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Trucking internet is buzzing about the upcoming winter storm set to affect over 230 million people over the weekend and into Monday. Truck drivers on a popular trucking reddit thread are especially focused on the incoming weather, with posts spanning from messages from dispatch to vows to stay parked to promises to keep on trucking.  The post Trucking internet is buzzing about the upcoming winter storm appeared first on CDLLife.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol called out a truck driver for getting stuck after ignoring multiple signs and following GPS onto a small bridge on AZ-88. Around 2 p.m. on January 20, 2026, AZDPS troopers responded to Fish Creek Bridge on AZ-88 (Apache Trail), nine miles east of Tortilla Flat, for The post Truck driver ignored signs and followed GPS before getting stuck on one-lane Fish Creek Bridge, Arizona DPS says appeared first on CDLLife.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) issued a full commercial vehicle travel ban on several major interstates for a winter weather storm. PennDOT announced that Tier 4 travel restrictions will go onto effect starting at 12:00 a.m. on January 25, 2026. Under Tier 4 restrictions, all CMVs are banned from travel, regardless of loading or The post PennDOT issues full commercial vehicle travel ban on multiple interstates for winter storm appeared first on CDLLife.

A truck driver and a trucking company owner are accused of deleting dash cam footage of a deadly crash that killed two college students in Texas more than two years ago.  The accident happened in Angelina County, Texas along Highway 59 in Corrigan back in 2023. 70-year-old truck driver Antonio Sandoval Jr. and 53-year-old trucking The post Truck driver and company owner accused of deleting dash cam footage after crash that killed two college students appeared first on CDLLife.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently issued a warning that “certain malicious actors” are targeting commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders using online systems including the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse. In a January 16 notice, FMCSA reported that “fraudulent online activity is on the rise” and warned CDL drivers to be on the alert The post Alert warns that scammers are targeting CDL drivers through FMCSA systems including the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse appeared first on CDLLife.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) shared dash cam video of a semi truck and an SUV losing control on the same icy portion of I-70 as a reminder that “bridges freeze before the roads.” The video was captured earlier this week on I‑70 in Belmont County, Ohio, and shared by OSHP on January 23, The post Ohio troopers share video of bobtail truck veering wildly and sliding off icy I-70 appeared first on CDLLife.

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) out of Iowa shared dash cam video of a trucker fighting high wind and a slick roadway during a winter storm. On January 21, 2026, GSCO shared dash cam video captured north of Grundy Center on Highway 14 in Grundy County, Iowa. “Sheriff Dolleslager was following and captured this The post Iowa sheriff shares video of semi truck driver battling slick roads and powerful winds appeared first on CDLLife.

The members of a drug-trafficking organization (DTO) that used semi trucks to transport methamphetamine have been collectively sentenced to more than 278 years in federal prison. On January 22, 2026, authorities announced that 18 people have been sentenced after a four-year-long investigation into a DTO “that specialized in transporting liquid methamphetamine by semi truck from The post Eighteen sentenced for smuggling $64 million in liquid meth in semi truck fuel tanks appeared first on CDLLife.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is encouraging truck drivers to take a short survey on truck parking availability now through the end of February. The FHWA is currently conducting the third truck parking survey as required by “Jason’s Law” as part of the agency’s effort publish a new report on the The post Feds ask truckers to complete ‘Jason’s Law’ survey on the truck parking shortage through February 27 appeared first on CDLLife.

This trucker’s impression of a trucker will have you laughing and thinking of every old driver you’ve ever run into at a truck stop.  In the silly little video, the driver does an incredibly accurate, very excellent job of impersonating a trucker. You know the one – A TRUCKER. Just watch, you’ll know what we The post This trucker’s impression of a trucker will make you think of every old driver you’ve ever met appeared first on CDLLife.