A passerby captured video of a semi truck’s unusual prehistoric haul in Texas. The video was captured on a Dallas-Fort Worth highway and it was shared by Dallas Texas TV on March 6, 2025.In the video, you can see a flatbed truck transporting not just one but two large and realistic dinosaur figures on the ...more
A collection of scrapped forklifts was scattered across an Ohio interstate on Tuesday after a semi truck experienced a load shift. The accident happened on Tuesday, March 11th in Elyria, Ohio. According to The Chronicle, the semi truck was hauling scrapped forklifts when it took a right turn from State Route 57 onto the Interstate 90 ...more
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has implemented new width restrictions for vehicles traveling through the Green River Tunnel. On March 11, WYDOT announced a new width restriction of 8 feet 6 inches for vehicles traveling on I-80 through the eastbound Green River Tunnel near Green River, Wyoming, following the completion of paving operations.The previous ...more
A landmark Tucson truck stop that has served the trucking community for decades is now up for sale, according to a report. The Tucson Truck Terminal, or the Triple T Truck stop located off I-10 in Tucson, Arizona, is currently looking for buyers, according to KVOA. The hope is to locate buyers who can prioritize ...more
Legislation recently introduced in Colorado seeks to stop police officers from asking drivers if they know why they were pulled over. HB25-1243 was introduced in the Colorado General Assembly in February 2025 by Rep. Mandy Lindsay and Sen. Faith Winter. It comes up for consideration by the Colorado House Judiciary Committee on March 12.The bill would “prohibit ...more
A truck driver and his passenger had to be rescued on Tuesday morning after taking a bobtail joyride on a Portland beach and getting stuck. The incident happened on March 11th on Sunset Beach north of Grearhart, Oregon at about 11 a.m. According to KOIN, the truck driver and a passenger drove their International Lonestar on ...more
A truck driver is refusing to willingly return to West Virginia for a trial after being charged for a fatal wreck that forced a car off of a bridge. The accident happened in Morgantown, West Virginia in January. The warrant for the driver’s arrest, along with a related lawsuit, was not issued until March 3rd. According ...more
ATA’s Chris Spear Steers Trucking Through Uncertain Atmosphere
“This is a different agenda and direction our federal government is taking. Love it or hate it, it’s impactful," ATA President Chris Spear said March 10 at the TMC Town Hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said he is staying focused ...more
States Want to Move Funds to Hard Infrastructure
A road under construction. (Warchi/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump pulls back on green funding, state officials are lobbying Congress to retain those dollars for other infrastructure projects that would be more palatable to the current administration and Republicans, like road and bridge repairs. Republicans negotiating the nation’s next big infrastructure bill seem ...more
Trump Mulls Steel Tariff Hike After Ontario Halts Energy Charge
An employee covers a stack of aluminum billets at a casting center in Saguenay, Quebec. (Christinne Muschi) President Donald Trump said he was re-evaluating plans to double steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada to 50% after Ontario announced it would suspend a 25% surcharge on electricity sent to the U.S. “I’m looking at that, but ...more