--- title: "A Boeing 767 Darn Near Landed on a Tractor Trailer Full of Bread. Everybody’s OK" date: "2026-05-04" modified: "2026-05-04" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/a-boeing-767-darn-near-landed-on-a-tractor-trailer-full-of-bread-everybodys-ok" categories: - "News" --- # A Boeing 767 Darn Near Landed on a Tractor Trailer Full of Bread. Everybody’s OK ![A United Boeing 767 about to land at Newark Liberty International Airport last year, flying over a highway.]() *A United Boeing 767 about to land at Newark Liberty International Airport last year. \Charly Triballeau/Getty Images\* A United Airlines flight from Venice struck a light pole and seemingly grazed the top of a tractor trailer as it touched down in Newark on Sunday afternoon. Somehow, the truck driver suffered only minor injuries, and nobody on the plane was hurt. There has been some confusion as to whether the plane struck the pole, and the pole *alone* made contact with the truck, or the plane hit both. New Jersey State Police said in a preliminary investigation, per [*WABC-TV New York*](), that both "a landing tire and the underside" of United Flight 169 did in fact make contact with the top of the truck's trailer. Photos acquired by *[WNBC]()* show damage to the plane, including a gash in its body and scuffs along a tire's sidewall. The felled pole apparently hit a Jeep that was also traveling on the NJ Turnpike. Amazingly, there is dashcam footage from the truck itself, which you can see in the [*ABC News* video]() embedded below. While it's certainly alarming, it doesn't give us much insight as to what's happening outside the vehicle. We hear the howl of a closing plane, see the driver look up and, in an instant, there's a loud crash and the camera tumbles to the ground. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaMWZw1lY1s The driver was thankfully able to pull over and receive medical attention for cuts on his arm due to shattered glass. The plane held 221 passengers and 10 crew members, all of which made it off unharmed in an otherwise safe landing. The plane, a Boeing 767-400, was said to have "sustained only minor damage," and the National Transportation Safety Board is currently gathering information to figure out precisely what happened, as is the Federal Aviation Administration. The truck was operated by Baker's Express, hauling baked goods for the H&S Family of Bakeries. H&S owner Chuck Paterakis [initially told *ABC News*]() that "the trailer is not damaged, and the bread product was not touched," though, given the apparent force of the collision as we can see from the footage, it's hard to believe how the truck could've emerged unscathed. United Airlines issued a statement, saying, "We will conduct a rigorous flight safety investigation into the incident and our crew has been removed from service as part of the process." *Got a tip? Reach out to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()