Meanwhile, the U.S. said in April that U.S.-based manufacturers of intermodal chassis were materially injured by imports of chassis and subassemblies from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam. (shaunl/Getty Images) A Canada Border Services Agency investigation into container chassis imports from Vietnam found no circumvention of a 2022 Canadian International Trade Tribunal ruling, according to a final ...more
A bill that could raise trailer registration fees for Louisiana truckers has advanced in the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. House Bill 660 was advanced with six in favor and three opposed on Monday, May 12th. The bill has been recommitted to the appropriations committee due to a fiscal note.According to The ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will remove certain motor carrier routing regulations because the agency deemed that they are “unlawful and obsolete.” In a Final Rule to be published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2025, officials announced the repeal of for-hire motor carrier routing regulations concerning servicing municipalities and unincorporated communities.The ...more
The Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit recently sidelined a vehicle for numerous serious safety violations, including load securement. On May 27, Iowa troopers took to social media to call out a dangerous vehicle pulled over for a traffic stop in Burlington.“This combination was stopped today in Burlington. Lights, brakes, cargo securement, and breakaway ...more
A trucker was caught red-handed buying an armful of truck stop snacks for him and his dog by a man looking to interview him about hauling Ferraris. In the video, the truck driver is holding an armful of chip bags and several hot dogs when the filming man approaches him and starts to asks about ...more
An estimated $150,000 worth of beef was stolen from a parked tractor trailer in Philadelphia over Memorial Day weekend as both co-drivers slept. The theft happened on Monday, May 26th at the 1400 block of Warfield at 4:30 p.m. in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to NBC Philadelphia, two co-drivers were asleep in the truck between midnight ...more
Illinois State Police (ISP) released preliminary results from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck inspection effort earlier this month. Troopers recently released results captured in Illinois during Roadcheck 2025, which took place May 13 — 16.During the three-day effort, ISP troopers conducted commercial vehicle inspections at at fixed and portable scale locations in ...more
The Idaho State Police (ISP) are asking for public help in locating a pickup involving in a hit-and-run crash with a semi truck on I-90 earlier this month. The hit-and-run crash occurred at approximately 12:26 p.m on Friday, May 16, 2025, on westbound I-90 before the Fourth of July Pass Exit (Exit 28).ISP says that ...more
Police are searching for a truck driver that fled after being involved in a pile up crash near the Bay Bridge in Maryland. The accident happened on Tuesday, May 27th on the westbound side of US Highway 50 near the Bay Bridge. According to the MDTA Police, a tractor trailer, a Scion, a Jeep Wrangler, and ...more
A popular YouTube content creator recently shared video of an “unstoppable semi truck” plowing through a series of wild obstacles. This week, YouTuber Westen Champlin shared viral video of a 1988 Freightliner semi truck nicknamed “Buttercup” outfitted with a custom-built 6,000 pound plow on the front for maximum destruction. View this post on InstagramA post ...more
