U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized millions of dollars worth of cocaine from a commercial vehicle at a Texas port of entry. The drug seizure took place on March 5 at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility located in Pharr, Texas.A semi truck hauling a shipment of plastic wrap approached the facility from Mexico ...more

A self-proclaimed “old school” driver says that if there are places you avoid as a trucker, then you “ain’t a driver.” In the video, the interviewer asks the driver if there’s anywhere he won’t deliver.“I’ll go anywhere, so there ain’t no place!” the driver laughs. “Honest truth, dude.” “Even the five boroughs?” the interviewer questions. ...more

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy says that the Department of Transportation (USDOT) will no longer prioritize social justice or environmental issues in infrastructure projects. In a March 10 statement, Duffy announced that USDOT rescinded two memos issued during the Biden Administration “which injected a social justice and environmental agenda into decisions for critical infrastructure ...more

A truck driver was transported to a hospital unresponsive after being thrown around in a semi truck crash early on Monday morning. The accident happened on March 10th at about 1 a.m. on the Massachusetts Turnpike east near the Westborough-Grafton line in Massachusetts.According to Worcester Telegram and Gazette, the accident involved two passenger vehicles and ...more

Police are investigating a car vs. semi truck crash that occurred in Gloucester Township, New Jersey, over the weekend. The crash was reported at 2:19 a.m. on March 8 at the intersection of Sicklerville Road and Garwood Road in the Erial section of Gloucester Township.When the Gloucester Township Police Department (GTPD) arrived on scene, they ...more

“We noticed we had a gap. What if it is not a line-haul application and what if it is not a severe-duty application? So, we went back to the drawing board,” Williams said. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Haldex launched the ApolloSDx air treatment system for commercial vehicles March 9 at ...more

Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., is the site of TMC 2025, which runs March 10-13. (Judd Hanson/Transport Topics) With American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition underway, attendees are gearing up for the showcase that runs today through Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. Technical sessions and study groups will ...more

Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., is the site of TMC 2025, which runs March 10-13. (Judd Hanson/Transport Topics) With American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition underway, attendees are gearing up for the showcase that runs today through Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. Technical sessions and study groups will ...more

The company’s smart trailer features are enabled by the Samsara asset gateway device, which installs in under five minutes and can be mounted on trailer undercarriages to prevent tampering or theft. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fleet telematics vendor Samsara has expanded its smart trailer offerings with several new features aimed at improving maintenance ...more

Connecticut's stepped-up enforcement on rural roads runs through May 30. (Rabbitti/Getty Images) The Connecticut Department of Transportation and law enforcement agencies launched a 91-day enforcement campaign running through May 30 funded by a $2 million federal grant to bust unsafe drivers traveling on rural roads. “Most of my days are spent on Connecticut’s roads, and ...more