From left: ATA's Mike Tunnell, California Trucking Association's Nick Chiappe, Daimler Truck's Alissa Recker, Penske Truck Leasing's Matt DeVirgilis and Sonar Systems' Greg Colvin. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The uncertain nature and complexity continues to create confusion regarding the environmental regulatory climate for truckers in California. While a new administration ...more
Trucking manufacturers have been working to meet upcoming model year 2027 emissions regulations. (WendellandCarolyn/Getty Images) The Trump administration is launching a sweeping overhaul of U.S. environmental mandates in a campaign it billed as the “biggest deregulatory action” of its kind in U.S. history. The Environmental Protection Agency said March 12 that it will “reconsider” a ...more
TMC General Chairman Amanda Schuier honors Jack Vander Giessen of Cummins-Meritor. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council honored five professionals with its Silver Spark Plug award during a conference March 10. The Silver Spark Plug is the highest honor bestowed by the council and was ...more
Preident Claudia Sheinbaum at an event at Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City on March 9. (Stephania Corpi/Bloomberg News) Mexico is delaying its response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as President Claudia Sheinbaum avoids retaliation while both countries negotiate to avert levies on a wide range of products and services. Sheinbaum, whose cool-headed ...more
"[Bradbury] is exceptionally well-qualified for this position and will work closely with Secretary Duffy to help keep travelers safe and responsibly invest in the nation’s infrastructure,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News) WASHINGTON — The Senate on March 11 confirmed Steven Bradbury as deputy secretary of the Department of Transportation. The Republican-led chamber ...more
Here is the difference between the old and the new generation of truckers according to a few drivers at this one trucking company. In the series of clips, drivers answer the question: “What’s the main difference between old school drivers and new drivers today?” The driver’s answers about the new generation are all a little different, ...more
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is moving ahead with a project to add a truck parking facility along I-80 near the Ohio/Pennsylvania state line next year. ODOT recently announced plans to turn a shuttered rest area on westbound I-80 in Hubbard Township into a truck parking facility. Work is scheduled to begin in 2026.The proposed ...more
A passerby captured video of a semi truck’s unusual prehistoric haul in Texas. The video was captured on a Dallas-Fort Worth highway and it was shared by Dallas Texas TV on March 6, 2025.In the video, you can see a flatbed truck transporting not just one but two large and realistic dinosaur figures on the ...more
A collection of scrapped forklifts was scattered across an Ohio interstate on Tuesday after a semi truck experienced a load shift. The accident happened on Tuesday, March 11th in Elyria, Ohio. According to The Chronicle, the semi truck was hauling scrapped forklifts when it took a right turn from State Route 57 onto the Interstate 90 ...more
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has implemented new width restrictions for vehicles traveling through the Green River Tunnel. On March 11, WYDOT announced a new width restriction of 8 feet 6 inches for vehicles traveling on I-80 through the eastbound Green River Tunnel near Green River, Wyoming, following the completion of paving operations.The previous ...more
