Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) traffic cameras captured the moment that a truck tipped while making a turn to enter a tunnel on Friday morning. The crash occurred just before 11 a.m. on May 30 in the downtown Minneapolis area.According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a truck traveling on I-94 tipped over as it took ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) shared details about a brake safety and inspection campaign taking place throughout North America this summer. The CVSA’s Brake Safety Week will take place August 24 — 30, 2025, throughout Canada, Mexico and the U.S.During Brake Safety Week, CVSA-certified officers will conduct commercial vehicle inspections with an emphasis on ...more
A bridge that buckled under the impact of a crane-hauling semi truck has now collapsed as a result of the damage. The FM 928 overpass spans Interstate 27 near Tulia, Texas, and was struck by the semi truck on Tuesday morning, May 27th. By the evening, the buckled bridge gave way, and is now collapsed. According ...more
A Pennsylvania trucking company owner has been accused of depositing a counterfeit U.S. Treasury check into his company’s account. On May 28, 2025, Rashu D. Powell, 51, was indicted on one count of bank fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.Officials say that in July 2024, Powell deposited a ...more
A trucking company and a power company are both shirking responsibility after a semi truck took down a low-hanging power line in a Houston neighborhood. The incident occurred on Detering Street in the Rice Military neighborhood of Houston, Texas, earlier this month. According to Click2Houston, the semi truck, operating for 6G Transport, drove down Detering Street ...more
Trump to Appeal Ruling Against Tariffs
President Donald Trump in the White House on May 28. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump’s appetite for new tariffs remains undeterred, even after a court hit his signature duties with their most devastating blow yet. White House officials quickly signaled May 29 that Trump will pursue many of the same levies through other legal authorities, ...more
Toyota to Sell Seven EV Models in US
Camry vehicles produced at the Toyota plant in Georgetown, Ky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) Toyota Motor Corp. is betting Americans are ready for more U.S.-made electric vehicles. And if they aren’t, it has a plan: exports. Production of two American-made all-electric models is slated to begin next year, joining three new imported EVs Toyota aims to have ...more
Ford Recalls 1 Million Vehicles Over Rearview Camera Issue
(David Zalubowski/AP/file) Ford Motor Co. issued a recall for over 1 million of its vehicles on May 9 due to a rearview camera software issue, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall affects 44 products across its Ford and Lincoln brands in the United States. Among those are certain Ford Bronco, Mustang ...more
Economy Falls 0.2% in First Quarter
Shoppers load groceries at Costco store in Burbank, Calif. (Damian Dovarganes/AP/File) WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.2% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years, as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the government said May 29 in a slight upgrade of its initial estimate. First-quarter growth ...more
Farmers Press for Biofuels Boost to Counter Tariff Losses
A combine harvester cuts, threshes and cleans soybeans during a harvest in Waynesfield, Ohio. (Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg) After losing their biggest export market due to Donald Trump’s trade wars, U.S. farmers are now counting on the president’s support for biofuels to prevent their next crop from piling up in storage. The administration is set to soon ...more