Strong winds reportedly blew over multiple semi trucks in central Utah on Monday. According to KUTV, a microburst occurred around 5 p.m. on July 17, causing trucks to blow over on southbound I-15 in the Fillmore area.It isn’t clear whether anyone was injured during the truck blow overs. Social media users shared photos of blown ...more
A video of an elderly truck driver has raised a debate over wisdom vs. old age in trucking. In a video posted to Reddit, an elderly truck driver makes his way back to his truck with the help of a cane. His hunched posture and slow movements have viewers torn over whether to offer him ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has denied a commercial vehicle driver’s request for exemption from many provisions of federal Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. On July 18, 2023, the FMCSA announced that it would deny a petition from truck driver John Olier for exemption from certain hours of service (HOS) regulations including the ...more
Musket's Theodore, Ala., terminal has dedicated startup capacity of 2 million gallons of throughput per month and will be open year-round. (Musket) Love’s Family of Companies announced July 12 that its trading and logistics arm, Musket Corp., has opened its first diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) terminal in Alabama. Musket, which specializes in commodity supply and ...more
The transportation funding committee in the U.S. House of Representatives will consider a fiscal 2024 transportation bill July 18. The bill, which would dedicate $90.2 billion for the departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, was advanced by a subcommittee last week. The measure would provide $891.3 million for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...more
Barren Hill fire and police personnel block a local intersection after a train derailment on July 17. (Alexandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A freight train derailment in southeast Pennsylvania early July 17 spurred precautionary evacuations, but officials said no injuries were reported and there was no known hazard to ...more
Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images via Associated Press) Ford Motor Co. is slashing prices on the electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup by as much as 17%, reversing price hikes implemented last year on its debut battery-powered truck. The F-150 Lightning ...more
Musk has said he will give updated specs and pricing information around the end of the third quarter. (Tesla) Almost four years after Elon Musk first unveiled Tesla Inc.’s debut pickup, the automaker has built its first Cybertruck. Tesla shared the development on Twitter, posting a photo of workers in safety vests and helmets obscuring ...more
President Joe Biden speaks with Teamsters President Sean O'Brien after an April 4, 2022, supply chain meeting at the White House. (Andrew Harnik/AP/File) NEW YORK — The head of the Teamsters said July 16 that he has asked the White House not to intervene if unionized UPS workers end up going on strike. Negotiations between ...more
The average price of diesel rose in seven of the 10 regions in the Energy Information Administration's weekly survey and went down in three. (Bim/Getty Images) The needle refused to budge on the national average diesel price, holding at $3.806 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released July 17. Highlights The last time ...more
