TuSimple TuSimple Holdings has begun Level 4 autonomous test runs on a major freight corridor in Japan, the autonomous driving technology company announced June 6. The Tomei Expressway is a main highway for freight moves in the country as it connects Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. TuSimple Japan commenced regular testing on the corridor in January ...more

Polly Trottenberg by Noël Fletcher/Transport Topics. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has picked a longtime government official and current top aide in the Transportation Department to serve as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. The White House said June 8 that Polly Trottenberg replaced Billy Nolen, who indicated in April that he planned to ...more

Matt Rourke/Associated Press DETROIT — General Motors said June 7 that it will sink more than $500 million into its Arlington, Texas, assembly plant to get ready for the next generation of big SUVs with internal combustion engines. The company said the plant will get new equipment for metal stamping, the body shop and general ...more

Drone video reveals the aftermath of a massive train derailment in Arizona on Wednesday.  The train was traveling through Williams, Arizona at around midnight when it derailed. It was hauling “a variety of new cars, vans and trucks.” “A total of 23 cars derailed and sustained heavy damage. The train cars involved were carrying a variety ...more

The founder of a prominent trucking charity shared a social media post highlighting the plight of families who lose their truck driving loved ones out on the road. Robert Palm is a veteran trucker and the founder of the IRS 501(c)(3) recognized charity truckersfinalmile.org, a group that works to reunite truck drivers with their families in ...more

This week, Indiana State Police (ISP) teamed up with a local sheriff’s office for a commercial vehicle enforcement effort following complaints from residents about overweight trucks. The enforcement activity took place on June 7 on U.S. 41 and on S.R. 55 in Newton County, Indiana.The ISP’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, ...more

Australian transportation authorities say that they’ve completed a successful on-road trial of the double-stacked container transport combination. Video shared this week by Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Regulator gives viewers a quick glimpse at a truck hauling a double-stacked container load as part of a road test.“This innovative combination will significantly increase productivity even over the existing ...more

The Wynnewood Police Department (WPD) recently recognized a truck driver for saving a small child found walking in the streets amid traffic this week. The incident occurred on June 6 at the intersection of Robert S. Kerr and Washita Ave in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.According to WPD, truck driver Robert Delaplain spotted a child wearing a diaper ...more

A Missouri man and his truck repair company were indicted on multiple counts related to a scheme that involved using COVID-19 relief funding to commit conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act. Chris Carroll has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of bank fraud, six counts of money laundering, and three ...more

A trailer full of piggies roamed a highway in Minnesota after the trailer they were in overturned on Friday morning.  Traffic cameras captured the event on eastbound I-694 at I35E under the overpass in Little Canada, Minnesota. State Patrol was managing the scene and rerouted traffic at exit 113. No human injuries were reported in the ...more