An Indiana State Police Sargent took a moment to publicly thank a truck driver who assisted a broken down state trooper. On Friday morning, Sgt. Todd Ringle-Indiana State Police Evansville District shared the story of Trooper Hadley’s encounter with a truck driver after having a tire go flat.From Sgt. Ringle: Last night, Trooper Hadley was ...more
A motorist was critically injured after slamming into a beer truck at an intersection in Florida early on Friday morning. The accident occurred at the intersection of US 441 and Boy Scout Boulevard near Apopka, Florida at around 6:30 a.m.According to Click Orlando, a Chevy Malibu was traveling south on US 441 when it ran ...more
A plug-in electric vehicle charging point. (Carina Johansen/Bloomberg News) Kentucky and West Virginia are leading a 25-state coalition in challenging emissions regulations proposed by the Biden administration that aim to phase out fossil fuel-powered vehicles in favor of alternative power options such as electric vehicles. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, his West Virginia counterpart Patrick ...more
Rivian bills its Spaces locations as more of a playground than a showroom. This is an image from its Venice, Calif., location. (Rivian) Nearly two years after launching production of its electric pickup trucks and SUVs in Normal, Ill., Rivian is planning to open its first showroom in Chicago. California-based Rivian has leased a 5,160-square-foot ...more
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is the lead sponsor of the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act. One aim of the bill is to limit efforts by California lawmakers to ban the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News) Legislation that aims to block efforts to prevent the sale of internal combustion engines ...more
Cummins revealed a medium-duty concept truck powered by the B6.7H hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) at the IAA Transportation exhibition in Hanover, Germany, last September. (Cummins Inc.) Daimler Truck Holding AG is pushing a hydrogen technology as an alternative to batteries and fuel cells in the shift to zero-emission rigs. The advantage? It would be ...more
Tesla reported vehicle delivery rose 83% compared to the year-earlier quarter. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk’s big bet that Tesla price cuts could boost sales and profits amid increasing competition and poor economic sentiment appears to be yielding mixed results. Sales jumped and the company beat analyst expectations for net income in ...more
Workers moved 833,030 containers at the Port of Los Angeles in June, making it the facility’s strongest performance since last July. (Port of Los Angeles) Container volume was lower in June when measured against strong year-ago levels at ocean cargo facilities on the West and East Coasts, but some signs of improvement can be seen. ...more
A truck enters a security checkpoint at Charleston AFB in South Carolina. An Armed Services panel said there is no universal access standard across the military's branches for truckers. (Nicholas Pilch/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — A must-pass defense policy bill under consideration in the Senate includes a proposal to further facilitate access for trucks to ...more
Murray said, “This is a strong bipartisan bill that makes critical investments to continue investing in the infrastructure that helps Americans get to where they need to be." (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press) Leaders in the House and Senate aim to finalize legislation that would fund the Department of Transportation during fiscal 2024. On July 20, a ...more
