A truck driver is facing assault charges and more after evading police for three days following the alleged assault of a woman in Michigan earlier this week.  The incident started at about 5:45 a.m. on June 7th in the 5000 block of Argyle Street. According to CBS News, police were called to the home on reports ...more

Love’s Travel Stops opened a new location in West Jefferson, Ohio, adding dozens of truck parking spaces to the company’s network. The new Love’s is located off I-70 at 540 Timmons Way in West Jefferson, according to a June 13 announcement from the company.Amenities include: More than 13,500 square feet80 truck parking spacesSix bobtail parking spacesLove’s ...more

On the CDLLife App, real drivers share their real experiences—the good, the funny, and the helpful. This week: Meet Boomer! Boomer spent seven months at the Olathe, Kansas animal shelter before finding his forever home with a truck driver looking for a loyal companion. Thanks to his generous sponsor, Vickie Nelson, Boomer was adopted fully ...more

A serious crash involving a semi truck was reported in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday morning. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. on June 13 on the I-65 ramp near the Kennedy Bridge in Louisville.Images captured at the scene show a burning semi truck hanging from the overpass. After falling off the I-65 ramp, the ...more

DAT found that while long-term freight contracts should see a modest increase of between 2% and 4% this year, the spot market is expected to see increased volatility as it absorbs the tariff impacts. (O2O Creative/Getty Images) The trucking industry is facing a tepid financial outlook amid volatile market conditions compelled by the ongoing tariff-fueled ...more

(Matt Rourke/AP) WASHINGTON — Committees in the Republican-led Senate recently took aim at commercial transportation and emissions policies as they seek to finalize their response to the House-passed procedural budget package before the July Fourth recess. The leadership on the transportation panels proposed measures this month targeting infrastructure programs, emissions regulations and emerging transportation technologies. ...more

(Matt Rourke/AP) WASHINGTON — Committees in the Republican-led Senate recently took aim at commercial transportation and emissions policies as they seek to finalize their response to the House-passed procedural budget package before the July Fourth recess. The leadership on the transportation panels proposed measures this month targeting infrastructure programs, emissions regulations and emerging transportation technologies. ...more

“Angels was a perfect fit,” Gartland told TT. “If we don’t fit, we don’t do [deals].” (Montway Auto Transport) Montway Auto Transport CEO Tom Gartland retired once — for all of six weeks. The better part of a decade later, the veteran transportation executive told Transport Topics: “I’m going 100 mph and love it.” Probably ...more

(Micron via YouTube) Chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. said it will spend about $200 billion on U.S. manufacturing, research and development, the latest company to pledge large-scale investments in the country since President Donald Trump won election. The spending will include roughly $150 billion for domestic manufacturing capacity and another $50 billion for R&D, it said ...more

(Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he intended to send letters to trading partners in the next one to two weeks setting unilateral tariff rates, ahead of a July 9 deadline to reimpose higher duties on dozens of economies. “We’re going to be sending letters out in about a week and a half, two weeks, ...more