Tag Archives: Tractor Trailer

UCHRA plans to distribute some ten tractor-trailers worth of food at commodity events throughout this holiday season. The Emergency Food Assistance Program is supplying the food surplus. Community Service Assistant Director Jordan Herald said it will be available at an array of distribution sites for those who meet income guidelines. “We envision the individuals coming through the event, they’re going ... Read More »

A tractor-trailer loaded with frozen turkeys caught fire on I-40 Wednesday morning at the 268-mile marker. According to a report from THP, one of the brakes on the trailer locked causing it to overheat and eventually catch fire, burning the trailer and its contents. The tractor was able to disconnect before the trailer could cause damage. There were no injuries ... Read More »

T-DOT expects to have the Highway 56 Overpass at the Smithville exit open on Tuesday. T-DOT spokesperson Jennifer Flynn said that crews are installing traffic control barriers on the overpass today, allowing for two narrowed lanes on the overpass. Flynn said that only one outer beam was damaged and all temporary repairs should finish this week. “As an additional safety ... Read More »

A Livingston man was injured Thursday morning when he collided with a tractor-trailer while merging onto Interstate 40. 20-year-old William Oliver of Livingston suffered minor injuries and was transported to Cookeville Regional. Oliver was merging onto the interstate from Highway 111. Oliver merged from the off-ramp into the right hand lane and then the left hand lane. He stuck a ... Read More »

A California man lost control of the tractor trailer he was driving Saturday night causing the vehicle to flip near mile marker 270. 79-year-old Jaswant Sandha was travelling westbound in the right lane and he negotiated a right curve and lost control. The tractor trailer flipped on its left side, blocking the westbound lanes. Sandha suffered minor injuries. The incident ... Read More »