Ships at the Port of Vancouver during a dockworkers strike on July 5. (Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg News) A 13-day strike that disrupted shipments at Canada’s western ports is set to end after the dockworkers’ union and a group of employers agreed on a tentative deal. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, representing more than 7,000 workers, ...more
A number of carriers and other trade organizations, including American Trucking Associations, said in written comments filed in 2021 the system had the potential to save lives and should be permitted. (Intellistop via YouTube) A federal appellate court has rejected a court challenge by Intellistop Inc. of a decision by trucking regulators denying an exemption ...more
A Coast Guard Petty Officer uses a Transportation Worker Identification Card scanner to verify the information of a driver entering an installation. (U.S. Coast Guard) Freight stakeholders are calling on congressional policymakers to further facilitate access to military bases and installations. The groups, representing trucking as well as moving and storage companies, point to a ...more
Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry is displayed at a market in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) Higher prices lifted PepsiCo’s revenue in the second quarter but dented consumer demand, and the company said July 13 that price increases could start to moderate in the second half of this year. Snack food volumes fell 3% in the ...more
Cole (R-Okla.) said the transportation appropriations bill would improve safety and efficiency throughout the nation's infrastructure networks. (Mariam Zuhaib/Associated Press) Legislation that would fund the U.S. Department of Transportation through fiscal 2024 was easily approved by a subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12. The transportation appropriations bill would provide $90.2 billion ...more
A trucker survived a terrifying moment when a loose tire crashed right through his windshield on a trip through Detroit, Michigan. The dash cam video was shared by 401_da_sarpanch on July 7, 2023.The video shows the tire bouncing once near a concrete barrier, then soaring through the air and smashing into the truck’s windshield. A ...more
Illinois State Police (ISP) are investigating a multiple semi truck crash that occurred near Teutopolis on Wednesday. Firefighters responded to the scene around 3:30 p.m. on July 12 on eastbound I-70 at mile marker 101.5. between Effingham and Montrose for a reported multi-vehicle crash in an ongoing construction zone.Illinois State Police report that a semi ...more
A truck driver exhibits some seriously unhinged behavior towards a motorist in this road rage clip. In the dash cam video, a semi truck in the left lane comes speeding up behind a white car in the right lane. The truck then pulls up next to the white car and nudges it off the right ...more
The Grapevine Police Department (GPD) recently sidelined a truck driver after discovering multiple cans of beer during an inspection. According to a July 12 social media post, a GPD officer discovered “several cans of beer” during a CMV inspection in the Grapevine, Texas, area.Police say that the driver was placed out of service for 24 hours ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently intercepted a large shipment of illegal drugs stashed in the roof of a semi trailer. The drug seizure occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on July 6 at the Tecate Port of Entry’s cargo facility located in Tecate, California.CBP officers encountered a 46 year old truck driver at the ...more
