Trucker and passenger escape blazing semi just in time on Texas highway
A semi truck driver and his passenger escaped a near-death experience after their big rig caught fire on a Texas highway.
The incident occurred around 1:40 p.m. on I-10 East near W.W. White in San Antonio, Texas.
According to Fox San Antonio, firefighters reported that the truck had just received an oil change when the truckers heard something wrong with the...
VIDEO: Truck driver walks away from insane crash in Little Rock, AR
This video captures the aftermath, of a tractor trailer accident that shut down the right lane of the I-30 WB to I-430 NB ramp for several hours.
As reported by ARDOT, the accident occurred on June 20, 2018 at the 129 mile marker in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Pulaski Co: work continues at this hour to remove this truck on the service road...
Man in wheelchair reminisces about accidental 55 mph ride on front of semi truck – a decade later
Ben Carpenter, a man in a wheelchair with muscular dystrophy, says that he is still getting asked about his infamous two mile ride on the front of a semi, a decade after the incident.
Ben's wild ride occurred back in June 2007 in Paw Paw, Michigan.
A recent report from local news station WZZM13 revisited the incident. According to the report, it...
Spokane installs new height sensors to prevent bridge strikes
After 37 bridge strikes in the last decade, the overpass with the worst bridge strike record in Spokane is finally experiencing an upgrade.
The Stevens Avenue bridge in Spokane, Washington has just received a new height sensory system located at Stevens and First. The city has similar plans for the Division and Sprague overpass in 2019.
According to KHQ, the new system...
VIDEO: Mechanics find a slithery surprise while working on big rig
Mechanics are used to finding abnormalities under the hood. This one threw them for a loop!
This video was submitted on May 24, 2018.
Expect major traffic headaches when I-70 in Kansas City shuts down for a whole weekend
The Missouri Department of Transportation is temporarily closing a section of Interstate 70 in the Kansas City metro area. I-70 will be closed in both directions between I-435 – I-470.
The interstate will be shut down at 10:00 p.m. on June 8, 2018 and reopen at approximately 5 a.m. on June 11, 2018.
Eastbound I-70 ramp closures include:
Manchester Trafficway to eastbound...
Trucking company convicted of 13 federal charges after oil plant explosion
A trucking company was convicted 13 of federal charges for their hand in the oil processing plant explosion that injured three people.
The company and its owner, Woody's Trucking and Donald Wood Jr., were found guilty on May 22, 2018. The explosion occurred December 29, 2012 at Custom Carbon Processing near Wibaux, Montana.
Woody's truck was hauling natural gas condensate, a...
Trucker dies after driving off overpass, forcing closure of Rt 33
The road is expected to remain closed into the evening.