The man who organized the smuggling of 25 migrants in a single SUV has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after the vehicle slammed into a big rig. The accident happened back in March 2021 near Holtville, California. Jose Cruz Noguez was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday, July 14th, 2023 after ...more
A semi truck makes a wild jump over a dirt ramp in this video. The video offers two perspectives, one from the sidelines and one dash cam video. Hopefully the truck had some good shocks, otherwise the driver’s back is sure to hurt. Check out the video below.JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER Get the hottest daily trucking news
Video recently shared by a Tesla blogger appears to show an electric-powered Tesla Semi passing diesel-fueled trucks on the Donner Pass ascent. The video was shared on July 14 by Twitter account Zanegler, which often shares video, photos, and information on the Tesla Semi.The video shows the driver of a Tesla Semi rapidly overtaking a ...more
A sheriff’s deputy in Wisconsin nabbed a commercial vehicle driver for excessive speed and a variety of commercial vehicle violations this week. The driver was spotted around 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, near Liberty Township, Wisconsin.A Grant County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) deputy spotted a commercial vehicle hauling a skid steer on a tandem axle ...more
A stretch of I-70 in Illinois has seen two major truck pileups in two days, according to the Teutopolis Fire Protection District. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, a multi-vehicle crash was reported on eastbound I-70 at mile marker 102 in an “ongoing construction zone” near Teutopolis.The crash involved three semi trucks, but ...more
A man is dead after being pinned between a wall and a semi truck at a business in Illinois on Wednesday morning. The incident happened at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, July 12th in Mackinaw, Illinois. According to the Journal-Star, 42-year-old Bradley Willis Jr. was pinned between a wall and a semi truck at Mackinaw Valley Powder ...more
Workers fulfill orders at an Amazon fulfillment center on Prime Day in Melville, N.Y. (Johnny Milano/Bloomberg News) U.S. shoppers spent $12.7 billion online during Amazon.com Inc.’s 48-hour Prime Day, up 6.1% from a year ago but short of estimates for 9.5% growth, according to Adobe Inc. An increasing share of customers used “buy now, pay ...more
Jochen Goetz stressed that the company will assess where it needs to invest, or where partnership with another supplier may make sense. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) BOSTON — Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum said flexibility is the key to his company’s preparation for the zero-emission future that is broadly envisioned for trucking, and stressed that customer ...more
UPS workers go through a rehearsal for a pending strike at a UPS Customer Center in Longwood, Fla., on July 13. The contract between UPS and the Teamsters union expires July 31. (John Raoux/Associated Press) UPS Inc. on July 11 pushed to Aug. 8 the release date for its second-quarter financial report, a week after ...more
Workers hold signs supporting labor organizers in their legal battle over container loading jobs at a rally in Columbia, S.C. on July 12. (James Pollard/Associated Press) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dockworkers and the governor in the state with the lowest percentage of unionized workers are digging in their heels over a labor dispute that has left ...more
