridge in South Carolina
The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) responded to a major pileup crash on I-95 near Santee on Thursday. On the morning of October 1, 2026, a multi-vehicle pileup occurred on the southbound I-95...
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POLICE: Death of man who âdartedâ in front of bobtail semi truck not considered traffic fatality
The death of a man who âdarted into the roadwayâ in front of a bobtail semi truck is not being counted as a traffic fatality according to police. The accident happened on Monday, September 28th at...
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Oversized load ordered out-of-service in Arizona for inaccurate permit, unsafe equipment, unqualified escort driver
Arizona troopers ordered a commercial truck hauling a mobile home off the road after uncovering âmultiple serious safety violations.â On September 24, 2026, Arizona Department of Public Safety...
Hauling an oversized load in Arizona can get you placed out of service for an inaccurate permit, unsafe equipment, or an unqualified escort driver.
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ISP âhigh intensity enforcement projectâ yields 340 CMV violations & 59 OOS orders
A âhigh intensity enforcement projectâ by the Indiana State Police led to 59 total out of service orders for truck drivers and semi trucks. The blitz occurred between September 22nd and September...
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Driver hauling triple trailers arrested for intoxication, endangerment after wrecking
A truck driver hauling triple trailers was arrested on Thursday morning after crashing through a median in Oregon. The accident happened on September 24th on Interstate 84 near Arlington, Oregon....
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Construction starts on $9.2 million CMV inspection station in B.C. after previous facility destroyed by suspected arson
British Columbia transportation officials say that work has begun on building a new commercial vehicle inspection station along the Highway 97 corridor the previous facility was lost in a fire in...
Drivers on the Highway 97 corridor will see a new commercial vehicle inspection station built after the previous facility was lost to a fire.
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Dump truck placed OOS after officer finds no front brakes at all during inspection
A dump truck was placed out of service on Wednesday after an officer noticed that it was completely lacking front brakes during an inspection. The dump truck was stopped by a Ministry of...
A dump truck was placed out of service in Stratford, Ontario after an officer found it had no front brakes at all during an inspection.
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Suspect stole fully loaded semi truck, hit guardrail, fled down dirt road, nearly hit house before arrest: CHP
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) arrested a man who stole two vehicles including a loaded semi truck in the San Andres area this week. At 9:10 a.m. on September 21, 2026, a suspect stole a fully...
A stolen loaded semi crashed on Highway 49 and the suspect fled, so keep your rig locked and keys secure.
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Immigrant driver found with no CDL for second time this month after illegal turn caused injury crash: ICE
An illegal immigrant truck driver was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week after his illegal turn caused an injury crash involving a child. Guatemalan national Maximo...
A driver without a CDL was arrested after an illegal turn caused an injury crash involving a child.
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Truck and driver ordered off the road for no valid CDL and âseveral tires in horrifically unsafe conditionsâ
Arizona troopers put the brakes on an unlicensed truck driver and a commercial vehicle with severe tire trouble. On September 18, 2026, a trooper with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS)...
Arizona troopers stopped a commercial vehicle on AZ-202 near McClintock Drive and took it and its driver off the road for no valid CDL and several tires in horrifically unsafe conditions.
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Crane gently lifts box truck out of river after seven vehicle crash sends it off bridge
An empty box truck was lifted out of the Merrimack River after a crash involving seven vehicles on Wednesday. The crash happened on Wednesday, September 23rd on the Interstate 293 bridge in...
An empty box truck went off the Interstate 293 bridge in Manchester, New Hampshire during a seven vehicle crash, so watch your following distance on bridges.
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Man admits to shooting into cab of semi truck on I-70 in Ohio
An Ohio man could face years in prison after admitting to shooting a gun at a moving semi truck on an interstate in Zanesville earlier this year. Robert Knight, 72, pleaded guilty to charges of...
A 72 year old Ohio man pleaded guilty to shooting into the cab of a moving semi truck on I-70 in Zanesville and could face years in prison.
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When the truck talks back
Fleet executives and technology providers discussed how AI is reshaping fleet safety, driver performance and overall carrier operations during The AI Summit.
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Texas cops nab unlicensed drivers operating trucks under CMV weight limit but âparticipating CMV-types of activitiesâ
The Krugerville Police Department (KVPD) took enforcement action against a pair of unlicensed drivers operating trucks with violations on each vehicle. According to a September 21 statement from...
Unlicensed drivers running trucks just under the CMV weight limit still drew enforcement in Krugerville, Texas, for what police called participating in CMV types of activities.
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Illinois troopers inspect more than 500 commercial vehicles during two-day hazmat blitz
Troopers with the Illinois State Police (ISP) inspected hundreds of semi trucks during a recent operation targeting hazardous materials (hazmat) violations. On September 16, ISP announced results...
Illinois troopers ran a two day hazmat blitz on northern interstates and inspected more than 500 commercial vehicles.
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Inoperative brake and other out-of-service violations found on CMV that bypassed open Iowa weigh station
Troopers with the Iowa State Patrol (ISP) located multiple out-of-service violations on a semi truck and trailer that skipped a weigh station. Last week, an ISP Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit trooper...
Skipping an open Iowa weigh station led troopers to find an inoperative brake and other out-of-service violations on a semi truck and trailer.
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Storms Donât Warn, Alerts Do
Since Mother Nature doesn't provide warnings, how can drivers avoid severe weather? This article dives into how DOTs and fleets can deploy proactive safety alerts to drivers to mitigate risk.
Since Mother Nature gives no warnings, DOTs and fleets can send proactive safety alerts to help drivers avoid severe weather and lower risk.
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Driver gets 150 day sentence for high-speed crash through construction zone that killed five
A truck driver will serve 150 more days in jail after a high-speed crash through a construction zone left five people dead two years ago. The accident happened on the afternoon of July 24th, 2024 on...
A truck driver will serve 150 more days in jail after a high-speed crash through a construction zone left five people dead.
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Mexican truckers seek diplomatic talks over revoked visas
Federal cabotage enforcement became more visible this year after DOT shared three yearsâ worth of cabotage violation data with border authorities.
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California Troopers block all entry to Mexico after trucker ejected in crash near San Ysidro border crossing
A truck driver was ejected from his truck after jackknifing on Interstate 5 in Southern California on Thursday morning. The accident happened at around 4 a.m. on September 17th on southbound I-5 near...
A jackknifed truck on southbound I 5 near Camino de la Plaza in San Ysidro left a 25 year old driver ejected and blocked all entry to Mexico.
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âMultiple severely damaged tiresâ and logbook violations uncovered during CMV inspection in Tennessee
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) discovered multiple safety violations on a commercial vehicle that was âriding on the rims.â Tennessee troopers took to social media on September 15 to highlight a...
A Tennessee inspection found a commercial vehicle riding on its rims with severely damaged tires and logbook violations.
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