Trucker hurt; toxic spill snarls I-85
June 8, 2007 by Truckdrivernews · 1 Comment
DURHAM – The southbound lanes of Interstate 85 were closed late Wednesday night when a freak accident caused a tractor-trailer carrying a toxic chemical to overturn near Hillandale Road.
The accident happened at 8:50 p.m. when a set of tires came off the rear axle of a northbound tow truck driven by Harry Scott Fox of [...]
Truck strikes two vehicles on U.S. 30
June 8, 2007 by Truckdrivernews · Leave a Comment
PLYMOUTH — An early morning three-vehicle wreck at the intersection of U.S. 30 and King Road resulted when a truck driver didn’t see traffic ahead of him slow down for a traffic light.
Detective Sgt. Duane Culp of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department said the accident happened at 7:30 a.m. Thursday when Michael Johnson, 60, of [...]
Trucker killed in Toll Road crash
June 8, 2007 by Truckdrivernews · Leave a Comment
JACKSON TOWNSHIP | A truck driver was killed when he drove off the Indiana Toll Road near County Road 250 East in Porter County and crashed into a ditch about 12:45 p.m. Thursday.
The trucker, a 55-year-old Ohio man, apparently didn’t brake before leaving the road, leading authorities to believe he either fell asleep at the [...]
Culpeper crash kills Gainesville trucker
June 5, 2007 by Truckdrivernews · 1 Comment
A 34-year-old Gainesville man was killed yesterday when he was partially ejected in a single-vehicle wreck in Culpeper County.
State police said Jeffery Y. Wines was driving a tractor-trailer northbound on U.S. 29, just south of state Route 762.
A large piece of equipment being towed by the tractor-trailer struck an overpass, causing the trailer and attachment [...]
Crash with big rig kills 3 Arizona sisters on Bakersfield highway
June 2, 2007 by Truckdrivernews · Leave a Comment
Three sisters from Arizona were killed when their mother crashed into a stopped big rig that was blocking part of her lane on Highway 99 in Bakersfield.
The California Highway Patrol says the family was on their way to a wedding in Lathrop when their Chevrolet Tahoe crashed into the truck at 65 miles per hour.
The [...]
CB Radio and the cycles of seven years it is coming up!
June 1, 2007 by Truckdrivernews · Leave a Comment
In cycles of seven years, sun spot conditions allow CB radio signals to be reflected off the ionosphere and travel throughout the world. The sun is about to cause a worldwide “skip cycle.” For the next seven years an operator in California will be able to communicate with the East Coast and on some [...]
