Trucking Industry News

Former President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Troy Lake, a 65-year-old diesel mechanic from Cheyenne, Wyoming, who was convicted for tampering with federal emissions systems. Lake, who owned Elite Diesel Service in Windsor, Colorado, pleaded guilty in 2024 to violating the Clean Air Act after performing “diesel deletes”, removing or disabling emissions controls on diesel engines. He was sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison and fined $52,500, serving

A dramatic crash occurred early Thursday, November 6, 2025, when a semi-truck went off the Waskatenau Bridge along Alberta Highway 831, roughly five kilometers south of town. Emergency crews were called to the scene after reports that a tanker unit had gone through the bridge barrier and landed partially submerged in the river below. Snowfall and icy road conditions were reported in the area at the time of the incident, making recovery efforts difficult and slowing traffic ac

A heated argument between two truck drivers over a parking space at a Wichita Love’s Travel Stop ended in tragedy when one man was fatally struck by a semi-truck. Police say 46-year-old Travis Briscoe of Jenks, Oklahoma, and 57-year-old Abdelmuttalib Mohammed of Georgia got into a verbal dispute moments before the incident. As Briscoe began backing his tractor-trailer into a parking stall, the vehicle struck Mohammed, pinning him underneath. Emergency crews pronounced Mohamme

A Georgia judge handed down a long prison sentence to tractor-trailer driver Nicholas DeWayne Burist following a deadly multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Camden County near the Florida-Georgia border on July 1, 2022. Prosecutors say Burist was driving under the influence of alcohol when he veered out of his lane, struck a vehicle and crossed into oncoming traffic, triggering a pile-up that claimed four lives, including two traveling with him and a 14-year-old girl, and

Federal and state authorities in Indiana have arrested 223 undocumented individuals, including 146 semi-truck drivers, as part of Operation Midway Blitz, a coordinated enforcement effort between the Department of Homeland Security, Indiana State Police, and ICE. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the operation targeted drivers who had obtained commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) from states such as California, Illinois, and New York, despite being ineligible under feder

Federal and state authorities, led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Indiana State Police (ISP), announced that 223 individuals suspected of living in the U.S. without legal authorization were arrested during a highway-sweep operation in northwest Indiana, near the Illinois border.  Among those arrested were 146 drivers of commercial vehicles, including 46 semi-truck drivers and 82 drivers of box trucks, buses or other commercial vehicles.  More th

For nearly a decade, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) sounded alarms about a so-called “driver shortage,” claiming the U.S. needed tens of thousands of new truckers to fill empty seats. Headlines echoed the figure, 80,000 missing drivers, and lawmakers responded with calls to relax age, immigration, and training standards to attract more workers. But independent research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA)

Reductions in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ripple through the freight economy by lowering grocery demand, particularly in rural and lower-income regions where SNAP spending accounts for a significant portion of retail food sales. According to USDA data, about 13% of all U.S. food purchases involve SNAP benefits, meaning even modest cuts can reduce shipment volumes for grocery distributors and carriers. With fewer orders moving through these areas, truc

A truck driver named Jordan Murray vanished on the evening of October 24 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, after walking away from his tractor-trailer at the Hobbs Brook Plaza around 6:20 p.m. He left behind his phone, money, and transportation, raising serious concerns for his safety. At the time he was last seen, he was wearing black and gray camouflage pants, a black T-shirt with the word “JESUS” on the front, and sandals. He is described as a 5′ 8″, 190-lb Black male, with hi

A 27-year-old Dierks resident, Alex Dean Faulkner, was killed Wednesday morning, Oct. 22, in a tragic head-on collision on U.S. Highway 70 near Kirby. According to the Arkansas State Police, Faulkner was driving east in a 2008 Chevrolet Impala when he attempted to pass another vehicle and collided with an oncoming Kenworth tractor-trailer. The crash occurred at approximately 9:15 a.m. under clear skies and dry road conditions. His body was transported to Wilkerson Funeral Hom

**Updated to a Category 5 hurricane Hurricane Melissa has rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm and is now closing in on Jamaica with winds near 160 mph and dangerously slow movement. The island faces the threat of catastrophic winds, flooding up to 40 inches, and storm surges up to 13 feet along the southern coast. Officials have begun mass evacuations in low-lying areas as airports, power lines, and coastal infrastructure brace for what could be Jamaica’s most destru

A small pin-truss bridge on Carroll & Philpot Roads in northern Baltimore County, Maryland collapsed this week after septic tanker truck driven by John Cossentino attempted to cross the bridge on Monday, October 20th, 2025. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.  After a full inspection, authorities determined the driver did not violate any regulations and therefore will not be cited. By Wednesday, October 23rd, engineers were still working to determine the best way to remov

Jashanpreet Singh, the 21-year-old truck driver accused in connection with the deadly Ontario, California freeway crash, appeared in Rancho Cucamonga court this week and pleaded not guilty to three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and one count of driving under the influence of a drug causing injury. Singh remains held without bond and will require a Punjabi interpreter for his next court appearance, scheduled for November 4th, 2025. Federal transporta

Undocumented driver of deadly semi-truck crash ignites debate on safety, regulation and immigration policy. A 21-year-old semi-truck driver, Jashanpreet Singh, of Yuba City, California, has been arrested in connection with a fatal eight-vehicle crash on the westbound I-10 Freeway in Ontario, California. Authorities say his tractor-trailer plowed into slow-moving traffic, killing three people and injuring four others. Investigators allege Singh was driving under the influence

Reminder: The Colorado State Patrol will conduct a one-day commercial vehicle chain check tomorrow, October 23, on I-70 near Dotsero. All CMV operators must comply with the state’s must-carry chain law. Ensure you’re prepared to avoid costly fines and delays. The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) will conduct a one-day chain check operation on Thursday, October 23, 2025, along Interstate 70 near Dotsero. This inspection aims to ensure all commercial drivers are complying with Color

Drivers with a non-domiciled commercial driver's license (CDL), meaning those living outside a U.S. state, but working here, are pushing back after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration launched sweeping audits and tighter rules. The new regulations limit eligibility, shorten license validity, and demand stricter immigration-status verification. Public Citizen, representing DACA recipient Jorge Rivera Lujan, asylum seeker Aleksei Semenovskii, the American Federation