A man preparing for Hurricane Milton demonstrated some excellent strapping skills on his house of all things. In the clip, the man’s daughter explains that he first experienced a hurricane that damaged his roof back in Puerto Rico nearly two decades ago. After moving to Orlando, he decided he would not let hurricane winds damage...
Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024: Truckstop, OOIDA announce new partnership Load board Truckstop and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association on Tuesday announced an official collaboration to cut OOIDA members a 15% discount on the load board’s services. As part of the collaboration, OOIDA has designated Truckstop as its exclusive load board partner. “We’re...
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 U.S. and for Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in Canada. Accuride says that plants will...
Kia driver arrested for shooting semi truck on I-40, Arkansas troopers say Perp is looking at prison time! Source link
Looking at a couple of places that I could lease a truck from. The first is Lone Mountain and the 2nd is Rwtl capcity solution. They have some similarities but also a few differences. I am really looking for anyone that has dealt with either company and your experience with them please. Source link
A man is dead after stepping in front of an oncoming semi truck without any clothes on. The incident occurred just after 4 a.m. on Wednesday, October 9th along northbound Highway 99 near McKinley Avenue in Fresno, California. According to ABC30, police first received calls reporting a naked man walking on Highway 99. A short...
Im in the south chicago suburbs. I was previously running as Owner Op when my CDL was wrongfully suspended for nonpayment of child support. It took a few weeks to get it fixed and I defaulted on the truck. I got a regional company job, and 8 months later child support suspended it again. I...
Nissan North America Inc. has issued a recall of nearly 24,000 electric cars due to a risk of overheating batteries during charging. The warning was issued back in September, and the company is in the process of sending letters warning owners of the potential issue, and plans on sending another round of letters once the...
A man was arrested on Sunday following an armed robbery, a semi truck police pursuit, and a collision with a building in Boerne, Texas, police say. Eric Lee Hudson, 42, was arrested and charged with Evading Arrest with a Vehicle and Theft (greater than $30,000 but less than $150,000), according to the Kerr County Sheriff’s...
The National Park Service (NPS) will completely shutter US 441 through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park each night due to a large number of commercial vehicle drivers illegally using the road as they try to find routes around Hurricane Helene-related road closures. On October 5, the NPS announced that US441/Newfound Gap Road between Tennessee and...