The rescue of a trucker and his son in Oklahoma on Sunday was caught on camera, offering a closer look at the heroic actions of the responding firefighters. The crash happened in Oklahoma City on May 14th, when a motorist cut the trucker off and left the rig hanging off of Interstate 44 over Pennsylvania ...more
A truck driver was left with very few options when a group of four-wheelers stopped in the middle of a highway for a crossing turtle. The chain-reaction crash was caught on the trucker’s dash cam on Tuesday, May 16th in Walton County, Florida on US 331. The cars and filming semi truck were heading south when ...more
Content Sponsored by (Shell) Multi Service Fuel CardRising diesel prices over the past few years have caused cases of fuel card fraud to rise in an alarming fashion. For trucking companies often operating on the narrowest of margins of profit, fuel card fraud can come as an unexpected and devastating financial blow. As an owner operator ...more
The smoking aftermath of a crash between a semi truck and a van that left 27 people dead was caught on video by a witness. In the video, the van and truck trailer can be seen charred and still burning while witnesses wander around the outskirts of the crash scene. All of the crash victims are ...more
Torc Robotics' pilot program with C.R. England will take place on the Interstate 40 corridor. (Torc Robotics) Torc Robotics and C.R. England are teaming up on a pilot program that leverages the refrigerated carrier’s temperature-controlled loads and the self-driving-vehicle technology company’s Level 4 autonomous trucks, they said in a May 9 statement. Salt Lake City-based C.R. ...more
By combining the best resources and assets of each integrated business, Mitsubishi HC Capital America is leveraging its role as a consultative partner to provide customized and flexible financing across the entire transportation industry including all segments from light-duty vehicles to over-the-road tractors and trailers. On the heels of our recent integration with ENGS Commercial ...more
The ARC Automotive manufacturing plant is seen in Knoxville, Tenn. (Adam Lau/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP) DETROIT — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding ...more
Computer code displayed on screens arranged in Danbury, U.K. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News) The U.S. Transportation Department said it had been hit by a data breach involving its administrative systems. A preliminary inquiry found that the breach was confined to software used to process employee transit benefits, the department said in a brief statement on May ...more
The safety and efficiency of the country’s supply chains are being examined by the panel on highway policy in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Highways and Transit Subcommittee recently signaled bipartisanship on potential legislation that would help maintain the swift movement of freight. A supply chain-centric bill also would aim to integrate emerging technologies ...more
PacLease.com Federal regulators have appointed nine individuals to serve on a truck-leasing task force that is charged with evaluating lease agreements in the trucking industry, including their potential safety and financial impacts on owner-operators. The task force was established under authority provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and chartered by Transportation Secretary Pete ...more
