Moove was founded in 2020. (Moove) African ride-hailing startup Moove is close to raising $1.2 billion in a debt round that will help it finance a rollout of an autonomous-driving fleet with Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo and expand in the U.S., people familiar with the matter said. The round is oversubscribed, with interest from private credit ...more
Two people were arrested after federal authorities found hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs stashed inside a semi truck loaded with produce at a warehouse in Georgia. Officials say that on June 30, 2025, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents learned that a tractor trailer parked at a warehouse in Gainesville, Georgia, possibly contained a large ...more
A safety investigation surrounding a recent drowsy driving crash in Texas has revealed some dubious details regarding the trucking company involved in the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Texas Department of Public Safety have opened an investigation into the pile-up crash on Interstate 20 in Terrall, Texas that left five people dead. ...more
A three vehicle pile up involving a semi truck in a construction zone merge left two people dead in Michigan on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on Tuesday, July 1st at 3:14 p.m. in Ionia County, Michigan on Interstate 96 westbound. According to WZZM13, a semi truck was stopped for traffic in a construction zone merge ...more
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) announced a toll increase that will go into effect at the start of 2026. At a July 1 meeting, PTC members approved a 4% toll increase that will go into effect on January 4, 2026.On the mainline Pennsylvania Turnpike and on the Northeast Extension where tolls are calculated per segment ...more
AmeriStarRail has pitched a major coast-to-coast rail project that they say could “usher in a profitable Golden Age of rail travel for passengers and truckers.” AmeriStarRail, a private sector high-speed rail company, has issued a sweeping proposal to Amtrak, asking to initiate a partnership on a project called the “Transcontinental Chief.”In a June 30 letter ...more
A Texas truck driver was sentenced to years in federal prison after he was caught transporting more than two dozen people inside a tanker trailer. On July 1, 2025, San Antonio resident Richard Rindeikis, 44, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, according to the U.S. ...more
Forty truckers from Mexico have been placed out of service since enforcement of English proficiency standards began last week, Mexican trucking officials say. The Executive Order requiring all truck drivers to effectively communicate with law enforcement in English and thoroughly understand highway signs officially went into effect on June 26th. Since then, forty truckers have ...more
This week, a Nebraska supply chain company announced it will exit the trucking sector in order to focus on freight brokerage, warehousing, and auto sales. On July 1, 2025, company leaders with Sidney-headquartered Adams Industries, Inc. announced “the difficult decision to exit the trucking sector.” Adams Industries was founded in 1987 by Robert Adams and his ...more
Iowa state troopers recently took a heavy equipment hauler off the road for load securement issues. On July 1, 2025, the Iowa State Patrol (ISP) stopped a commercial vehicle hauling a John Deere skid loader and some gravel without any apparent load securement measures.“Some vehicles just aren’t designed for certain types of cargo. On the ...more
