The new indictment brings to about 60 the number of individuals who have been charged, pleaded guilty or been sentenced in "Operation Sideswipe." (Zolnierek/Getty Images) A federal investigation into staged accidents with trucks in the New Orleans area that seemed to be slowing a bit in recent months came back this month with a roar. ...more

The Pennsylvania Turnpike over the Lehigh River. (Alex Potemkin/Getty Images) Pending changes to Pennsylvania’s commercial driver license skills test should make the road a more attainable destination for would-be truck drivers without compromising highway safety, officials with area training and testing programs say. The updated standards will also modify part of the licensing process for ...more

Nikola had previously said it would deliver 350 and then 500 vehicles this year. (Nikola Motor Co. via YouTube) Nikola Corp. fell in early trading after the maker of electric big rigs warned it may not reach its full-year delivery target as it grapples with fallout from recent battery incidents. The company also said in ...more

A seat belt for the right front passenger seat. (Jenny Kane/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Department of Transportation is proposing new rules designed to encourage seat belt use by car and truck passengers, including those sitting in the back seat. The new rules proposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would require manufacturers to ...more

A television reporter stands in a flooded road after the passing of Tropical Storm Hilary Monday in San Diego. (Gregory Bull/Associated Press) PALM DESERT, Calif. — Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roadways as the massive system marched ...more

Diesel's national average price swing from a 10.6 increase in te Rocky Mountain region to a drop of 1.5 cents in the Midwest. (Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc.) The national average diesel price showed a modest gain after four straight weeks of accelerated increases, going up 1.1 cents a gallon to reach $4.389 a gallon, according ...more

An inflatable beaver greeted shoppers when Fort Worth’s Buc-ee’s opened in 2016. (Azia Branson/Star-Telegram via Tribune Content Agency) When travel writer John Gullion took his family to Buc-ee’s the weekend after its grand opening in east Tennessee, they found themselves circling the parking lot. This new Buc-ee’s, which opened in June about 20 minutes east ...more

A rendering of the plant set to open at the end of 2026. (Bridgestone Americas) Bridgestone Americas celebrated the expansion of its truck and bus radial tire plant in Morrison, Tenn., the company announced Aug. 16. The expansion represents a $550 million investment aimed at increasing capacity and accelerating the use of technologies that support ...more

Vehicles cross over a flood control basin that has almost reached the street Aug. 20 in Palm Desert, Calif. (Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press) SAN DIEGO — Tropical Storm Hilary inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California Peninsula with deadly floodwaters Aug. 20 before moving over Southern California, where it swamped roads and downed trees, as ...more

Satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from Aug. 19 shows Hurricane Hilary off Mexico’s Pacific coast. (NOAA via Associated Press)LOS ANGELES — With Hurricane Hilary barreling toward Southern California, officials are monitoring how the intense rain will impact critical infrastructure such as freeways, bridges and power lines. Hilary will bring intense ...more