A Lordstown Motors Baja truck at the Lordstown Motors complex in Lordstown, Ohio. (David Dermer/Associated Press) Commercial electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection nearly two months after it warned that it was in danger of failing. In early May, electronics company Foxconn wavered on a $170 million investment ...more
Jan Murphy/Tribune News Service Fighting Pennsylvania’s automatic adoption of California heavy-truck emission standards, the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association and four trucking company members are suing two commonwealth agencies while contending only their legislators can create state laws. “This case is primarily about restoring the democratic process,” Caleb Kruckenberg, of the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), told ...more
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is on the lookout for a suspected former truck driver who is slashing semi truck tires. FHP says that there have been recent six instances of semi truck tire slashing in Columbia County. The acts of vandalism have taken place near Lake City off of I-10, I-75, and S.R. 47.WCJB ...more
Police responded to a multi-vehicle collision involving daycare buses transporting children in Marietta, Georgia, on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred on southbound I-75 at at S Marietta Parkway around 8:40 a.m. on June 27.🚨ALERT COBB CO.🚨There is a crash on I-75 S at S Marietta Pkwy (mm 263.3) leaving only two left lanes open. Avoid ...more
Buc-ee’s broke its own world record for largest gas station in the world last week with the opening of its new Tennessee location, reported WYFF News. The location opened in Sevierville, Tennessee and spans 74,000 square feet, features 120 gas pumps, employs 350 people, and still doesn’t allow truck drivers. The business is located at Interstate ...more
A truck driver was fatally struck by a car on Monday morning while chasing after his furry co-pilot. The incident happened on Monday, June 26th in Kountze, Texas at around 6 a.m. According to 6 KFDM, 61-year-old trucker Edward Joseph Farkas Sr. was pulled over on the shoulder of Highway 69 in front of Reed Ice ...more
On Tuesday, Love’s Travel Stops announced plans for major expansion of their new truck wash services. Just a few weeks ago, Love’s announced the opening of the company’s first-ever truck wash in Harrisonville, Missouri. On June 27, Love’s announced that a second truck wash is now open for business in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.The company also ...more
A man was arrested in Washington over the weekend after threatening a sleeping driver with a knife and then fleeing a group of angry truckers. The incident occurred after 8 p.m. on June 24th in Moses Lake, Washington at Ernie’s Truck Stop near the I-90/SR 17 interchange. According to Source One News, a trucker was resting ...more
New York police have cited a truck driver who lost control and wound up in a creek in New Hartford last month. The incident occurred on May 24 as 39 year old truck driver Frederick Swinea was eastbound on Red Hill Road.According to the New Hartford Police Department, Swinea failed to stop at a stop ...more
A police officer was hurt on Monday evening after being thrown into a sinkhole by an out-of-control tractor trailer. The incident occurred on the evening of June 26th in Fayetteville, North Carolina. According to CBS 17 News, a sinkhole opened up on U.S. 401, near Seventy-First Middle and High School, forcing a closure of the roadway. ...more
