This week, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) gave the public a peek at a sleek sports car that troopers will use for patrol and educational purposes. On April 15, FHP announced the addition of a 2023 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray to the agency’s fleet of patrol vehicles.FHP says that the Corvette will be making appearances ...more

Two semi trucks burned to the ground in a crash that made a “boom” on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Tuesday afternoon.  The crash happened on April 15th at about 2 p.m. on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between the Quakertown and Lehigh Valley exits near Emmaus, Pennsylvania.According to CBS, the two rig crash caused both commercial vehicles ...more

A Wyoming lawmaker is calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to take action to ensure that English language proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial vehicle drivers are enforced at a federal level. Rep. Harriet HagemanOn April 10, 2025, Rep. Harriet Hageman penned a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asking for USDOT to step ...more

A Florida-based trucking company has announced plans to shutter operations after decades in business. On Wednesday, April 16, company owner Jimmy Davis announced that Davis Express, Inc., out of Starke, Florida, would close after 44 years in business. The family-owned company employs 140 drivers and operates 160 power units, according to the Federal Motor Carrier ...more

A new Pilot Travel Center is now serving customers in Winfield, Alabama. Pilot recently announced the opening of its first new travel center of the year at 159 Michael Spann Drive in Winfield, Alabama.Amenities at the Winfield Pilot include: 77 truck parking spaces8 fuel lanes9 showersCAT ScaleDEF lanesDriver loungeSouthern Tire MartLaundry facilitiesPilot also announced the ...more

The California Highway Patrol cited a driver after catching him in compromising position at a commercial vehicle enforcement facility in Lebec. On April 16, CHP – Grapevine Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility took to social media with a reminder about choosing an appropriate spot for bathroom breaks after a driver was caught relieving himself at the ...more

Two teenage sisters were seriously injured after failing to yield to a semi truck in Texas on Tuesday morning.  The accident happened on April 15th at about 7:25 a.m. at the intersection of FM 365 and Labelle Road in Beaumont, Texas. According to 12 News Now, a Chevy pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old girl failed ...more

A shipping container with a hanging, open lock. The bipartisan and bicameral Combating Organized Retail Crime Act would facilitate the creation of a multi-agency division with the mission of eliminating retail theft operations. (shironosov/Getty Images) Legislation designed to respond to industry concerns associated with an increase in cargo theft was recently introduced on Capitol Hill. ...more

Sales inched down 0.1% to 19,942 units from 19,961 a year ago. (Daimler Truck) The U.S. retail market for medium-duty trucks experienced a relatively strong month in March with sales seeing a slight loss against year-ago comparisons, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Classes 4-7 retail truck sales for the month inched down 0.1% to ...more

Diesel's previous price drop was 5.3 cents a gallon on the week of March 10. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) The national average diesel price reversed course and dropped 6 cents a gallon to $3.579, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released April 15. Diesel’s price had risen 9 cents a gallon in three consecutive ...more