Truck Driving...is it worth it??

[blackbull1970]

Deadly Coachella, CA. Crash I-10 Accident Caught On Camera
July 11, 2025

A terrifying, deadly accident was caught on camera in California. A white tractor trailer could be seen traveling in the slow, right hand lane. All of a sudden, it veered left. It crossed several lanes of traffic while rolling onto its side. The truck plowed through a guardrail in the median strip, and right into the opposite lane. Some cars in that eastbound lane were unable to stop in time, and hit the overturned truck.

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Shocking Footage Captures I-15 Freeway Crash in San Bernardino, CA.
July 14, 2025

Shocking footage from OnScene.TV captured the moment a semi-truck crashed into a stalled sedan on the 15 Freeway in San Bernardino County Monday night, killing a Corona man and sending debris flying across the roadway.

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[geechiedan]

is this true???

 

[Famous1]

New rules to remove safety devices from semi-trucks could let them zoom down the nation’s highways at top-speed

Joe Sommerlad
June 30, 2025

Scrapped safety proposal for semi-trucks means they can zoom down US highways at top speed

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says revised rules will ‘get Washington out of your trucks and your business’

www.yahoo.com

The U.S. Department of Transportation has scrapped a rule mandating speed-limiting devices on heavy-duty trucks, allowing them to race along the nation’s highways at top speed.

The devices in question, also known as governors, place a limit on the maximum speed at which large trucks can travel by preventing their engines from running any faster than a preset number of revolutions per minute. This typically means they cannot go faster than 55 to 70mph in the interest of safety and improving fuel efficiency.

But their requirement is now being dropped as part of a new DOT package intended to ease conditions for long-haul truckers. It also includes a $275m investment in expanding truck parking spaces and simplifying the wording of federal regulations...

fake news.......

 

[blackbull1970]

Kroger contract termination puts 130 Tolleson, AZ. jobs at risk

For decades and during the pandemic, the Tolleson distribution center has kept shelves stocked for every Fry’s food store in Arizona.

Kyle Simchuk
July 17, 2025

Kroger contract termination puts 130 Tolleson jobs at risk

For decades and during the pandemic, the Tolleson distribution center has kept shelves stocked for every Fry’s food store in Arizona.

www.12news.com

More than 130 union truck drivers and mechanics in Tolleson are expected to lose their jobs by the end of August after grocery giant Kroger terminated its contract with a third-party transportation provider.

For decades, the Tolleson distribution center has kept shelves stocked for every Fry’s food store in Arizona. The drivers and mechanics—represented by Teamsters Local 104—work for Ruan Transportation, a company contracted to handle deliveries and vehicle maintenance for Kroger-owned Fry’s and Smith’s stores...

 

[blackbull1970]

130 truckers & mechanics to be laid off in AZ after failed Teamsters negotiations with Kroger

By Wimberly Patton
July 23, 2025

130 truckers & mechanics to be laid off in AZ after failed Teamsters negotiations with Kroger

130 truck drivers and mechanics will lose their jobs by the end of the summer after failed Teamsters negotiations with Kroger.

cdllife.com

130 truck drivers and mechanics will lose their jobs by the end of the summer after failed Teamsters negotiations with Kroger led to a cancelled contract.

Vice President of of Teamsters Local 104, Josh Graves, says that the Teamsters had a contract with Ruan Transport Corporation, which contracted with Kroger to hire truck drivers and diesel mechanics at the Kroger warehouse in Tolleson, Arizona. A three year contract between Ruan and Kroger was signed in 2023, which included a clause allowing Kroger to exit the contract with a 90 day notice, reported AZ Central.

In July, the Teamsters union was notified that Kroger had chosen to cancel the contract with Ruan and will soon be working with Swift instead. The last day of employment for truck drivers and mechanics contracted through Ruan will be August 27th. The Teamsters and Ruan have since offered concessions to Kroger in an attempt to keep the contract, but their offers were not accepted.

The WARN notice filed by Ruan lists a total of 144 that will soon lose their jobs. Arizona Senator, Ruben Gallago, sent a letter on July 22nd, urging Kroger executives to reconsider the decision he says was sparked by failed Teamsters negotiations…

 

[Famous1]

130 truckers & mechanics to be laid off in AZ after failed Teamsters negotiations with Kroger

By Wimberly Patton
July 23, 2025

130 truckers & mechanics to be laid off in AZ after failed Teamsters negotiations with Kroger

130 truck drivers and mechanics will lose their jobs by the end of the summer after failed Teamsters negotiations with Kroger.

cdllife.com

130 truck drivers and mechanics will lose their jobs by the end of the summer after failed Teamsters negotiations with Kroger led to a cancelled contract.

Vice President of of Teamsters Local 104, Josh Graves, says that the Teamsters had a contract with Ruan Transport Corporation, which contracted with Kroger to hire truck drivers and diesel mechanics at the Kroger warehouse in Tolleson, Arizona. A three year contract between Ruan and Kroger was signed in 2023, which included a clause allowing Kroger to exit the contract with a 90 day notice, reported AZ Central.

In July, the Teamsters union was notified that Kroger had chosen to cancel the contract with Ruan and will soon be working with Swift instead. The last day of employment for truck drivers and mechanics contracted through Ruan will be August 27th. The Teamsters and Ruan have since offered concessions to Kroger in an attempt to keep the contract, but their offers were not accepted.

The WARN notice filed by Ruan lists a total of 144 that will soon lose their jobs. Arizona Senator, Ruben Gallago, sent a letter on July 22nd, urging Kroger executives to reconsider the decision he says was sparked by failed Teamsters negotiations…

Damn.... Sounds like somebody over played their hand.... Swift is going to fuck it up for sure though...

 

[blackbull1970]

FMCSA removes two ELDs from list of approved devices, truck drivers should revert to paper logs

CDLLife
July 31, 2025

FMCSA removes two ELDs from list of approved devices, truck drivers should revert to paper logs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed two Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) from the agency's list of approved devices. On

cdllife.com

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed two Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) from the agency’s list of approved devices.

On July 31, 2025, FMCSA announced that the following two ELDs have been revoked for failure to meet minimum standards:

WALKER ELD

Model Number: WAL-R
ELD Identifier: WLK790
ELD Provider: Walker ELD System INC

SR ELD

Model Number: SR-E
ELD Identifier: SRE288
ELD Provider: SR ELD LLC

FMCSA advises carriers using these ELDs to take the following steps:

Discontinue using the revoked ELDs and revert to paper logs or logging software to record required hours of service data.

Replace the revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs from the Registered Devices list before September 29, 2025.

Carriers using these devices have 60 days to replace them with FMCSA-compliant ELDs. During that time, law enforcement and safety personnel are encouraged not to cite truck drivers for 95.8(a)(1) – “No record of duty status” or 395.22(a) – “Failing to use a registered ELD.” Instead, law enforcement should request the driver’s paper logs, logging software, or use the ELD display as a back-up method to review the driver’s hours-of-service information.

Starting September 29, 2025, motor carriers who continue to use the revoked devices listed above will be considered as operating without an ELD, and safety personnel should cite the driver 395.8(a)(1), and place the driver out-of-service.

“If the ELD provider corrects all identified deficiencies for its device, FMCSA will place the ELD back on the list of registered devices and inform the industry of the update. However, FMCSA strongly encourages motor carriers to take the actions listed above now to avoid compliance issues in the event that the deficiencies are not addressed by the ELD provider,” the agency said.

Example of Paper Log​

 

[blackbull1970]

How A Risky Trucking Company Involved In A North Texas Crash Kept Hauling US Mail
WFAA
July 2025

Sources tell WFAA the truck’s registration was falsified, and arrest warrants have been issued as the company behind it faces scrutiny.

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Crashes Involving Commercial Vehicles Become Big Concern In Colorado, More Than 1200 In 6 Months
July 2025
CBS Colorado

Colorado State Patrol says crashes involving commercial trucks are becoming a big concern. They say both the driver and the CMV operators are to blame for this dangerous trend.

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Amazon’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ And The Real Cost Of Delivery
August 2025

Senior Investigator Rebecca Lindstrom reveals why some believe Amazon's trucking practices are making roads less safe, unlike other large retailers.

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[blackbull1970]

There are other big fleets out there that will soon go under with what Trump is doing with this economy…

Groveland, FL. Based Carroll Fulmer Logistics Company Closes Doors After Over 70 Years

Carroll Fulmer Logistics is closing its doors after 71 years in business with 31 years based in Groveland, FL.

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[blackbull1970]

CVSA calls for a maximum limit on use of personal conveyance by truck drivers

The CVSA’s comments touched on a variety of trucking topics, including universal electronic vehicle identifiers for commercial vehicles, automated trucks, and ELD certification standards.

By Ashley
August 4, 2025

CVSA calls for a maximum limit on use of personal conveyance by truck drivers

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recently told Congress that there should be more restrictions on the use of personal conveyance by

cdllife.com

…“Opportunities for driver fatigue can be reduced by clarifying the definition of personal conveyance within the FMCSRs by adding a maximum time for its use. Under personal conveyance, a driver is able to use a loaded or unloaded CMV for personal use and count that driving time as off-duty time. With the current definition of personal conveyance, a driver can drive hundreds of miles over the course of several hours under the designation of personal conveyance before, during, or after their workday, putting them at risk for increased levels of fatigue,” the CVSA said…

 

[blackbull1970]

Beretta 19
A Message To Black Truckers
August 2025

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[blackbull1970]

Thieves Steal Meat From Truck Outside South Philly Chik-Fil-A, Driver Speaks Out
August 29, 2025

Texas truck driver said three thieves broke into his vehicle in the parking lot of a South Philadelphia Chick-fil-A early Friday morning and stole pieces of meat.

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[blackbull1970]

1952 Semi Trucks & Truck Driver, Driver Education Film
Knights Of The Highway

1952 black and white film about the adventures of being a long-haul truck driver was written and directed by Arthur Cohen, and narrated by Ed Herlihy. Various 1940s and 1950s semi-trucks pass the camera, with a close-up of rolling tires of the 1950s White 3000 Cabover Tractor Trailer, shown for much of the film…

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[blackbull1970]

We Lived 24hrs At The Worlds Largest Truck Stop…Never Again?
September 16, 2025

We spent 24 hours living at the world’s largest truck stop — Iowa 80. It was supposed to be fun, easy, and maybe even a little nostalgic…instead, things took an unexpected turn. From jaw-dropping amenities to one of the longest nights we’ve ever had on the road, this wasn’t the experience we thought we were signing up for.

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[blackbull1970]

Oklahoma’s Medical Marijuana Is Contributing To National Truck Driver Shortage
September 8, 2025

Truth or BS?…

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[blackbull1970]

Women Behind The Wheel Of America’s Big Rig Trucks
September 5, 2025

After losing everything, Desiree Wood takes a second lease on life as a long-haul trucker. While she struggles to balance life on the road with her ambitions as the head of a driver-led movement run from the cab of her truck, Desiree and her sisterhood of truckers rally against the crushing forces of an industry that is indifferent to their survival.

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[blackbull1970]

Irlanda Sanchez

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[blackbull1970]

Some useful info on his channel…

This Is The Reality Of Being A Owner Operator
Marvelous Marv 379

Being an owner operator comes with a lot of responsibilities. There is really no days off when you own and operate your equipment. There is always something to do. Come along on this episode as I give you a glimpse of the maintenance and repair side of ownership. In this video I performed an oil change, put some air in a flat time, and purchased 8 brand new Goodyear drive tires.

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Irlanda Sanchez

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I thought she had onlyfans.

 

[blackbull1970]

Fired Because Of Pre-Trip And Post-Trip
Tavion Powell
February 5, 2025

Don’t let laziness and lack of diligence be the reason you get terminated from your trucking job. Do everything you can to protect your CDL and job

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[blackbull1970]

Long Haul Truckers
1950s

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[blackbull1970]

Nationwide CDL freeze leaves thousands of immigrant truckers without work

by Samantha Hoffman & Liv Kelleher, KUTV
October 10th 2025

Nationwide CDL freeze leaves thousands of immigrant truckers without work

A new emergency action plan by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation has temporarily paused the issuance and renewal of commercial driver's licenses across the c

kutv.com

A new emergency action plan by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation has temporarily paused the issuance and renewal of commercial driver's licenses across the country.

States must now audit their licensing systems, which have left many legal non-citizens unsure if they can keep working.

“I got to keep driving down these roads of a country that doesn't really want me here,” said Jorge Rivera, a truck driver from Enoch.

Rivera is one of roughly 580,000 people across the country under DACA, a federal program that allows immigrants brought to the United States as children to live and work legally. His parents moved to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 2 years old.

DACA, or "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals," isn't an immigration status but rather a temporary protection from deportation that allows work authorization but does not create a pathway to citizenship.

Recipients must renew every two years and can lose eligibility if convicted of misdemeanors or greater crimes, according to federal rules, said immigration attorney Carlos Trujillo...

 

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[blackbull1970]

Woman Allegedly Disguises Herself As A Man To Take CDL Tests At NY DMV Office
October 9, 2025

New York State DMV employees are among seven people accused of running a cheating ring to get CDL permits for no-show applicants, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday.

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[blackbull1970]

Thousands of truckers respond to DOT’s non-domiciled CDL rule

On Sept. 29, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an interim final rule aimed at restricting who can qualify for a non-domiciled CDL.

MARK SCHREMMER
October 20, 2025

Thousands of truckers respond to DOT’s non-domiciled CDL rule

Thousands of truckers have told the DOT what they think about the non-domiciled CDL rule. Find out what they are saying.

landline.media

…An Employment Authorization Document (EAD) would no longer be enough to obtain a non-domiciled CDL. Additionally, asylum seekers, asylees, refugees and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients would be excluded from eligibility. The majority of current non-domiciled CDL-holders possessed an EAD.

“Although these individuals may be eligible for employment in the United States, they would not be eligible to apply for a non-domiciled commercial learner’s permit or CDL,” the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wrote in the notice...

 

[blackbull1970]

Truckers tell Congress to take ‘aggressive action’ to keep unsafe, under-trained drivers from getting behind the wheel

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is calling on lawmakers to protect the trucking industry by strengthening driver training and licensing standards.

CDL Life
October 21, 2025

Truckers tell Congress to take 'aggressive action' to keep unsafe, under-trained drivers from getting behind the wheel

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is calling on lawmakers to protect the trucking industry by strengthening driver training and

cdllife.com

In an October 20, 2025, letter to congressional transportation leadership, OOIDA President & CEO Todd Spencer urged committee leaders to shape Highway Bill Reauthorization legislation to support the trucking industry by ensuring that only safe and properly trained truck drivers are allowed behind the wheel.

OOIDA specifically called on Congress to support H.R. 5688, the Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act and to reject H.R. 5563, the DRIVE-Safe Act.

“The trucking industry has suffered from an overcapacity of truck drivers, which has helped drive the longest running freight recession in decades. To be clear, there is no “driver shortage” in trucking. Instead, there is tremendous driver turnover as under-trained drivers are put into a new job they are unprepared for.

Congress should reject legislation, such as H.R. 5563, the DRIVE-Safe Act, that would exacerbate driver turnover by placing younger drivers in these same exact challenging and unappealing positions. Like relaxed enforcement of English language proficiency requirements and the recent explosion of non-domiciled CDLs being issued by states, policies like the DRIVE-Safe Act are said to be addressing a “driver shortage” that never existed.

In reality, those supporting these policies simply want to maintain a steady flow of cheap labor. Rather than making it easier for unsafe drivers to enter our industry, Congress should take aggressive action that will strengthen training, licensing, and qualification protocols for commercial truck drivers,” Spencer wrote…

 

[blackbull1970]

This is why when you are in a car on the freeway…

• Do Not Cut In Front Of A Semi
• Do Not Drive In Front Of A Semi
• Do Not Hang Around A Semi Acting Like You Are Stuck In It’s “Gravitational Pull”

Always assume the driver of that semi is…

• Inexperienced
• Distracted on his phone
• Impaired
• Having a Medical Emergency
• Loses Control Of The Semi

STAY AWAY FROM SEMI’s AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!!!


At Least 3 Killed On California I-10 Freeway
October 21, 2025

At least three people died in a multi-vehicle collision involving tractor trailers and passenger vehicles on the 10 Freeway in Ontario.

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DashCam Video Captures Deadly Crash On I-10 Freeway In Ontario, CA.
October 21, 2025

Three people were killed in a fiery crash involving as many as eight vehicles, including four semi-trucks, on the 10 Freeway in Ontario. The violent crash was captured on dashcam video.

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Driver Linked To Deadly 8-Car Pileup In Ontario, CA. Identified
October 22, 2025

The driver was under the influence at the time of the crash, police said.

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[jawnswoop]

This is why when you are in a car on the freeway…

• Do Not Cut In Front Of A Semi
• Do Not Drive In Front Of A Semi
• Do Not Hang Around A Semi Acting Like You Are Stuck In It’s “Gravitational Pull”

Always assume the driver of that semi is…

• Inexperienced
• Distracted on his phone
• Impaired
• Having a Medical Emergency
• Loses Control Of The Semi

STAY AWAY FROM SEMI’s AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!!!


At Least 3 Killed On California I-10 Freeway
October 21, 2025

At least three people died in a multi-vehicle collision involving tractor trailers and passenger vehicles on the 10 Freeway in Ontario.

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DashCam Video Captures Deadly Crash On I-10 Freeway In Ontario, CA.
October 21, 2025

Three people were killed in a fiery crash involving as many as eight vehicles, including four semi-trucks, on the 10 Freeway in Ontario. The violent crash was captured on dashcam video.

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Driver Linked To Deadly 8-Car Pileup In Ontario, CA. Identified
October 22, 2025

The driver was under the influence at the time of the crash, police said.

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Most people don't deserve to get a CDL because I've heard and seen a lot of these truck crashes lately.

 

[blackbull1970]

Feds Pump the Brakes on Autonomous Trucks

Eric Boehm
October 19, 2025

Feds Pump the Brakes on Autonomous Trucks

An obscure federal rule is slowing the self-driving revolution.

www.yahoo.com

On a lonely stretch of Texas interstate between Dallas and Houston, the possible future of freight transportation is already rumbling down the road. But whether autonomous trucking becomes commonplace might depend on federal regulations that govern stationary trucks, rather than those that are on the move.

Aurora Innovation Inc. became the first company to put heavy-duty commercial self-driving trucks on public roads when it launched its Dallas-to-Houston route in May. The company hopes to expand its routes to El Paso, Texas, and Phoenix by the end of the year. Aurora claims that its self-driving system can see objects that are as far as three football fields up the road, even if there are other cars in the way and even in the pitch black of a rural Texas night.

Inside the cab of an autonomous truck; Aurora​

Autonomous trucking could help lower shipping costs and ease the shortage of long-haul truck drivers. Unlike human drivers, who are required to take a 10-hour break for every 14 hours on the road (during which they can drive only for a maximum of 11 hours), Aurora's trucks can move goods around the clock.

An obscure federal rule is slowing the self-driving revolution. When trucks break down, operators are required to place reflective warning cones and road flares around the truck to warn other motorists. The regulations are exacting: Within 10 minutes of stopping, three warning signals must be set in specific locations around the truck.

Aurora asked the federal Department of Transportation (DOT) to allow warning beacons to be fixed to the truck itself—and activated when a truck becomes disabled. The warning beacons would face both forward and backward, would be more visible than cones (particularly at night), and wouldn't burn out like road flares. Drivers of nonautonomous vehicles could also benefit from that rule change, as they would no longer have to walk into traffic to place the required safety signals.

In December 2024, however, the DOT denied Aurora's request for an exemption to the existing rules, even though regulators admitted in the Federal Register that no evidence indicated the truck-mounted beacons would be less safe. Such a study is now underway, but it's unclear how long it will take to draw any conclusions.

Both the courts and Congress have a chance to speed things along. In January, Aurora filed a lawsuit in federal court that seeks to overturn the DOT's denial of its exemption request. The complaint calls the decision "arbitrary, capricious," and an abuse of federal regulators' discretion.

Meanwhile, Rep. Vince Fong (R–Calif.) has introduced a bill to allow truck-mounted warning beacons as "a permissible warning device," among other changes meant to get more autonomous trucks on the road. Autonomous trucking's expansion shouldn't be stifled by federal regulators' reluctance to embrace innovations in road safety.

 

[blackbull1970]

This is why when you are in a car on the freeway…

• Do Not Cut In Front Of A Semi
• Do Not Drive In Front Of A Semi
• Do Not Hang Around A Semi Acting Like You Are Stuck In It’s “Gravitational Pull”

Always assume the driver of that semi is…

• Inexperienced
• Distracted on his phone
• Impaired
• Having a Medical Emergency
• Loses Control Of The Semi

STAY AWAY FROM SEMI’s AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!!!


At Least 3 Killed On California I-10 Freeway
October 21, 2025

At least three people died in a multi-vehicle collision involving tractor trailers and passenger vehicles on the 10 Freeway in Ontario.

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DashCam Video Captures Deadly Crash On I-10 Freeway In Ontario, CA.
October 21, 2025

Three people were killed in a fiery crash involving as many as eight vehicles, including four semi-trucks, on the 10 Freeway in Ontario. The violent crash was captured on dashcam video.

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Driver Linked To Deadly 8-Car Pileup In Ontario, CA. Identified
October 22, 2025

The driver was under the influence at the time of the crash, police said.

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This is the 2nd major truck crash this year involving a Sikh Indian.

Not looking good for their community…

What We Know About The Driver Behind The Wheel Of Semi In Deadly So. California Crash

The semitruck driver, identified as a 21-year-old who was living in Yuba City, was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and vehicular manslaughter.

Jashanpreet Singh

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