HYATTSTOWN, 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,
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: NTSB) — About 6:46 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, a 2014 Tesla Model S electric-powered car was traveling south in the 1300 block of Seabreeze Boulevard, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The car was occupied by the 18-year-old driver, a front seat passenger, and a second passenger seated in the right rear. Seabreeze Boulevard consists of
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LOWELL, IN (TruckinNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — On Saturday June 23, at approximately 10:00 p.m., a semi tractor-trailer was southbound on I-65 at the 240 mile marker. This is at the Lowell exit and also in the construction zone. Preliminary investigation by Troopers Zach Beaver and Kurtis Jones shows that a 2013 Freightliner, owned by Eagle Expressways Inc., left
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Reliable Transport and Equipment has reached a settlement with the United States government following a “notice of claim” that an employee operated equipment without a valid license. Here is the lead paragraph from the settlement which can be read, in its entirety, by clicking here. On January 17, 2018, the Colorado Division Administrator for the Federal
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