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FHP escorting fuel trucks to alleviate fuel shortage in Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma
Florida Governor Rick Scott said today that heās instructed the Florida Highway Patrol to escort fuel supply trucks to stations in the state where Hurricane Irma evacuees are experiencing fuel shortages. As of today, roughly 500,000 Floridians have been ordered to evacuate South Florida. Traffic jams continue on major routes throughout the state (see picture [ā¦]
September 7, 2017
Videos
Pickup driver underestimates Houston flood, has to be rescued by boat
A pickup driver who risked driving through Houston floodwaters had to be rescued Tuesday. A live traffic cam on the San Jacinto Bridge showed the pickup driver and a passenger sitting on top of the submerged truck waiting to be rescued. The truck was in an area near Grand Parkway where water levels continued to [ā¦]
August 29, 2017
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Trucker rescued during Houston flood
Itās clear during the broadcast below that a news reporter with KHOU in Houston is very concerned for a truck driver trapped in a rig on a flooded Houston street. Thankfully, Harris County deputies show up to rescue the man in an airboat on Beltway 8. KHOU reporter Brandi Smith and photographer Mario Sandoval, who [ā¦]
August 27, 2017
Vocational
Semi with raised bed tears down Texas highway sign, brings up questions on dump body safety
They tried to warn him, but he didnāt stop. Dramatic video shows a tractor-trailer in Houston with a raised dump bed tearing down a large sign trestle Thursday on the East Loop of Interstate 610. The driverās condition remains unknown. Video below posted by abc13.com shows that an attempt was made to warn the driver [ā¦]
August 25, 2017
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Knapheide visits Brinkman Plumbing in Quincy, Illinois
In this day-in-the-life video released Tuesday, Knapheide visits with Brinkman Plumbing Contractors in Quincy, Ill. The family-owned business, which started in 1991, has gone from one truck to over 30 and employs around 30 people. Services include underground plumbing, residential repairs, commercial work and heavy industry plumbing. Brinkman has regularly specād its trucks through Knapheide [ā¦]
August 23, 2017
Vocational
Worldās first self-driving crash impact truck is demoād in Colorado
Look ma! No driver! Itās a little strange, but itās amazing, too, as the trucking industry enjoyed a major milestone Friday in Ft. Collins, Colorado. In case you missed the livestream event of the worldās first autonomous crash impact truck, you can watch it in action below as reporters and curious onlookers take pictures and [ā¦]
August 20, 2017
Vocational
Construction truck driver speeding through flooded NOLA street gets fired
A construction worker was recorded Saturday in his companyās pickup driving quickly through a flooded New Orleans street sending waves of water onto nearby vehicles and homes. That video, recorded by New Orleans resident George Pool and posted on his Facebook page, soon went viral and got plenty of coverage by local CBS-TV affiliate WWLTV. [ā¦]
August 7, 2017
Vocational
Trucker in restricted Minneapolis tunnel knocks out lights
The cameras are rolling in Minneapolis where theyāve been filming trucks driving illegally through Lowry Tunnel. Vehicles that weigh 9,000 pounds or more have been prohibited from traveling through the 1,600-foot-long tunnel along I-94 since the start of a construction project there in June. Through the years, the tunnel has generated plenty of complaints for [ā¦]
August 5, 2017
Trucks
Box truck crashes through wall following apparent brake failure on steep California road
A box truck crashed through a concrete wall Monday and came within a few feet of striking a home after its brakes reportedly failed on a steep road in San Diego. No one was injured in the crash on Lennox Drive, a steep road with a history of accidents. The driver told ABC 10 that [ā¦]
July 18, 2017
Videos
Ford Ranger prototype spied in Colorado
Another Ford Ranger prototype has been spottedāthis time on a Colorado highway. The Fast Lane Truck posted video recently on their YouTube site showing the camo-clad truck rolling down Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs (see video below). Fordās mid-size truck is expected to re-debut next year as a 2019 model. As youāll see, the front [ā¦]
July 14, 2017
Business
How e-commerce and āUberizationā are altering carriersā operations
Autonomous trucks arenāt the only things transforming the way freight is moved. New strategies such as the āUberizationā of freight are disrupting the landscape
July 10, 2017
Vocational
Dump truck crashes into 12 cars, injures several
Brake failure may be to blame for a frightening dump truck crash at a busy intersection this week in Kennesaw, Ga. Video below posted by WSB-TV shows the truck plowing into several vehicles that had stopped at an intersection around 2 p.m. Wednesday on Barrett Parkway near I-575, about 15 miles northwest of Atlanta. The [ā¦]
July 6, 2017
Trucks
Good Samaritans rush to overturned truck in Pennsylvania
A semi that overturned and left its driver injured in Pennsylvania this week was caught on video. In watching the one-minute clip you can see the Freightliner entering a slight curve on I-476 near Marple Township before tipping over on the highway around noon on Monday. Good Samaritans rushed to the overturned tractor and pulled [ā¦]
July 5, 2017
Business
How your fleet can reach Millennial drivers
Fleets have a consistent issue with reaching the millennial truck driver. This video gives you the insight you need. Read more on Commercial Carrier Journal!
July 5, 2017
Preventable or Not
Evasive maneuver puts trailer on its side. Was this accident preventable?
Trucker John Doe swerves to avoid a car that darted into his lane but lays his trailer over in the process. Was this preventable?
July 5, 2017
Business
Digital trends for driver recruiting and how your fleet can capitalize
If you're a fleet manager, it's important for you to know where your drivers are on the internet and Julie Arsenault has the data to show you. Read more on CCJ!
June 30, 2017
Business
FMCSA policy director talks āregulatory readinessā
FMCSA Associate Administrator Larry Minor discusses how looming regulations my impact truck fleets. See the video hereā¦
June 27, 2017
Trucks
Motorist protects trucker from flaming rig
As a Rooferās Mart semi made its way down a southern Illinois highway, the driver was oblivious to a problem that only a short time later would end up destroying his entire rig: flaming brakes. Luckily for the trucker, a Good Samaritan was following close behind on I-24 near Vienna (see map below). āI was [ā¦]
June 23, 2017
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