AB 316 applies to SAE Levels 3, 4 and 5 autonomous trucks. (gorodenkoff/Getty Images) California state legislators are moving closer to a final vote on a bill that would for roughly six years require drivers to be in the cab at all times for development of Society of Automotive Engineers Levels 3, 4 and 5 ...more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum July 18. (Galit Rodan/Bloomberg News) Dockworkers might be rethinking their position on a tentative deal after calling off a renewed strike planned for this weekend at Canada’s west coast ports, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “We’re glad to see that the union is reconsidering ...more
There haven't been too many mergers and acquisitions in 2023, but one notable deal that was completed was Knight-Swift Transportation acquiring U.S. Xpress. (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. via PowerPoint) The trucking industry is facing merger and acquisition headwinds amid declining freight demand and rising interest rates, but deal buzz remains, experts said. “There’s no lack ...more
“We actually have not opened for next year yet. But we’re getting closer to that," says Stoughton Trailers Vice President of Sales David Giesen. (Stoughton Trailers) U.S. trailer orders continued the trend of year-over-year declines with a large drop in June, according to data released by ACT Research. Preliminary data show orders decreased 58.8% year-over-year ...more
A woman is dead after a semi truck lost an axle in California on Thursday. The incident occurred on July 20th in Merced, California at around 10:30 a.m. on Highway 99 north of Franklin Road. According to Your Central Valley News, the big rig was heading north on Highway 99 in a construction zone when an ...more
Kodiak Robotics Inc. announced that it is the first company to pilot the the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) “Enhanced Inspection” program for autonomous or driverless trucks. In a July 20 news release, Kodiak announced participation in the “Enhanced Inspection” program, which was approved by the CVSA in September 2022 and is designed to “streamline ...more
Traffic on Interstate 5 in Washington was backed up for nine hours after a serious wreck involving a semi truck and a car. The accident happened on July 19th in Pierce County, Washington in the DuPont area at 5:19 a.m.According to KOMO News, police described the accident as a “semi vs. car serious injury collision,” ...more
A truck driver was recently caught committing a serious load securement violation while traveling through Atlanta, Georgia. According to the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS), an officer spotted a CMV traveling through Atlanta hauling 24 bags of topsoil weighing 1000 pounds each without any load securement.“This kind of negligence could have caused a major ...more
Police in Albany, Georgia, say that a truck driver survived a crash involving two log trucks on Thursday morning. The Albany Ga Police Department responded to the crash scene at 9:23 a.m. on July 20.First responders are still on the scene and WALB is working to learn more about the condition of those involved. https://t.co/s0VhR76Dyo— WALB ...more
One of only two truck drivers to ever survive a plunge off of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is now publicly recounting the incident for the first time. Truck driver Matt Killmon’s accident off the CBBT happened on January 6th, 2016, when an oncoming truck moved into his lane and he swerved in response. “Everything went in ...more
