(Smederevac/Getty Images) The U.K. is planning to keep its digital services tax, a person familiar with the matter said, after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped Canada’s levy to restart trade talks with President Donald Trump’s administration. The U.S. wanted Britain to drop the tax as part of trade talks between the two countries and Prime ...more
The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has announced the expansion of enforcement on overweight trucks using weigh-in-motion (WIM) technology. Starting on June 22, 2025, NYC DOT began issuing $650 violations to overweight Staten Island-bound trucks on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE). Overweight trucks are targeted using WIM technology, or sensors in the roadway, in ...more
A Mexican trucking company is sponsoring English classes for its drivers in response to the new English language proficiency requirements. As of Wednesday, June 25th, the FMCSA has instructed all law enforcement and safety officers to conduct a driver interview and road sign recognition assessment during roadside or weigh station inspections in order to determine ...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will investigate states issuing non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) in an effort to “protect roadways” and “uphold [the] integrity of trucking.” On June 27, 2025, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the launch of a nationwide audit into state policies for issuing non-domiciled CDLs, “specifically reviewing the potential ...more
Five people are dead after a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into stopped traffic on I-20 over the weekend. The accident happened on Saturday, June 28th at about 2:40 p.m. on Interstate 20 near Hiram Road in Kaufman County, east of Dallas, Texas. According to CBS, 27-year-old Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni fell asleep ...more
A windmill turbine came loose during transport on Interstate 70 in Maryland on Monday morning. The incident happened on June 30th in Washington County, Maryland at about 5 a.m. According to PHL 17, the tractor trailer was hauling the windmill turbine blade along I-70 westbound when it came loose during transport. The blade then ended up ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering a request for regulatory relief from the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA). The NPGA has asked FMCSA for exemption from certain Hours-of-Service regulations from December 15 through March 15 each year “to enable the propane industry to better prepare and respond to emergencies threatening human health and ...more
(John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Workers at Tyson Foods Inc.’s beef plant in Amarillo, Texas, have agreed to a strike as they fight for higher wages and accuse the company of unfair labor practices. Members of Teamsters Local 577 voted by a 98% margin to authorize the move, the union said in a statement. ...more
The case stretches back to a 2018 trial in which a Houston jury returned what stands as one of the highest monetary judgments against a motor carrier. (Werner Enterprises) The Texas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Werner Enterprises, reversing a $100 million jury verdict against the motor carrier upheld by an appellate court ...more
Walmart Pharmacy Central Fill. (Walmart Inc.) Walmart has opened a sprawling pharmacy hub in Maryland where robots and dynamic weighing systems will help fill 100,000 prescriptions per day for shipments to 16 states and Washington, D.C. Located in Frederick near the center of the retailer’s Eastern regional network, the 102,000-square-foot centralized processing facility is Walmart’s ...more
