Jim Purcell 
On July 21, 2014 at 2:15 p.m. Espinal-Quiroz was heading northbound in his red Freightliner with his cruise control set at 65 mph. He fell asleep at the wheel and plowed into several slow-moving vehicles in a construction zone. He had started driving at approximately 1:30 AM, but his logbook showed that he had started … Read more
On I-15 just southeast of Pocatello Idaho, northbound drivers whose trucks are within legal size and weight limits now have a 50-50 shot at bypassing the scales. This is thanks to the newly completed weigh-in-motion system installed at the scales, located at the Inkom Port of Entry. For any drivers unfamiliar with the system, as … Read more
In Fort Worth, TX, a man who stole a semi bobtail and took it for a joy ride, was struck and killed by the driver of that same rig. According to the report… Police said a man followed an 18-wheeler he reported stolen and fatally struck the driver on the Interstate 35W service road in … Read more
Turns out, some things are the same worldwide; like truck drivers getting the blame for accidents involving 4-wheelers. Well, the drivers MAY be a BIT crazier over in India! Or maybe it’s just their laws? Not sure. We don’t often report on trucking related news from abroad, but this one deserves a look. Listening to … Read more
As we have discussed in our ongoing series, many of you have seen some of the recent headlines proclaiming the coming end of trucking as we know it – the impending doom of massive job loss in the trucking industry. Articles are being written, and sometimes celebrated, focusing on the premise that truckers are replaceable, … Read more