A truck driver managed to keep his truck grinding against a concrete barrier instead of crashing into more vehicles after knocking into several other semi trucks in a construction zone. In the video, the red semi truck appears to knock into at least one other tractor trailer before veering almost out of control in a ...more
A man wanted for the stabbing of a woman drove his semi truck off of a bridge during his escape attempt while fleeing police. The incident began when police were called to an apartment in the 11000 block of Legen Avenue on Sunday at 7:55 a.m. near Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. According to Fox 32, police arrived to ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is investigating after a semi truck drove the wrong way on a major interstate over the weekend. On Sunday, June 15, multiple 911 callers reported a wrong-way semi truck on I-5 in Siskiyou County, according to CHP’s Yreka division.Callers told police that the truck drove through the center median and then ...more
This week, the owners of multiple trucking companies admitted to fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of pandemic relief funds. On June 16, 2025, Ajay Chawla, 60, and his wife, Ruhi Chawla, 50, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio.The couple received more ...more
Police arrested eight people in connection with a Florida Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) bribery scheme. On June 12, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) announced the arrest of the following eight individuals in connection with a scheme to provide driver’s licenses to unqualified applicants.Bancelie Velazco, 37, on nine counts of DMV Employee Issue Unlawful ...more
Interstate 20 was reopened in South Carolina less than two days after a tanker truck fire caused a bridge to collapse. The crash happened on Saturday, June 14th at around 4 a.m. on I-20 near mile marker 13. The Interstate was reopened on Sunday afternoon after a night of construction work by contractors. According to Fox ...more
A motorist who reportedly tried to climb onto a semi truck was killed after being run over in rush hour traffic in Kansas City, Missouri. The Kansas City Missouri Police Department responded to a reported accident around 3:15 p.m. on Friday, June 13, according to KCTV5.Police say that a man was driving a black GMC ...more
Oil Tanker Market Roiled by Israeli Airstrikes Against Iran
Rescue workers survey the damage to buildings following Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on June 13. (Majid Saeedi/Bloomberg) Israel’s overnight airstrikes on Iran drove up freight rates and tanker stocks June 13 as traders and investors priced in the prospect of disruption to a large swath of the global oil-shipping fleet. Forward freight agreements for July ...more
Ford CEO Says Rare Earth Supply Is ‘Day to Day’
Ford idled its Explorer sport utility vehicle factory in Chicago for a week last month due to a shortage of rare earth materials. (Ford Motor Co.) Ford Motor Co. continues to struggle to obtain rare earth magnet supplies that are essential to car production and have already forced a temporary shutdown of one of its ...more
Trump Plans Biofuel Quota Boost
A Phillips 66 renewable fuels refinery in Rodeo, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) The Trump administration is proposing oil refiners blend more biofuels into gasoline and diesel next year while seeking to discourage the use of imported supplies. The plan being unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency on June 13 would require refiners to mix a ...more