Truck with mechanical issue emitting smoke on Highway 71

Heard on: Polk County / Mena Public Safety

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Be advised, I have a report of an 18-wheeler with smoke coming out from beneath it heading southbound on Highway 71.

00:08

It was last seen on Iron Mountain heading towards Hatfield.

00:12

It has a flatbed and it's empty.

00:20

We're still 313 down here in Hatfield.

00:24

We'll keep an eye out for it.

00:35

26 308, I think that flatbed is headed south out of Hatfield.

00:39

Was it a maroon truck, county?

00:45

I'm not sure what color the truck itself was.

00:49

All I have a description is a flatbed that was empty.

00:54

It's not smoking at this time.

00:56

It's headed southbound 308.

00:59

I'll run south a little bit.

01:01

Just got a lay eyes on it.

01:02

Make sure.

01:13

Doing.

01:16

We're behind that flatbed truck.

01:18

He's got some sort of injector pump problem that's blowing black smoke out the exhaust, but he's still going.

01:25

There's no brake issue or anything.

7/20/2026 05:40 PM

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US-71, Hatfield, AR

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of an 18-wheeler flatbed truck emitting smoke while traveling southbound on Highway 71 near Hatfield. Units in the area located the empty flatbed, determined the issue was likely an injector pump causing black exhaust smoke, and confirmed there did not appear to be a brake problem.