International eMV Series battery-electric medium-duty truck. (Navistar) U.S. medium-duty truck retail sales increased 22.7% in June compared with the year-ago period, according to Wards Intelligence data. Retail sales of Classes 4-7 trucks rose to 21,924 in June from 17,866 in June 2022, in what was the third consecutive month to see a year-over-year increase and ...more
A Volvo truck on the production line at the New River Valley plant in Virginia. Volvo reported global revenue in the second quarter of $13.74 billion, a year-over-year increase of 18% from $11.59 billion. (Volvo Group) Truck manufacturer Volvo Group posted net income of $1.06 billion, or 52 cents per share, in the three months ...more
A Freightliner EV being charged. (Daimler Truck North America) Michigan is joining California and other states in reimagining tomorrow’s truck stops, moving forward with the development of a high-speed charging hub for freight vehicles. The state is developing a mobility charging hub along Interstate 96 in the Detroit metro region with nine pull-through fast chargers ...more
Some movers and brokers quote initial low-cost moves, only to as much as double the cost after the goods have been loaded on a truck. (Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this spring conducted more than 100 separate investigations into household goods moving fraud, and is now proceeding with 60 enforcement actions ...more
The North Carolina Highway Patrol (NCHP) is using new technology in order to identify truckers who are driving distracted, according to a report. WSOC9 reports that NCHP has deployed equipment along I-40 to curb distracted driving by commercial vehicle drivers.According to the report, the new technology uses cameras to take still photos of a passing ...more
If you missed this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, then you missed one of the most impressive Super Truck Beauty Contest showings in recent memory — but don’t worry! We’ve got a photo roundup to catch you up on all of the shiny chrome, unique customizations, and chicken lights that you missed! The 2023 Walcott Truckers ...more
A woman is dead after being impaled by a load of logs in an accident in Florida early on Tuesday morning. The accident happened on July 18th in Yulee, Florida at 12:45 a.m. on State Road 200 at Felmor Road. According to Action News Jax, a log truck was traveling east on State Road 200 with ...more
Crews are working to clean up a load of liquid asphalt spilled after a semi truck lost its brakes driving through Death Valley National Park on Monday. The accident happened on July 17th in Death Valley National Park on Mud Canyon Road, half a mile east of North Highway near Las Vegas, Nevada. According to News3LV, ...more
A truck driver captured a couple of his ‘car vs. semi in a puddle’ encounters for everyone to enjoy. In one of the videos, the driver claims he did not mean to spray dirty water into the open window of a nearby car, while in the other video he clearly plows through the flooded roadway ...more
Fifteen people have been arrested and charged in connection with a massive organized crime enterprise targeting semi truck and commercial freight in the Toronto area. On July 19, Peel Regional Police released the results from an investigation called Project Big Rig that was formed to investigate a prolific series of tractor trailer and cargo thefts ...more
