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TEMPLE, TX – A semi trailer truck crashed into a median and burst into flames Monday morning, September 20, on a highway in Bell County, Texas. At least one person was injured in the truck accident that occurred in the city of Temple, TX and would shut down a section of Interstate 35 for several hours. The accident area is in the east central section of the state, about 68 miles north of Austin, TX and about 130 miles south of Dallas-Fort Worth.

On Monday morning a semi trailer truck was moving through Bell County, TX, traveling south on Interstate 35. The trailer truck was carrying a cargo for a hardware store. The identity of the truck driver has not been released. ... Read More

HOUSTON, TX – A semi tanker truck crashed Monday night, September 13, shutting down part of a busy highway in Harris County, Texas. The closures would last for hours around the truck accident site on the Gulf Freeway near the exit for Dixie Farm Road in Houston, TX. The accident area is in the far southeast section of the state, about 197 miles east of San Antonio, TX and about 217 miles west of Lafayette, Louisiana.

The loose wheel left the frontage road and crossed over the northbound lanes of the freeway. The large truck wheel hit the front section of the semi tanker truck and became stuck in the front axle.

On Monday night an unidentified truck driver was driving a semi tanker north on the Gulf Freeway, traveling through Harris County, TX. The tank of the semi truck was filled with waste water. ... Read More

HAMSHIRE, Texas — An eastbound semi tractor trailer collided with a passenger truck and overturned releasing the highly toxic and corrosive chemical isobutane. Isobutane is used as a feedstock in the petrochemical industry. It’s flammable and corrosive and can be fatal if inhaled in large amounts.

The accident occurred at about 3:30 am Sunday, August 29, on I-10 East near Hamshire Road, according to Trooper Stephanie Davis with the Texas Department of Public Safety. Hamshire is located in Jefferson County about 20 miles southwest of Beaumont and about 65 miles east of Houston. ... Read More

DALLAS, TX – A semi trailer truck crashed and burst into flames early Tuesday morning, Aug 3, on a highway in Dallas County, Texas. The driver sustained moderate injuries in the truck accident that was set off when one of the tires on his trailer truck blew out and the 18 wheeler went out of control and slammed through a guardrail on Interstate 635 just above Josey Lane in Dallas, TX. The accident area is in the northeast section of the state about 206 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and about 190 miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana.

A big rig 18 wheeler lost control crashing into freeway guardrail. Photo: FOX4News

At around 4:20 a.m. Tuesday morning an unidentified truck driver was driving a semi trailer in the city of Dallas, TX. He was traveling west on Interstate 635 also known as the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway. The trailer of the truck was loaded with a cargo of plastic cups and other paper products. ... Read More

SHEPHERD, TEXAS — A fatal accident involving two bigs rigs and passenger car occurred just after 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 31, on Highway 59 near Hastings Lane just south of the town of Shepherd in San Jacinto County. The accident closed part of U.S. 59.

Horrendous pileup of fatal accident involving two 18 wheelers, a logging truck and a passenger vehicle in Shepherd, TX.

Overpass near Hastings Lane on Highway 59 where the 18 wheeler accident occurred.

Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County, Texas in the southeastern part of the state about 61 miles northeast of Houston, about 253 miles northeast of San Antonio, about 208 miles northeast of Austin, about 411 miles northeast of Brownsville, about 272 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, about 220 miles southeast of Dallas, about 248 miles southeast of Fort Worth and about 587 miles southeast of Amarillo. ... Read More

HOUSTON, TX – A fiery tanker truck accident injured two people Friday night, June 4, 2010, in Harris County, Texas. The collision involving two smaller vehicles and the 18 wheeler occurred on the North Sam Houston Tollway/Beltway 8 in Houston near Antoine Drive. The accident area is in the east central section of the state, about 143 miles west of Lake Charles, Louisiana and about 197 miles east of San Antonio, TX.

When Houston firefighters arrived at the scene of the truck accident they found a massive fire with red-hot flames and toxic black smoke filling the air

Shortly after 9:00 p.m. Friday night, a semi tanker truck carrying almost 9000 gallons of fuel was headed west on a service road of the North Sam Houston Tollway/Beltway 8. As the tanker truck drove through the area near Antoine Drive, a car ran a red light and forced the truck to swerve. ... Read More

TYLER, TX – A fuel tanker truck overturned and collided with a semi trailer truck Friday, May 23, 2010, in a busy area of Smith County, Texas, spilling a large amount of gas and causing serious traffic delays. The truck accident occurred at the juncture of Troup Highway and Loop 323 in the city of Tyler, TX. The area is in the northeast section of the state, about 98 miles southeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro region, 235 miles northeast of Austin and 100 miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana.

Tyler city workers and Haz-mat crews shoveled dirt and foam on the spilled gas in order to contain it and keep it from spreading in the area.

At around 3:00 p.m. Friday afternoon a tanker truck carrying 8500 gallons of gasoline was traveling in Tyler, TX. The tanker truck belonged to Duncan Thompson Transport, based in Atlanta, TX, and had left a nearby refinery headed to Whitehouse, TX with a delivery.
The tanker truck had reached the intersection of Troup Highway and Loop 323 and was attempting to make a turn when the unidentified driver lost control of the rig. The tanker truck flipped over on its side during the turn and then crashed into another semi trailer truck owned by TNi Trucking, based out of Missouri. ... Read More

TEXARKANA, TX – Three people were injured Friday, MAY 7, 2010, in a multi vehicle truck accident in Bowie County, Texas. The collision occurred in a construction zone on Interstate 30 near the town of Texarkana. The accident area is near the border with Arkansas in the far northeast section to the state, 180 miles east of Dallas, TX and 70 miles north of Shreveport, Louisiana.

The semi truck had damage to the front cab section as it sat at the side of the highway.

At around 1:00 p.m. Friday afternoon a Celadon semi trailer truck was headed east on Interstate 30 in Bowie County, near Texarkana, TX. Celadon Trucking Services are based out of Indianapolis, Indiana and transport throughout North America and also handle international transportation. ... Read More

CLEBURNE, TX – Three semi trailer trucks were involved in a deadly truck accident Friday morning, April 16, in Johnson County, Texas. The multi vehicle collision happened on US Highway 67 near Walls Drive, south of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro region near the town of Cleburne. The accident area is in the north central section of the state, 168 miles north of Austin, TX and 229 miles south of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The wreckage of the multi vehicle crash was strewn over a quarter-mile area of the highway, with the transmission and engine section of the truck which set off the truck accident thrown about 150 feet from the site of impact. It took highway crews hours to clear the debris from the roadway.

At about 10:45 a.m. Friday morning a semi trailer driven by 31 year old Neil Howard of Pilot Point was headed north on US Highway 67. Mr. Howard was driving for Jeter 3 Trucking based in Denton, TX. ... Read More

LEWISVILLE, TX – A fiery truck accident north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro region shut down a section of Texas State Highway 121 on Thursday afternoon, April 8, 2010. The collision which involved a semi trailer, a state dump truck, and a passenger pickup truck, occurred in Denton County near Lewisville, TX, where Highway 121 meets Interstate 35. The accident area is in the north east section of the state, 183 miles east of Abilene, TX and 182 miles south of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

At about 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, 59 year old Randy Pierce of Cedar Hill, TX was driving his 18 wheeler truck north on Interstate 35. Mr. Pierce was hauling about 40,000 pounds of frozen chicken for Leap of Faith Transportation, based in Forth Worth, Texas.

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