Hundreds of Port Metro Vancouver truckers losing jobs today
A trucker holds a sign at Saturday’s rally in Surrey’s Holland Park. Hundreds of truckers were protesting after being denied access to the port under Port Metro Vancouver’s new licensing system for trucks.
Hapless truck driver causes massive tailbacks after crashing ‘while pulling out tooth’
A hapless truck driver caused a massive pain for other drivers when he veered off the road and crashed while yanking out a loose tooth. The unnamed 57-year-old, who surely takes the crown for causing the most bizarre collision , became distracted as he…
Virginia doctor checks drivers at truck stop
Dr. Rob Marsh talks with a fellow doctor on the phone for a second opinion late in the day in his office at the truck stop medical clinic in Raphine, Va., Jan. 2, 2015. Dr. Rob Marsh administers care from a small clinic located at a truck stop in Raphine.
California truckers win $2 million in wage theft suit
Seven Los Angeles-area truckers have won a $2 million claim against an international shipping company accused of stealing their wages by improperly classifying them as independent contractors and charging them to lease its trucks to drive. In a decisio…
Digger-crash trucker denies dangerous driving
Congratulations, you’re now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we’ll send them straight to your inbox. IN COURT … truck driver Anthony Adams, inset, denies dangerous driving after a digger fell off his HGV onto t…
Trucker takes hands off steering wheel to pull tooth, crashes
A truck driver who was distracted trying to pull his own tooth caused a major traffic jam miles long in Alabama. The accident happened Sunday night on the I-20/59 East near Tuscaloosa when the driver took his hands off the wheel to pull out his tooth, …