(QXO Inc. via Facebook) QXO Inc. won’t raise its $5 billion offer for building products distributor GMS Inc. after Home Depot Inc. reportedly made its own bid. A spokesman for QXO said June 20 that $5 billion is the company’s full offer. The Wall Street Journal reported June 19 that Home Depot had submitted a ...more
Arizona troopers uncovered hundreds of violations during a targeted enforcement effort on commercial vehicles hauling hazardous materials. According to a June 20 statement from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement troopers took part in a a week-long enforcement detail with a focus on Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Violations on ...more
Trucking residents of a Florida neighborhood at the center of a truck parking drama say that the whole case is still a “convoluted mess” nearly a year after the enforcement officially started. The enforcement of a truck parking ban that was technically always in place, but never actually implemented, in The Acreage neighborhood in Palm ...more
A county in northern California is pushing a brake fire crackdown to prevent roadside fires this summer. Placer County is stepping up efforts to prevent semi truck brake fires and the subsequent roadside fires along Interstate 80 through the Sierra this summer with a push for preventative measures. June 16th was the official beginning of ...more
An autonomous logistics and infrastructure company announced approval from the Trump Administration to kick off construction on a “megaproject” intended to streamline cross-border freight transportation between the U.S. and Mexico. On June 20, Houston-headquartered Green Corridors announced that the White House granted approval to construct, maintain, and operate an autonomous Intelligent Freight Transportation System (IFTS) ...more
Police in Arizona shared body cam video from a traffic stop on a flatbed truck that uncovered a large amount of cocaine. On June 12, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) out of Prescott, Arizona, stopped a commercial flatbed truck along I-17, south of Cordes Lakes.During the traffic stop YCSO deputies discovered “several kilo-sized packages ...more
A Texas sheriff helped to rescue a stuck dog that went missing from his trucker owner at a Houston truck stop. According to a June 17 news release, the Waller County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) Animal Control Unit was called in to assist at a Pilot truck stop at Highway 290 and FM 1884 in Hempstead, ...more
This week on CDLLife, the community brought the heat — literally and figuratively. From former careers to current adventures, the stories shared were as diverse as the roads we drive. Here’s a highlight of some posts that have been starting conversations in the community this week.One driver took us back to their roots, reminiscing about ...more
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) shared dash cam video from a fiery semi truck crash on the Will Rogers Turnpike on Thursday that resulted in multiple charges for a motorist involved. The crash occurred on the morning of Thursday, June 19, in Vinita, Oklahoma.Troopers say that motorist Nurbin Remigio Hernandez-Guzman was traveling on the Will ...more
Interstate 40 at the Tennessee/North Carolina border will be closed for the next several weeks following a series of rockslides earlier this week. The rockslides happened on June 18th during an intense downpour. The largest of the four rockslides on I-40 near exit 451 happened around mile marker 450. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the ...more
