Interstate 25 in Colorado was shut down on Wednesday as police arrested a homicide suspect driving a semi truck. The incident happened on December 28th just before 3 p.m. on southbound I-25 near the Ray Nixon Road exit south of Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to 11 News, Colorado State Patrol received reports of a possible homicide ...more
A longtime performer in Missouri is suing a trucking company for the wrongful death of his wife in an accident with a semi truck earlier this year. The accident in question happened in March 2022 on U.S. Highway 65 five miles north of Springfield at around 5:15 a.m. According to Ozark’s First News, 65-year-old Gloria Grimsley, ...more
A Tesla with Full Self-Driving software was reportedly responsible for causing an eight-car crash on the Bay Bridge on Thanksgiving that injured 18 people after the car abruptly stopped. But, starting next year, Tesla will effectively be banned from advertising its vehicles as Full Self-Driving in California under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin ...more
A 72-page “Pocket Guide to Transportation 2023” from the federal government is available online and in print with key statistical data and highlights of major national transportation data trends. The reference guide, published recently at the direction of the Department of Transportation’s Office of Transportation Analysis, consists of information from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, ...more
The spending budget for the federal government’s fiscal 2023 includes an increase in funding for the Department of Transportation that is higher than the level requested by the White House. The $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 — which advanced through the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 23 after moving through the Senate ...more
Toyota Motor Corp. said its global output hit a record for November, thanks in part to solid consumer demand, though it warned of an uncertain outlook due to a persistent shortage of semiconductors and spikes in COVID cases in China. The world’s No. 1 automaker produced 833,104 vehicles in November, an increase of 1.5% from ...more
A host of shipping insurers altered their policies for 2023 to exclude claims linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, a further sign of the industry’s growing concerns about losses stemming from the conflict. At least 12 of the 13 organizations within the International Group of P&I Clubs — the main insurer of risks such as ...more
