Officials in Shenandoah County, Virginia, are responding Tuesday morning to a major fire on a gas pipeline.The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) reported the explosion shortly after 8:30 a.m. on July 25 near Strasburg, Virginia. Officials say that the TC Energy Pipeline exploded near I-81 at mile maker 295, forcing the closure of lanes of ...more
On Tuesday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that four Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) have been moved to the agency’s “Revoked” list, meaning that truckers caught continuing to use these devices can be cited soon.The FMCSA has removed the following four ELDs from the list of approved devices:ALL TRUCKERS ELDGOLDEN ELDPRIMELDSECURE ELDELD NameModel ...more
A semi truck driver appears to take a turn just a little bit too quickly, causing a big rig rollover.The video was shared by Midwest Safety on July 24, 2023.In the clip, you can see a loaded truck failing to negotiate a turn and rolling over on the shoulder of the roadway. It appears that ...more
The dash cammer cheats death when a semi truck crosses the median into oncoming traffic. on an Indiana interstate.The video was shared by YouTube user fourtraxer on July 24. They describe the events captured on dash cam:“Driving in a Mercedes Camper van on I-65, a semi crosses over into the opposing lane HEAD ON!! Driver ...more
A motorist passes a semi truck at wildly unsafe speeds, then loses control in a construction area in spectacular fashion in this dash cam video.The dash cam video was captured around 6 a.m. on July 22, 2023, by a trucker on westbound Highway 401 in Toronto.In the video, a car in the middle lane passes ...more
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) and the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) will partner to put state troopers inside construction vehicles in order to spot dangerous driving behaviors.On Monday, the PTC announced that an “Operation Orange Squeeze” patrol was taking place on the Pennsylvania Turnpike this week in partnership with PSP. Operation Orange Squeeze focuses on ...more
Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., announces Feb. 13 that the company will partner with CATL on an EV battery plant in Marshall, Mich. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/TNS) WASHINGTON — Republican congressional leaders have sent a letter to Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley claiming they had received documents showing hundreds of jobs at ...more
The VinFast VF8. (Guillem Hernandez/VinFast/TNS) A date has been set for North Carolina’s first car manufacturing plant to officially break ground. On July 28, VinFast will launch formal construction of its planned $4 billion electric vehicle production and assembly plant, near the Chatham County town of Moncure, about 30 miles southwest of Raleigh. A relatively ...more
FedEx Express pilots picket outside the New York Stock Exchange last October. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News) Union pilots who fly for FedEx announced on July 24 the rejection of a proposed multiyear contract from the company, with 57% of members voting against the deal. The two sides met earlier this year under supervision from the National ...more
The current national average diesel price increased by the most since a 40.1-cent surge March 14, 2022. (Bim/Getty Images) After a week of no fluctuation, on-highway diesel prices shot up a national average of 9.9 cents to hit $3.905 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released July 24. Highlights Diesel prices rose by ...more
