Early Wednesday morning a big rig veered off the Pomona (60) Freeway and collided into a Caltrans building. California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported zero injuries and just a tinge of irony. more ›

Southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway were closed through the Sepulveda Pass Tuesday afternoon when a big rig caught fire, officials said, according to LA Now. more ›

Two people were reportedly struck and killed by a big rig early today on the eastbound 60 Pomona Freeway as they stood outside their disabled vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol, reports the Daily Breeze. more ›

A semi-trailer truck jackknifed and overturned this morning, closing all lanes of the southbound 5 Freeway at Alameda in Burbank. CalTrans issued a sigalert before at 6:45 a.m. and has since extended it until at least 10:30 a.m. *UPDATE As of 11:50 a.m. all lanes were open.. Traffic was still slow-rollin' (between 10-20 m.p.h.) down the 5 between the 170 and 134. more ›

The driver of the big rig hauling two sand-filled trailers that crashed into the center divider of the 101 freeway in Studio City this morning hitting oncoming vehicles and landing on top of an SUV has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, reports the California Highway Patrol. The early morning accident backed up traffic in both direction for miles causing an extended SigAlert during rush hour until 10:00 a.m. According to officials, the driver of the big rig and the driver of the SUV were both hospitalized, reports LA Now. more ›

Traffic in Downtown has been reeling all morning because of an overturned big rig carrying 42,000 pounds of Christmas trees, and the Sig Alert is scheduled to be in effect until noon today. "The crash was reported at 4:30 a.m. on the northbound Santa Ana (101) Freeway connector to the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway," explains the Daily News. "The driver suffered minor injuries," KTLA is reporting. The CHP say that some of the truck's coolant and engine oil may have spilled onto the roadway. more ›

Residents of a Lakeview Terrace mobile home community were woken up at around 4 this morning thanks to a teenage driver who fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed a big rig carrying a load of whipped cream. Inside the truck were two other occupants, the 20-year-old man who was licensed to drive the vehicle, and a three-year-old boy who is allegedly the nephew of the two older males. more ›

The big rig that struck multiple vehicles while traveling northbound on the 405 freeway yesterday evening was driven by a man who lost control while suffering a heart attack, confirms LA Now. more ›

A big rig crash on the northbound 405 Freeway near the 10 Freeway has left three of the four lanes closed, and is creating a traffic nightmare as the evening commute gets underway. The vehicle "has struck about a dozen vehicles on the NB 405 North of the 10 Freeway. The big rig came to a stop south of Santa Monica Blvd.," says KNX1070 via Twitter. Early reports indicate that the driver of the big rig may have passed out, possibly due to a heart attack. As KNX1070's live reports indicate, the situation is fluid and will mean delays of at least an hour, as well as necessitate alternate routes for motorists who need to drive in, to, or through the area. more ›

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a big rig this afternoon, prompting police to close local streets. The woman was apparently walking on Hauser Blvd, just north of Wilshire when the incident happened at 1:06 p.m. more ›

An early morning rush-hour accident has prompted the closure of all southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway in the Santa Clarita Valley this morning. At about 5 a.m., a big rig traveling southbound jackknifed near Calgrove Boulevard, blocking lanes and impacting one of two routes out of the valley. At 7:47 a.m., the city of Santa Clarita sent a text message alert to residents saying lanes were still closed until further notice. That means to travel to the San Fernando Valley will mainly come via the 14 Freeway and The Old Road. more ›

The driver of a big rig truck apparently lost control of the vehicle and crashed the truck in the parking lot of a popular La Canada-Flintridge restaurant. The accident took place around 6:30 this morning outside the Hill Street Cafe on Foothill Boulevard, as employees were arriving to work at the eatery. One person suffered minor injuries when the big rig smashed into several parked cars. According to a live report on KTLA, it is possible the vehicle's brakes failed, which caused the driver to crash. more ›

A big rig carrying a cargoload of tires collided with a sedan around 10 this morning on the 5 Freeway south of 4th Street, causing a two-hour-long shutdown of the major arteries through Downtown and a blaze that was apparently visible from over 20 miles away. more ›