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4 days ago | cdllife.com | Will Jones

This week on CDLLife, the community brought the heat — literally and figuratively. From former careers to current adventures, the stories shared were as diverse as the roads we drive. Here’s a highlight of some posts that have been starting conversations in the community this week. One driver took us back to their roots, reminiscing about life as a logger before trucking.

1 week ago | cdllife.com | Wimberly Patton

A tire blowout crash killed a truck driver but left the passenger unhurt in Texas on Monday afternoon. The accident happened at about 3:45 p.m. on June 16th in Newton County, Texas. According to 6 KFDM, 41-year-old truck driver, Josette Blasdel of Leesville, Louisiana was driving east on Highway 63 near Burkeville when a rear driver’s side tire experienced a blowout. The blowout caused the semi truck to veer off the right side of the road and crash into a tree.

1 week ago | cdllife.com | Wimberly Patton

A truck driver managed to keep his truck grinding against a concrete barrier instead of crashing into more vehicles after knocking into several other semi trucks in a construction zone. In the video, the red semi truck appears to knock into at least one other tractor trailer before veering almost out of control in a construction zone. The red semi truck then starts grinding against the barrier, which is a better option than crashing into traffic.

1 week ago | cdllife.com | Wimberly Patton

The family of a truck driver forced to leap from his semi truck as it dangled off of Interstate 65 is asking for help with expenses during his “long and difficult recovery.”The accident happened on June 13th on Interstate 65 at Spaghetti Junction in Louisville, Kentucky. According to WAVE 3, the semi truck was on I-65 when it crashed and fell from the roadway and landed partially on the ramps for I-64 East and I-71 North.

1 week ago | cdllife.com | Wimberly Patton

A man wanted for the stabbing of a woman drove his semi truck off of a bridge during his escape attempt while fleeing police. The incident began when police were called to an apartment in the 11000 block of Legen Avenue on Sunday at 7:55 a.m. near Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. According to Fox 32, police arrived to find a 15-year-old girl and her 41-year-old mother, who was bleeding. Police tended to the woman before realizing that the girl had been injured as well.