A motorcyclist is dead after falling off his bike on the Palmetto Expressway early on Tuesday morning. The accident happened at about 5:40 a.m. on the Palmette Expressway at Northwest 67th Avenue on March 4th near Miami Lakes, Florida.The Florida Highway Patrol says that the man on the motorcycle “lost control and fell off… coming ...more
On Tuesday, the overall winners for the annual CarriersEdge ‘Best Fleets to Drive For’ awards were announced. CarriersEdge named the winners of the 2025 Best Fleets to Drive For honors at an event held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in North Carolina on March 4.The 2025 award for Best Overall Fleet in the small ...more
The family of a motorist found in a frozen lake has filed a lawsuit against the truck driver accused of pushing his car into the water without reporting it. The accident happened on January 19th on a bridge over Cheat Lake in West Virginia. The motorist, Kevin Lataille, was not found inside of his submerged ...more
A bill recently introduced in Arkansas would crack down on non-citizens working as commercial truck drivers as well as the carriers that employ them. On February 25, the The Secure Roads And Safe Trucking Act Of 2025 (HB1569) was introduced in the Arkansas state legislature by Rep. Wayne Long, Sen. John Payton, and Rep. Jon ...more
Tariffs Could Raise US Car Prices by Up to $12,000
The cost to build a crossover utility vehicle will rise by at least $4,000, while the increase would be three times that for an electric vehicle. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up U.S. car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers and wreaking havoc across the ...more
Tariffs and Rising Costs Challenge US Factories
Producers may be hard-pressed to pass on higher costs should sales continue to weaken. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg News) U.S. factory activity last month edged closer to stagnation as orders and employment contracted, while a gauge of prices paid for materials surged to the highest since June 2022. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index slipped by ...more
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen Resigns Following Ethics Inquiry
McMullen served as Kroger’s CEO for more than a decade. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg News) Kroger Co. replaced CEO Rodney McMullen following an investigation into his personal conduct, which the U.S. supermarket chain said was unrelated to the company’s financial performance and didn’t involve Kroger employees. Lead director Ron Sargent, 69, was named chairman and interim CEO ...more
Albertsons Names New CEO Following Failed Deal With Kroger
An Albertsons store in Texas. (Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg News) Both top U.S. grocery operators are moving on from their respective CEOs only months after a proposed deal to combine their operations was blocked by a federal judge. Albertsons Cos., the second-largest U.S. grocery operator, said in a statement that Chief Operations Officer Susan Morris, 56, will ...more
Diesel Price Sheds 6.2¢ to $3.635 a Gallon
Semi trucks take on fuel at a truck stop in Texas. The Gulf Coast had the biggest price decrease among the five PADD districts at 7.7 cents a gallon. (THEPALMER/Getty Images) The national average diesel price swung down 6.2 cents after four straight weeks of modest gains to settle at $3.635 a gallon, according to ...more
Pennsylvania’s Red Light Camera Fines to Fund 31 Projects
A red light camera in Philadelphia. (Philadelphia Parking Authority via YouTube) The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will allocate $20.4 million in funding generated from red light camera fines in the Philadelphia area to pay for 31 road safety projects across 25 municipalities. Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll on Feb. 26 announced a slate of winning projects ...more