The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) recently shared impressive photos of a pair of super loads that travelled through the state over the weekend. On May 28, KHP Trooper Tod shared images of trucks hauling super loads for Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Kansas highways.KHP said that these are these are 16 foot wide, 300 foot long, ...more
A truck driver involved in a wreck with a van that killed seven was indicted on Tuesday. The May 18th accident in Oregon left seven dead and four injured. The 52-year-old trucker, Clayton Smith, was indicted on May 30th on 13 charges, including seven counts of manslaughter.UPDATE: DUI, manslaughter charges for truck driver in “sandwiched” ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released new information on this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week campaign. This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week will be held July 9 — 15 in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.During the weeklong enforcement effort, police will be on the lookout for unsafe driving behaviors committed by both motorists ...more
A boy was seriously injured by a semi truck while exiting a school bus in Maine on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on May 30th in Gray, Maine at around 2:30 p.m. on Route 100. According to WWNYTV News, the student was crossing in front of the bus on his way home from school when a ...more
Gatik has been operating self-driving trucks for Walmart in Bentonville, Ark., since 2019, and now makes deliveries for Sam's Club in Texas. (Gatik via YouTube) The North Texas area has quietly become the new frontier for the development of self-driving trucks, with several companies from around the world setting up operations — and using North ...more
aogreatkim via Getty Images Progressive Insurance launched a new roadside assistance coverage option for commercial heavy-duty trucks, the auto insurance company announced May 22. The Heavy Truck Roadside Assistance (HT RSA) helps cover the cost of towing and labor at the site of disablement as well as provide roadside support. It came as a direct ...more
Fleets, like Yellow, have been working on retention of back-office employees over the past few years. (Yellow) With a lingering labor shortage affecting drivers for several years, fleets are finding that there’s a steady growth of job demand for operational support roles usually known as back-office jobs. While truck drivers are critical to motor carrier ...more
A truck enters the Pennsylvania Turnpike. (Tom Volk/The Morning Call via Tribune Content Agency) WASHINGTON, Pa. — Truckers nearing the end of their workday before reaching Pittsburgh often seek out the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s New Stanton service plaza to park their rigs for the night. It’s such a popular location that there aren’t enough spaces for ...more
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News Consumer confidence fell in May as Americans became more pessimistic about the labor market, on top of elevated anxiety over inflation. The Conference Board reported May 30 that its consumer confidence index fell to 102.3 in May from 103.7 in April. It’s the fourth time in five months that overall U.S. consumer ...more
Verne co-founder Ted McKlveen next to hydrogen storage tanks. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group via Tribune Content Agency) California has long been in the vanguard of pursuing renewable energy, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has budgeted billions of dollars for supporting and accelerating the state’s transition toward clean energy. San Francisco company Verne is looking to ...more
