Jim Purcell 
It was a great day to be alive for a truck driver after an incident early Wednesday morning near Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. He was hauling a flatbed load of pipes in heavy fog on Hwy 19. For some reason, he had to slam on the brakes, which caused several of the pipes to crash … Read more
A truck driver who drove straight from Seattle to Deerfield, Massachusetts without stopping to rest was arrested Tuesday at the end of his trip. Apparently a “despondent” truck driver got locked out of his rig, then became “combative” and struggled with officers at a Circle K in Deerfield, Mass. After his arrrest, the driver was … Read more
Early Wednesday morning, multiple accidents cause long delays into Atlanta on I-85. First, an semi pulling a container overturned and blocked lanes north of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. In another incident on I-85, a garbage truck fire at North Druid Hills Road blocked two of six southbound lanes in DeKalb County. Traffic is back to normal … Read more
Every since Sunday night, someone on Interstate 85 has been dropping rocks onto semi trucks. The incidents have been reported on the interstate between Henderson and Middleburg. Workers at a nearby truck stop have reported that four trucks have been hit thus far. Fortunately, no drivers have been hurt, though one of the drivers was … Read more
Starting today, Illinois State Police will be conducting 24-hour enforcement patrol especially aimed at commercial vehicles. This is the fourth year in a row that “Operation Sauter” will be performed in memory of fallen ISP trooper James Sauter, who was killed when a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and hitting his patrol car. … Read more