Jim Purcell 
On Tuesday around 2 p.m. in Gastonia, North Carolina, a tractor-trailer driver took just a little too long to get his rig across the train tracks. Thankfully, only the rear of the trailer was damaged, with the rear trailer doors almost taken completely off. No injuries were reported. GFD on the scene of a … Read more
30,000 lbs of cat litter closed down northbound Rte. 222 in Spring Township, PA early Tuesday morning, after a big rig rolled over. Cat litter everywhere! According to Spring Township police Sgt. Bill P. Van Etten, “At this point it appears he (the truck driver) failed to negotiate the turn,” he said. “He stayed straight … Read more
Wildfires spread across southwest Kansas and one truck driver has died as a result. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Corey Holt, of Oklahoma City, died Monday when his tractor-trailer jackknifed as he tried to back up because of poor visibility on southern Kansas highway, and he succumbed to smoke after getting out of his vehicle. … Read more
In 2013, it was determined that driver’s 34-hour restart was not sufficient, and had to include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods, plus be limited to once per week. Thankfully, due to countless fleet and driver complaints about the new restrictive rules, Congress suspended the additional requirement in December 2014. It’s been that way … Read more
Traveling south on I-95, just outside of Fredericksburg, Virginia on Saturday, a semi driver with a dashcam catches this Kohl’s truck driver who was apparently in a major rush. The driver was stuck behind a slow oversized load and the pilot car behind him. I’m not sure about this area of I-95, and whether there’s … Read more