The Freightliner eCascadia is an example of legacy brands introducing "cleaner" versions of their trucks. (Freightliner) New registrations for U.S. Class 8 trucks are set to total 249,836 this year, according to S&P Global Mobility, a jump of 12% compared with its expectations at the start of the year as economic headwinds failed to materialize. ...more
A tractor-trailer crosses over the Shenandoah River near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. (Joesboy/Getty Images) West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced the state’s Infrastructure Hub website will be updated to provide plans and show accomplishments in deploying $7 billion in expected federal funds. “We have a ton of infrastructure projects already going, with more on the way,” ...more
President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images via Bloomberg News) Stellantis NV and Toyota Motor Corp. blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of electric vehicles that strain critical mineral supplies. In comments filed with the federal government, the automakers warned that ...more
ACT Research noted in a report June 21 that the for-hire trucking market has been rebalancing as the freight cycle nears a turning point. (Aziz Shamuratov/Getty Images) The trucking industry has entered the late stages of the freight cycle downturn, but positive destocking trends have helped balance low demand. “I think the best way to ...more
The truck driver killed by teenage robbers as they fled police during a chase has been identified. The incident occurred just after 5:30 a.m. in Lakewood, Washington on June 29th near Berkely Street Southwest and Thorne Lane. According to The Chronicle, the 16-year-old suspects were fleeing police in a stolen vehicle when they struck the semi ...more
One person is dead after attempting to cross a highway in a golf cart in South Carolina on Friday afternoon. The incident happened on July 7th in Horry County, South Carolina. According to Valley News Live, the driver of the golf cart was trying to drive east on Adrian Highway in order to cross Highway 19 ...more
A trucker popular on social media recently shared a video to warn the trucking community about an alleged truck towing scam taking place on the east coast. The video was shared over the weekend by TikTok trucker Clarissa Rankin.In the video, Rankin warns of a “stolen” truck scheme she fell prey to in North Carolina ...more
Maryland State Police (MSP) are asking for public help in locating a truck driver who went missing in June after stopping at a distribution center. Maryland troopers are searching for 42 year old Pennsylvania-based truck driver Jason Pearson.MSP says that Pearson was last seen at midnight on June 13 near the Smithfield Food Distribution Center in ...more
Police have determined the cause of a semi truck driver’s fatal crash off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, last month, according to a report. The fatal crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. on June 22, 2023.Thirty-six year old truck driver Chris Scott was northbound on the CBBT near mile marker 1 ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) shared alarming video of a semi truck caught up in a sideshow in the Sacramento area. The video was shared by CHP – Valley Division Air Operations on July 8.The aerial video shows an Amazon semi truck as it is surrounded by participants in a sideshow in Sacramento. From CHP:“Numerous sideshows ...more
