CALDWELL, ID (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Idaho State Police) — On Thursday, July 12, 2018, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle crash eastbound I84 at milepost 31, in Caldwell. Stephen Coombe, 65, of Waterford, Ontario was driving a 2015 Freightliner semi pulling two trailers when the vehicle veered off the right shoulder and overturned. Coombe was wearing a
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LAKE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — A semi driver went off the roadway for unknown reasons hitting the concrete barrier wall which caused a huge traffic back-up. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Timothy Borsa revealed at approximately 1:40 a.m., Monday, July 9, 2018, morning a 2012 Volvo pulling a rail container, owned by J & G Freight, Incorporated out
Read moreHYATTSTOWN, MD (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Maryland State Police) — Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a tractor-trailer driver that occurred this morning in Montgomery County. At approximately 11:30 a.m. this morning, a trooper with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division at the Hyattstown weigh station placed the victim’s tractor-trailer out of service for brake violations. The vehicle was placed in the
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PARKE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Friday morning at 09:29, Indiana State Police and Parke County emergency agencies responded to a tractor-trailer crash on State Road 59 just south of County Road 720 South. Preliminary investigation revealed a Freightliner tractor pulling an empty box trailer, driven by 69-year-old Donald E. Stevenson of Reelsville, IN., was southbound on SR
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FAYETTE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Monday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. the driver of a propane truck received serious injuries after he drove off the roadway to avoid a head-on collision with a red SUV that was passing another vehicle in a no passing zone going up a hill. Vernon Lee Brown, age 60 of Connersville, was north
Read moreLANSING, MI (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Police across the United States are advising motorists and truckers to pay attention and be prepared as they increase patrols and focus on enforcement over the July 4th holiday week. We have received advisories from several State Police offices nationwide. Here is the advisory from the Michigan State Police: During this Fourth of July holiday, the
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LAKE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — A church school bus caught fire, early this morning, causing all the occupants to flee from the bus. Preliminary investigation by Trooper William Stancy revealed at approximately 12:54 a.m., this morning, Saturday, June 30th, 2018, blue 2000 Champion school bus, owned by Herscher Christian Church, Herscher, Illinois, and driven by Sue A.
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WAYNE COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Troopers Friday morning responded to report of a semi on its side on the west bound I-70 ramp to US 35 South. Troopers arrived to find a 2011 Volvo semi pulling a box trailer off the roadway flipped onto it’s drivers side. The preliminary investigation by Trooper Scott McPheeters indicated that
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC (TruckingnewsNow.com) (Source: USDOT) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Georgia-licensed commercial driver Steven F. Hoppenbrouwer to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. Hoppenbrouwer was served the federal order on June 19, 2018. On April 5,
Read moreLEWISTON, ID (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Idaho State Police) — On June 28th, 2018 at approximately 08:11 a.m. a non-injury crash occurred on US Highway 95 at milepost 315, Lewiston, Idaho. A 2013 Mack semi-truck pulling a single trailer driven by Michael L. Mindus, 42, of Moses Lake, Washington was traveling southbound when he failed to slow down in time and rear
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