Since the Clearinghouse opened in January of 2021, 110,856 drivers have tested positive for marijuana. (KLH49/GettyImages) The number of truck drivers testing positive for marijuana use increased 9.2% the first three months of 2023, and a large number of those who failed their tests are not enrolling in the return-to-work program, according to federal Drug ...more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken shares a moment with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the US-EU Trade and Technology Countil meeting in Lulea, Sweden. (Secretary of State Antony Blinken via Twitter) To further the quest to electrify trucking, the U.S. government and European Union have agreed that when a megawatt charging standard is developed ...more
Justin Trudeau speaks at a Stellantis facility in Windsor, Ontario, in 2022. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg News) Stellantis NV is likely to receive more in subsidies for a new electric vehicle battery plant in Canada than the C$13 billion ($9.5 billion) Volkswagen AG extracted for a similar project, according to an expert who has crunched the numbers. ...more
Estes' new facility in Banning, Calif. (Ed Tyler Photography) Estes Express Lines took a major step in its expansion and sustainability initiatives with the opening of a new terminal in Banning, Calif., the carrier announced May 26. The new terminal has been in development since the carrier first purchased the land in 2018. It spans ...more
A 2024 Honda Accord with automatic emergency braking is displayed at a dealership April 14 in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three years. ...more
A 16-year-old girl is dead after the van she was in crashed into the wheels of a semi truck. The accident happened in Wayne Township, Ohio on Tuesday morning, May 30th at the intersection of SR-73 and Clarksville Road. According to 9 ABC, the crash between a semi truck and van took the life of a ...more
Over the weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in California seized a massive amount of illegal drugs from a commercial shipment of produce. The drug seizure took place on May 27 at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility located in Otay Mesa, California.Shortly after 12 p.m., CBP officer encountered a 34 year old male driving a ...more
A truck driver was caught on video keying a Tesla in this short video. In the clip, a truck driver is helping to guide another trucker maneuvering into a tight spot when he notices a Tesla parked nearby. The truck driver decides the Tesla is in the way and walks over to the car. The driver ...more
A motorist suffered serious injuries on Wednesday morning after colliding with an oversized load in Maine. The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on May 31 in Wiscasset, Maine. Police say that a 25 year old motorist in Mustang was traveling south on Route 1 when he crossed the center line. WGME reports that a truck driver ...more
On Wednesday, federal transportation authorities announced a major rule proposal to require that new cars and light trucks come equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) and pedestrian AEB systems. On May 31, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to require AEB on all light vehicles manufactured on or ...more
