This video gives you a closer look at a 600,000 pound load that is gearing up for a six day trip through Arkansas starting later this week. The video below provides a walk around as crews prepare a 300 ton kiln furnace imported from Italy for transport. The load will begin its journey out of ...more
A major structure fire destroyed the Schak Trucking facility in Tyler, Minnesota, over the weekend. The fire was reported shortly before 6 a.m. on Saturday May 6, 2023, at the Schak Trucking facility at 201 E. Highway 14, according to a report from the Marshall Independent. Firefighters from Tyler, Russell, Ruthton, Lake Benton, Balaton, and ...more
Officers with the Georgia Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) conducted a commercial vehicle enforcement effort in response to a double fatality crash in Habersham County last week. On May 4 and May 5, MCCD officers conducted a “concentrated commercial vehicle patrol” throughout Habersham County, which resulted in the discovery of ...more
Last week, members of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) helped to honor a truck driver for hitting a remarkable safety milestone. On May 3, Anthony Perkins from Lewis Center, Ohio, was recognized by Yellow LTL Freight and OSHP troopers and inspectors for achieving four million safe miles without a preventable crash.The event included a police ...more
A couple of four wheelers driving on the right shoulder of Highway 401 in Ontario put on a display of dangerous driving behavior in this quick dash cam video. The dash cam clip was captured on eastbound Highway 401 at Exit 480 in Toronto.In the video, a semi parked on the shoulder of the highway ...more
On Tuesday, self-driving vehicle technology company Torc Robotics announced a major partnership with Utah-headquartered trucking company C.R. England. In the May 9 announcement, Virginia-headquartered Torc said that the companies will “implement a pilot program leveraging C.R. England’s temperature-controlled loads and Torc’s fleet of Level 4 autonomous test trucks for long-haul applications.”As part of the joint ...more
The Oregon State Police (OSP) shared a trucker’s jarring dash cam video that captured a motorhome crash on I-84 last week. The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. on May 5, 2023, in Pendleton.OSP says that motorhome driver Michael D. Battle, 35, from Virginia, attempted an unsafe lane change in front of a semi truck on ...more
The harsh conditions on public roads in northern Sweden, with ice, wind and lots of snow, make an ideal testing environment. (Volvo Trucks) Volvo Trucks has tested its fuel cell electric trucks on public roads for the first time, the company announced May 8. The zero-exhaust emission trucks emit only water vapor by using hydrogen ...more
A recent survey conducted by the Federal Highway Administration noted that there are 313,000 truck parking spaces nationwide. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The American Transportation Research Institute unveiled its top five research projects for 2023 at American Trucking Associations’ annual Mid-Year Management Session. ATRI’s leadership says amid the ongoing issues ...more
A worker rides a rail car at a BNSF rail crossing in Saginaw, Texas. (LM Otero/Associated Press) OMAHA, Neb. — Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations despite the deals that have been made this year for most ...more
