DETROIT — In a little over four years, new heavy truck makers will have to cut harmful nitrogen oxide pollution more than 80% under new standards released Dec. 20 by the Environmental Protection Agency. Some environmental and health advocates praised the standards but others said they don’t go far enough to curb nitrogen oxide, which ...more
Port container volumes on the West Coast and East Coast declined in November, although shippers were focused on different factors. Labor talks between the 22,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association, which represents 29 port and storage locations, continued to weigh on volumes. On the East Coast, cargo levels were driven by ...more
A passerby captured stunning video of a Norfolk Southern train striking a truck hauling an oversized load in Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred around noon on December 20 at University Drive and Apison Pike in Collegedale, Tennessee.Chattanooga Fire is assisting with a train derailment in Collegedale. It happened Tues afternoon (12/20/22) at Apison ...more
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) is asking drivers to be mindful of their vehicle maintenance after catching a semi missing some wheels on I-10. In a December 20 Facebook post, Arizona DPS said:“Anything missing here? The driver of this tractor-trailer was stopped by an AZDPS trooper on westbound Interstate 10 in Goodyear for operating ...more
Semi trucks were seen lined up in Texas on Monday while waiting for inspections by Texas state troopers. The line started at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry and was backed up off Artcraft and Upper Valley Road in El Paso, Texas. Semis are waiting bumper to bumper in #ElPaso’s Upper Valley for @TxDPS inspections after ...more
On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued sweeping new final emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks starting in Model Year 2027. EPA To Impose ‘Strongest-Ever” National Clean Air StandardsThe EPA debuted a Final Rule on heavy-duty truck emissions standards on December 20.The agency says that new emissions rules are the “strongest-ever national clean air ...more
Residents of a Florida neighborhood gathered on Monday to protest a recently enforced code that is putting their livelihoods in jeopardy. More than 100 truckers, farmers, and landscapers gathered in Palm Beach County, Florida on December 19th to protest Palm Beach County’s Code Enforcement. Since 2019, homeowners in the county have technically only been allowed to ...more
The New York Police Department (NYPD) shared a video focusing on how the Highway Motor Carrier Safety Unit is stepping up enforcement on commercial vehicles. The video was shared by NYPD on social media on December 19. It highlights a recent campaign to crackdown on overweight trucks in an effort to protect city infrastructure.“Heavy trucks ...more
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has closed both directions of I-84 on Tuesday morning for multiple vehicle crashes amid icy conditions. According to ODOT, I-84 is closed in both directions between Hood River and Troutdale (mile markers 17 — 64) as of around 5:30 a.m. on December 20.I-84 CLOSED… @OregonDOT just shut down I-84 ...more
A shiny red truck nestled by the lobby entrance greets visitors to American Trucking Associations’ new Washington, D.C., headquarters at 80 M Street SE, a glass-lined space that sits across from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The truck — donated by Ruan Transportation Management Systems, whose history with ATA stretches back as far as the ...more
