The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) partnered with several law enforcement agencies for a crackdown on unauthorized moving companies. On June 25, 2025, ODOT and local law enforcement agencies “invited unauthorized companies that advertise moving services to locations in Clackamas County,” officials said in a news release.Seven unauthorized moving companies responded to the invitation. Their ...more
Pothole repairs in Maryland have increased 25% since the collapse and closure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over a year ago. Truck drivers and trucking company owners say that the road conditions in Dundalk, Sparrows Point, and surrounding Maryland areas have deteriorated over the last year now that trucks are using alternate routes to ...more
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy detailed a variety of plans and policies in the works to support the men and women of the trucking industry in a recent Op-Ed. DuffyIn an article shared on July 7, 2025, on the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) website, Duffy breaks down the flurry of action that has taken ...more
A truck driver is dead after colliding with a semi truck reentering I-70 in Utah after taking the wrong exit. The fatal accident happened on Sunday, July 6th at around 8:15 p.m. on Interstate 70 in Crescent Junction, Utah near mile post 181. According to 2 KUTV, a 2024 Freightliner was heading east on I-70 when ...more
Law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, are gearing up for a weeklong enforcement effort targeting unsafe commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle drivers. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week is taking place July 13 — 19, 2025, throughout North America. Operation Safe Driver Week is held each year in partnership ...more
Nissan Recalls 480,000 Vehicles Due to Engine Failure Risk
Unsold 2021 Rogue SUVs sit on a lot at a Nissan dealership in Colorado. (David Zalubowski/AP/File) NEW YORK — Nissan is recalling more than 480,000 of its vehicles across the U.S. and Canada due to potential manufacturing defects that could cause engine failure. The recall covers certain Nissan Rogues between 2021-2024 model years and 2019-2020 ...more
RNG Gains New Momentum in Longhaul Trucking
A natural gas-powered tractor running on RNG reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides by 90% compared with its diesel peer, according to ICF. (Clean Energy) Range, fuel supply and refueling infrastructure concerns tend to be the biggest bumps in the road for any alternative to a diesel tractor, but recent data and developments indicate at least ...more
Canada Exports to US Keep Falling as Tariffs Curb Shipments
Tractor-trailers cross the Peace Bridge at the Canada-United States border in Fort Erie, Ontario. (Christopher Katsarov Luna/Bloomberg) Canada’s share of exports destined for the U.S. shrank to the smallest proportion since at least 1997, excluding the COVID pandemic. Shipments to other countries reached a new high, led by gold exports. With President Donald Trump’s tariffs ...more
North Carolina Truck Driver Wins $50,000 in Maryland Lottery
Clayton Webb won $50,000 on a Maryland Lottery Fast Play ticket. (Maryland Lottery) A truck driver played the lottery while staying overnight in Maryland between drives — and ended up winning a big prize, officials said. Clayton Webb, a longhaul trucker from North Carolina, makes deliveries in nine states and likes to play lottery games ...more
UPS Plans to Offer Voluntary Buyouts to Union Drivers
A driver unloads packages from a UPS truck in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) UPS Inc. plans to offer voluntary buyouts to union-represented delivery drivers for the first time in the company’s history as part of an effort to boost profit by slimming down its operations. Drivers would receive “a generous financial package if they ...more