President Joe Biden signs into law H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, at the White House on Aug. 9, 2022. (Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department on May 12 is launching the application process for cities to receive a total of $500 million in grants to become technology hubs. The ...more
Clearance sale signs are displayed at a retail store in Downers Grove, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) U.S. long-term inflation expectations unexpectedly accelerated in early May to a 12-year high and consumer sentiment soured, reflecting growing concerns about the economic outlook. Consumers see prices climbing at an annual rate of 3.2% over the next five ...more
Volvo Trucks North America Repeal of the federal excise tax (FET) on heavy-duty commercial vehicles should be a key tool in the United States’ push to reduce trucking’s greenhouse gas emissions through electrification, according to a study by a nonprofit that searches for solutions to environmental and energy problems. The report by Resources for the ...more
Three U.S. Xpress trucks with designs celebrating Military Appreciation Month. (U.S. Xpress) After losses widened in the first quarter of the year, U.S. Xpress has cut its corporate staff for the third time in the past year as the Chattanooga-based trucking giant prepares to merge with the larger Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. U.S. Xpress declined ...more
Inbound and outbound Metra trains pass on the Metra Milwaukee District West Line at the Canadian Pacific Bensenville intermodal in Franklin Park, Illinois. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS) A group of suburban Chicago communities is appealing the recent federal approval of a major rail merger that is expected to bring more freight trains to parts of ...more
Indiana State Police (ISP) arrested a truck driver following a two-vehicle collision on I-70 on Thursday. The crash occurred around 11:25 a.m. on May 11 in Putnam County, Indiana.According to ISP, Benjamin Polk, 32, was driving a 2021 Freightliner west on I-70 when he attempted to pass a 2015 Freightliner driven by Jean Cadet, 37, ...more
A motorist’s attempt to switch places with a passenger is responsible for a collision with a semi truck on Thursday. The accident happened on Thursday, May 11th in Genesee County near Batavia, New York. According to 13 ABC, the driver of a Toyota Corolla was heading westbound on the New York State Thruway when they started ...more
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill designed to help protect trucking companies from nuclear verdicts. Governor Reynolds signed Senate File 228 into law on Friday, May 12.The new law is meant to protect trucking companies involved in crashes by capping the amount that victims can be awarded in court in non-economic damages (for ...more
Troopers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) recently increased patrols to enforce commercial vehicle weight limits on rural roadways. The CHP – Monterey division said on May 11 that they have been actively enforcing a seven ton weight limit in the small town of Spreckels this week. Troopers say that there are posted signs stating ...more
A trucker and their furry co-pilot were reunited this week after becoming separated during a wreck. The accident that separated them happened on May 10th on Highway 412 in Greene County, Arkansas. According to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, the tractor-trailer overturned just east of the Highway 412 and Highway 228 intersection, causing the dog, Blu, ...more
