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
A truck driver and passenger were arrested on Thursday in North Carolina after a train vs. truck strike led police to discover drugs and alcohol inside the cab of the semi. The train collision occurred shortly after 5 p.m. on June 8 in Wingate, North Carolina.According to QC News, a semi truck hauling pallets of ...more
A former member of Motley Crew says that he spent a year trucking after his departure from the band and had “a f*n blast.” John Corabi was the frontman for Motley Crew between 1992 and 1997. After leaving the band, he realized the money he had made wasn’t going to last him very long, so ...more
A truck driver took a hammer to another driver’s truck in an apparent road rage incident that ended in felony charges late last week. The incident happened on June 2nd in Hancock County. Indiana. According to the Greenfield Daily Reporter, police were called to the 99.7 mile marker on Interstate 70 eastbound at around 2 a.m. ...more
Nikola Tre by Nikola Corp. Nikola’s bid to issue more shares and obtain enough funding needed for its Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck ambitions is on hold for another month, it said June 7. Phoenix-based Nikola adjourned its 2023 annual stockholder meeting until July 6 after failing to win enough support from beleaguered existing ...more
With the snipping of a ribbon, 84 truck parking spaces were formally added on Interstate 40 in West Memphis, Ark. (Arkansas Department of Transportation via Facebook) Amid the constant roar of Interstate 40 traffic, Arkansas state leaders celebrated opening a long-awaited commercial truck parking lot in West Memphis, adding 84 much-needed spaces. “Let’s cut a ...more
The proposed contract would cover 8,600 members that work for the carrier, including truck drivers and dock workers. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) The ArcBest Corp. subsidiary ABF Freight System has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, the company announced June 7. ABF Freight said the proposed five-year ...more
