Drivers passing through Iowa should expect to see an increased law enforcement presence as agencies statewide target Move Over Law violators. From June 17 through June 19, 2025, extra law enforcement officers will be deployed throughout Iowa looking for drivers in violation of the state’s Move Over Law, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.Iowa’s ...more
Watch as this trucker plows right through high water after heavy central Texas rains this week. A very bold truck driver clearly doesn’t have time to waste, despite high water on Interstate 35 in San Antonio, Texas. As the rig makes its way through the newly formed lake, you can see other cars mostly submerged in ...more
A trucking company based in Edmonton, Alberta, shared photos and dash cam video in hopes of helping police located motorists involved in a road rage incident that led to an accident involving an oversized load. DBI Transport shared dash cam video captured on Wednesday, June 11 on Highway 97 in the Kelowna area.Company officials explained ...more
A Houston truck driver was recently convicted by a jury on charges related to a human smuggling attempt discovered by U.S. Border Patrol agents. Armando Balladares-Prado, 66, was convicted on human smuggling charges following a two-day jury trial, according to a June 5, 2025, statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of ...more
A passing motorist was able to help a truck driver escape a burning truck cab after he was temporarily frozen from shock. The accident happened on Monday, June 9th in Webster County, Iowa on a rural bridge over Holiday Creek. According to KCCI, Road Foreman Dale Iles was in his car when he witnessed a semi ...more
The Texarkana Texas Police Department (TPD) arrested a truck driver late Wednesday following a crash that left a large number of people without power. At 11:30 p.m. on June 11, police responded to a crash at New Boston Road and Taylor Street in Texarkana.TPD/Power Outage Map“The truck left the road, took out a major electrical ...more
Police in Jefferson County, Tennessee have issued a warning to the trucking community after drivers were reportedly scammed at a truck stop and at a rest stop in the Dandridge area on Wednesday. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), on June 11, 2025, deputies responded to the Love’s Travel Center and the 419 ...more
Auto Parts Supplier Marelli Blames Tariffs for Bankruptcy
The Marelli Corp. headquarters in Saitama, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg) Marelli Holdings Co., the long-struggling auto parts supplier for Nissan Motor Co., Stellantis NV and other carmakers, filed bankruptcy in the U.S., saying its latest debt-cutting effort was prompted by tariffs. The insolvency case is backed by senior lenders, who have signed a deal designed to ...more
EU Sees US Trade Talks Extending Beyond July Deadline
The Port of Barcelona. (Angel Garcia/Bloomberg) The European Union believes trade negotiations with the U.S. could extend beyond President Donald Trump’s July 9 deadline, even as the speed of the talks has increased over the past week. The EU sees reaching an agreement on the principles of a deal by July 9 as a best-case ...more
Trump Tariffs Can Stay in Effect Longer, Appeals Court Says
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One on June 10 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (Alex Brandon/AP) President Donald Trump can continue to enforce his global tariffs for now, a federal appeals court held in a win for the president on one of his signature economic policies. The order June ...more