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Dump truck, semi collide on Miss. highway, killing both drivers
The disastrous collision of a log truck and dump truck in Copiah County, MS, kills two truckers, Charles Ray Halford and James E. Millender.
August 10, 2018
Roadbuilding
Truck driver causes century-old iron bridge to collapse in Indiana
A truck driver tried to cross the historic Paoli bridge in Indiana, but the weight of her vehicle was just too much for the 135-year-old bridge. WDRB in Louisville, Kentucky, reported that the bridge collapsed under the weight of Mary Lambright’s semi truck on Christmas Day. “There have been a few accidents on that bridge […]
January 5, 2016
Safety
Worker killed after being trapped inside burning tractor trailer
A tragic accidental fire claimed the life of a construction worker in North Carolina recently as he unloaded a truck. According to to a report from WGHP TV, an unidentified worker in Forsyth County was unloading a tractor-trailer full of pine straw on the afternoon of July 9 when the trailer suddenly caught ablaze. The station reports […]
July 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Dump truck collision sends semi crashing into excavator, kills 1 worker in Ohio work zone
A weekend work zone crash that began with the collision of a dump truck and tractor trailer in Ohio ended with the death of a construction worker. According to a report from the Dayton Daily News, a dump truck working on the Interstate 70 construction site near Englewood attempted to merge into eastbound traffic early Sunday morning […]
June 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Semi dumps asphalt for paving project into Coquille River
A semi truck hauling asphalt for a paving project had an accident which caused it to completely rollover. The truck’s entire load of asphalt was dumped onto the river bank and into the East Fork of the Coquille River. Oregon Emergency Management was notified of the spill into the waterway. The driver of the […]
December 2, 2014
Construction Equipment
36,000-horsepower semi truck outruns a microjet plane in a drag race
The spectacle below took place in September at the 2014 Naval Air Station Oceana Airshow in Virginia Beach. And if it’s any indication of just how good this airshow is, if you live within driving distance, you should probably make a point of going to see it in person. For the first 7 or so […]
October 28, 2014
Roadbuilding
4 dead after semi hits stopped vehicles
Four people, including an 11-year-old girl, are dead after the driver of a semi-truck hit three stopped vehicles on Interstate 55 in Illinois. Four people who were in stopped vehicles due to traffic were killed. The names of the victims are: Ulrike P. Blopleh, 48, of Channahon; Vicky L. Palacios, 54, of Coal City; Kimberly K. […]
July 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
Falsework tumbles after sand hauler hits interstate bridge
A sand hauler hit a bridge currently under construction on Interstate 215 in Perris, California, causing lumber and steel beams to collapse onto the freeway. The semi truck driver lost control and struck a concrete divider along the shoulder. A portion of the truck dragged along the barrier, striking the temporary supports of the bridge which […]
July 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
The first self-driving heavy hauler is here: Daimler unveils a fully-functional autonomous Mercedes Actros prototype
Speculation about autonomous —or “driverless”—vehicles has been commonplace in the trucking industry for years. Now, Daimler has made this concept a reality. At a June 3 global press conference and demonstration in Magdeburg, Germany, Daimler is hosting its “Shaping Future Transportation 2014″ conference. And the decided star of the show is an actual, fully-functioning autonomous […]
July 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
10 Unique Modes of Transportation
This goes beyond the planes, trains and automobiles. What seems odd to us is just par for the course for the locals. In the Readers Digest Canadian edition, Kevin Revolinski reports on these 10 non-traditional modes of transit throughout the world. 1. Underground Funicular in Turkey: An inclined railway in which a tram is moved […]
September 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
AASHTO announces Faces of Transportation photo contest winners
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) announced Thursday that two photos of workers at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge won the Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award in the association’s Faces of Transportation photo contest. A judge selected the Grand Prize winner. California Department of Transportation Engineer Martin Chandrawinata received […]
September 27, 2013
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