The city of Vail has voted in an ordinance that will charge truckers more than $2,600 in fines if they spin out on Interstate 70 without chains. The ordinance was voted in by the Vail, Colorado council members on Tuesday, March 18th. It implements a $2,650 fine for truck drivers who drive along I-70 without ...more
The owner of a trucking company was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for lying to federal authorities about safety violations. Rochester, New York resident Tony Kirik (a.k.a. Anatoliy Kirik), 43, was sentenced to 45 months in prison, according to a March 20 statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of ...more
Wild video captured in Midland, Texas, on Thursday shows the moment that a heavy equipment operator came to the rescue of a stuck trucker. On the morning of March 20, a lowboy trailer became stuck at the railroad crossing at Garfield and Business 20 in Midland. In video captured at the scene, you can see ...more
The city of San Antonio has officially approved an amendment to the city’s code that will restrict semi truck parking within city limits. The attempt to amend the ordinance started about three years ago, and was approved by the San Antonio, Texas city council on Thursday, March 20th. According to KSAT, semi truck parking was already ...more
A truck stop in Anthony, Texas, was heavily damaged by fire on Friday morning. The fire was reported around 6 a.m. on March 21 at a Flying J travel center located at 3001 Mountain Pass Blvd., off of I-10, in Anthony. Video and images from the scene show the travel center completely engulfed in flames.According ...more
A commercial vehicle skewered itself on an enormous wind turbine blade in this shocking video filmed somewhere in China. In the clip, a truck can be seen skewered by a wind turbine blade with the equipment piercing the entire shipping container it was hauling. The blade entered the container from the front and exited all ...more
Trailer Orders Drop 14% Year Over Year in February
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. U.S. trailer orders continued to trend below the previous year in February after a short-lived but strong uptick the previous month, ACT Research reported. Preliminary net data showed orders decreased 14% year over year to 18,000 units. That also marked a 17% decline from January. Seasonally adjusted results at this point ...more
QXO to Acquire Beacon Roofing Supply in $11 Billion Deal
(photovs/Getty Images) QXO Inc. has agreed to acquire Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. in a deal that values the distributor of roofing, waterproofing and exterior products at about $11 billion, including debt. The agreement ends months of back-and-forth between the companies and avoids a full-blown hostile takeover battle. QXO will pay $124.35 per share in cash ...more
Congress to Review DOT Nominees, Trump’s Budget Plan
Thune signaled the potential for high-profile DOT nominees to appear before the transportation panels as early as this month. (Allison Robbert/Bloomberg News) Members of Congress return to Washington the week of March 24 to consider senior officials for Department of Transportation agencies and President Donald Trump’s budget and tax plan. Senate Majority Leader John Thune ...more
Cargo Numbers Increase in February at Port of Los Angeles
A sea lion gang gathered on the bow of a ship to watch the workforce in action at the Port of Los Angeles. (Port of Los Angeles) Cargo numbers continued to push higher at the Port of Los Angeles in February — but it came with some caution that the pace could slow by midyear. ...more