LOS ANGELES, CA - It’s been concluded that a design imperfection in Tesla’s Autopilot semi-autonomous driving system coupled with driver distraction caused a Model S electric car to crash into a fire vehicle along a California freeway. These findings were the result of a government investigation. A deeper look at the findings from the National Transportation Safety Board show the driver was far too dependent on the autonomous system and…

HINWILL, CH – Formula 1 and FIA, a governing body, recently concluded a colossal amount of research and development with the help of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) in order to ensure their dream for 2021 moves closer to actual possibility. After that, it was time to prove the data by performing tests in a wind tunnel. As a result, just last month, prior to the German Grand Prix, a model…

MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - A fuel tanker dumped roughly around 2,100 gallons of unleaded gasoline into an empty creek bed after it flipped over on Lucas Valley Road. This information comes courtesy of the California Highway Patrol on Monday. How much it’ll cost to fix the damage and clean-up the sizeable spill is still unknown. Nevertheless, the incident is actively being investigated by the CHP Marin office. Additionally, the CHP’s…

SOUTH LOS ANGELES, CA – An unidentified suspect gunned down an 18-year-old boy just outside a market located in South Los Angeles during the early morning hours of Monday. The Los Angeles Police Department say that around 2 a.m. shots were fired on the exterior of the Happy Shoppers Market. This particular market is located at 6401 S. Vermont Avenue. The market was actually still open at this late hour,…

SAN FRANCISCO, California - Police officers uncovered a dismembered body in a San Francisco home. Specifically, officers responded to the scene on Del Monte Street. This is in the Outer Mission neighborhood of the city. San Francisco Police Department officers are currently posted outside the home. Moreover, they are guarding the scene from onlookers and press. The SFPD Homicide detail is currently investigating the crime scene. Therefore, police officers outside…

HUDSON VALLEY, NY -- This Friday, thousands of truckers are planning a highway shutdown to protest unfair regulations and policies. The protest is scheduled to begin at 10am on I-84 in Hudson Valley and it may expand to other roads. Participants call it a “slow roll” protest, as they'll be traveling down the highway in their trucks at minimum highway speed. The shutdown, organized by a group called “Black Smoke…

LOS ANGELES, CA – Early Sunday morning, a 9,000-gallon tanker truck caught fire. The truck was leaking gasoline, and ignited, which led to multiple explosions. The tanker truck explosion created a large billow of black smoke. The incident occurred in the 200 block of West Slauson Avenue. Fire officials arrived in the area at around 7:45 a.m. right before the explosions began. Apparently, residents in the area called emergency personnel…

CORNING, CA – A whirlwind of an attempted theft and marijuana possession case occurred in January. Robbers set up an intricate plan to steal a large load of marijuana in Corning. In fact, they even rented a Penske box truck to help in the process. A twenty-year-old woman from Michigan, named Michelle Vargas, rented the truck. She did this on January 29, the day of the attempted Corning robbery. She…

EAST MOLINE, IL – A FedEx truck driver apparently died a mysterious death recently in Illinois. Illinois police received a call around 9:30am on Thursday, January 31. A FedEx worker discovered the body of a semi-truck driver at the FedEx Freight distribution hub in East Moline. This information comes from a news release by the City of East Moline Police Department. According to the release, the man was also an…

GRANGER, IN – Last fall, Governor Eric Holcomb made the announcement about a toll increase on the Indiana Toll Road. The plan? For rates to go up… but only for big trucks. So, while the news didn’t have a big impact on every day drivers, it did for the trucking industry. The 35% spike implemented on October 5, 2018 was a big jump for them. And, not surprisingly, the industry…