Monday afternoon, tractor-trailer hauling seafood from California to New York was stopped in Indiana by Indiana State Patrol for a “routine compliance inspection”. After talking to the driver and passenger, the trooper became suspicious and developed “probable cause” for a search of the vehicle. Additional ISP troopers were requested to assist. According to the Banner … Read more
A crazy, high, delusional, drunk (all of the above?) man, jumps up on top of a tractor-trailer. Why, you ask? Well, apparently, after crashing his SUV and leaving it on the I-94 median near Alexandria, MN, this guy starts walking down the middle of the interstate. He’s flagging down cars, apparently trying to get a … Read more
A tractor-trailer overturned on the ramp from wb I-70 to sb I-465 in Indianapolis on Sunday morning. The overturned semi was hauling 43,000 lbs of diapers and was partially hanging off the interstate bridge ramp. Fortunately, it was soon able to be moved off the bridge. WTHR reports that crews were still working to unload … Read more
On Sunday night in Holyoke, Ma., 2 semis were set on fire, apparently intentionally triggered by Comcast TV remotes in each of the trucks. A third truck caught on fire as the flames spread. The fire sent a “thick black plume of smoke” into the night air, which could be smelled a good distance away … Read more
Thursday morning, 43-year-old truck driver Eri Pleitez, of Lynn, Ma, was apparently driving drunk when he rolled his tractor trailer, bringing down a utility pole, power lines, a transformer and a guardrail. Pleitez was cut off by a black pickup truck, causing the truck to roll over onto its side. He was hauling 38,000 lbs … Read more