OMAHA, Neb. — Federal regulators and shippers are questioning Union Pacific’s decision to temporarily limit some businesses’ shipments as part of its effort to clear up congestion across the railroad. The head of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, Martin Oberman, said Dec. 14 he’s concerned about Union Pacific’s increasing use of the embargoes because they ...more
Trimble announced it has agreed to acquire Transporeon, a cloud-based transportation management software platform focused on connected supply chain infrastructure, in an all-cash transaction valued at $2 billion. Trimble will acquire Ulm, Germany-based Transporeon, founded in 2000, from Hg, a leading software and services investor and current majority shareholder in the business. Consistent with its ...more
A truck driver helped three college students stranded in northern New Mexico make their way back to school for finals despite a bout of bad weather. Three students at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado decided to take a quick trip to Denver before finals. Unfortunately, the trio did not take into account the predicted ...more
A semi truck driver loses control during a snowstorm, resulting in a frightening jackknife crash. The dash cam clip was reportedly captured on December 11, 2022, in Wyoming.Check it out below.
On Thursday, Love’s Travel Stops opened new truck stops in three different states, adding a total of 231 truck parking spaces to the company’s network. The new Love’s stores opened on December 15 are located in Muscatine, Iowa; Patterson, California; and Normal, Illinois.“There’s no better time to open three locations in one day than in ...more
A road in Connecticut is shut down as crews work to clear a semi truck’s crash off an overpass on Thursday morning. The accident happened on December 15th in Torrington, Connecticut at around 5 a.m. According to NBC Connecticut, the truck was traveling along Route 8 at Greenwoods Road north of exit 45 when it went ...more
In this dash cam clip, a pickup driver seems absolutely determined to merge in front of a semi truck, no matter how many cones he hits. Check out the video below.
More than half of the people killed or hurt in traffic crashes had one or more drugs in their bloodstreams at the time of the wreck, a study reveals. The study was conducted by US highway safety regulators and was published on Tuesday, December 13th by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The study of blood ...more
A truck driver has been charged after running over a herd of goats last week. The incident happened in New South Wales, Australia on December 7th. According to My GC News, the 51-year-old driver was accused of killing the goats after police discovered 78 of them dead along the side of a road. Another eight were ...more
