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An 18 wheeler in Mocoa, Colombia slipped off a windy dirt road and ended up with it's cab hanging off the ledge. Several bystander tried to pull the massive truck back up, but there was nowhere near enough man power to make it budge. That's when truck driver got back into the cab, and attempted to turn the wheels...

Black Ice is a serious threat on roadways during the cold winter months. Icy roads cause 467 fatalities a year, on average, and black ice --completely invisible and especially slippery-- is the deadliest form. Below is a great example, the incident happened a few years ago, but similar stories pop up every year. A big rig in Georgia slipped and...

A garbage truck driver in Oregon recently got national attention after he found a flag on on top of a trash bin he was emptying. The flag looked like it was meant for the garbage but instead of throwing it away, he laid it out and folded in military style and put it away in his truck. The best part it,...

A semi truck in Norway that was being towed around a windy, snowy cliff slipped and met it's ultimate fate. It tipped over the cliff and fell over 200 feet, pulling the connected tow truck with it. A motorist directly behind the semi truck filmed the entire incident. Amazingly, the tow truck driver was able to leap out of his vehicle at...

In an effort to address climate change, President Obama announced on Tuesday that the federal government would further tighten emission and fuel-efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks. The new mandate will encompass vehicles ranging from large pick-up trucks and school buses to tractor-trailers. The legislation will affect models subsequent to 2018 and is expected to hit new truck buyers...

Staged auto crashes involving a vehicle and a big rig is a growing problem around the world. Insurance fraud is estimated to cost $80 billion annually. When a big rig is involved, the fraudster usually cuts in front of a moving truck without signaling and jams on the brakes to cause a rear end collision. This is often called the swoop and...

Grady Waxenfelter, a weighmaster in Oregon, was shot and killed after stopping a truck that was missing license plates. Normally, inspectors are low on the list of truck drivers' favorite people to see but no one deserves such a fate and the truck drivers of the community gathered to show their respect. Before his funeral service, over a hundred drivers lined...

For those of you who prefer regional trucking jobs rather than long hauls, the recent boom in the oil and gas industry has created a huge demand for drivers. Every time a well is drilled into, there is a demand for truck drivers who can transport the equipment, sand, chemicals, water, and other products. According to an executive at Lone Star...