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Texas continues to rank as the deadliest state in the nation for large truck crashes — and new data shows the problem may be getting worse. According to reporting highlighted by The Texas Tribune, fatal crashes involving large commercial trucks remain near record highs while federal safety enforcement actions against unsafe trucking companies have sharply declined. Published reports indicate that federal efforts to remove dangerous carriers from the road dropped approximately 60% in 2025, with dozens of enforcement actions stalled.

A driver was killed Monday night after a pickup truck struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on northbound I-35W in Fort Worth. According to the Fort Worth Police Department, the crash occurred just after 9 p.m. at the ramp connecting I-35W to U.S. Highway 287. Investigators determined that the pickup hit the back of the semitrailer and then lost control. The pickup driver was pronounced dead at the scene. All northbound lanes were shut down for several hours while crews

A commercial dump truck recently shut down a major stretch of Interstate 35 in San Antonio after entering the highway with its bed raised, striking overhead sign structures and scattering debris across the roadway. According to reports from KABB News and the Texas Department of Transportation, the crash happened just after 1 a.m. when a 54-year-old driver transporting asphalt failed to lower the truck bed before merging onto I-35 North. The impact brought down signage and forced the closure of

Truck accidents — especially those involving commercial vehicles like 18-wheelers and tractor-trailers — are among the most devastating collisions on Texas roads. These crashes tend to cause catastrophic injuries, long hospitalizations, life-altering disability, or wrongful death, and they often involve complex legal and insurance battles. Texas continues to lead the nation in fatal truck crashes and serious commercial vehicle collisions. In 2024 alone, there were over 39,000 commercial vehicle crashes resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries across the state,

North Texas drivers know winter weather here is different from that in other parts of the country. We don’t always get heavy snow—but we do get sudden freezing temperatures, refreeze overnight, and patches of black ice that turn highways into danger zones in seconds. That’s exactly what happened this week in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, where icy conditions contributed to multiple crashes across the Metroplex. One of the most significant incidents occurred in Grapevine, where two 18-wheelers collided on West

A major traffic disruption in Roanoke, Texas, highlights just how dangerous commercial trucking incidents can be — even when no widespread injuries are immediately reported. On Thursday morning, an 18-wheeler hauling liquid acid overturned on the westbound Highway 114 between I-35W and Highway 377. The crash occurred just before 5:30 a.m., resulting in an extended freeway closure while hazardous materials teams worked to contain and clean up the spill. Authorities stated the cleanup took nearly 14 hours, with westbound lanes

A major commercial truck accident brought traffic to a near standstill on one of San Antonio’s busiest highway connectors on Friday after an overturned tractor-trailer blocked all lanes near the Fine Silver Curve. According to the Texas Department of Transportation and local public safety officials, the crash occurred just before 9:30 a.m. on Friday, January 16, on the ramp connecting I-35 South to I-10 West, near the Frio Street exit on the lower level. The location is a heavily traveled