Teton Pass is seasonally off-limits to semi-trucks from November 15 to April 1. But many truckers are apparently disregarding this limitation, due to the miles using the Pass cuts off from their daily route. The Wyoming Department of Transportation will also be installing a mobile variable message board with the closure messaging for added awareness. … Read more
On Wednesday, high winds continue to wreak havoc across the country. This time it was in northwest Ohio, as a semi with an empty trailer gets blown over onto its side. According to NBC News, the semi was “crossing over the Interstate 280 Veterans Glass Skyway Bridge in Toledo when it was hit with winds … Read more
The driver of a Mini Cooper was killed early Thursday morning, after hitting the rear of an illegally parked tractor-trailer at the the Fairfield, CT SB rest area on I-95. Lucky B. Keophannga, the 23 year old motorist, hit the rear of the trailer just as he was entering the rest area. He was pronounced … Read more
All hell broke loose at an otherwise peaceful Salado, TX rest area, on I-35. Truck driver Tom Parker was in his truck, “getting ready for bed”, when a woman ran past, holding a baby on her hip. The driver got out of his truck, thinking the woman might need help. Turns out, she was fleeing … Read more
On Monday evening, a westbound tractor trailer apparently hit the concrete barrier on the right shoulder on Interstate 90 near Superior, MT, causing it to jackknife and block the right lane, and part of the left. The driver got out and was checking on his rig for damage when he was struck by a Chevy … Read more