Gantry cranes and container ships at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai. China and the U.S.struck a deal May 12 to lower the tariffs to 30% over 90 days. ..Qilai Shen — Bloomberg News President Donald Trump’s deal to lower tariffs against China for 90 days is expected to spur a surge of pent-up cargo ...more
A school bus full of children demands air horn from a trucker as they pass his semi truck in this cute video. In the clip, a truck driver in a Peterbilt watches the children pump their arms frantically for a moment before obliging their request – more air horn. The truck driver blasts the horn, making ...more
A mechanic for a trucking company in West Texas was arrested for murder after shooting another man during a night of drinking on company property. The shooting happened on Sunday, May 18th at the Wild West Trucking yard on County Road 401 in Pecos, Texas. According to Beaumont Enterprise, Salvador Cervantes-Ortiz works as a diesel mechanic ...more
The Arkansas State Police (ASP) seized more than 100 pounds of illegal drugs as a result of a traffic stop on a tractor trailer on I-40 this week. Shortly before 2 p.m. on May 19, an ASP trooper stopped a commercial truck on I-40 eastbound at mile marker 75.During the traffic stop, the trooper located ...more
A trucker outlines why he’s still optimistic about the state of trucking despite how bad he thinks things have gotten. In this interview video, a truck driver of 39 years with a stellar mustache explains to the man filming that the government’s takeover of the trucking industry has ruined it for drivers. However, the trucker ...more
The Nebraska State Patrol’s (NSP) Carrier Enforcement Division recently conducted a local commercial vehicle inspection campaign. The inspection effort took place on Wednesday, May 21, in Lancaster County, Nebraska.The operation targeted commercial vehicles that might not travel outside the city or pass-through weigh stations as part of their regular routes. See below for key takeaways ...more
A truck driver is criticizing the police response but applauding his wife’s driving skills after a murder suspect attempted to steal their semi truck as they drove past multiple squad cars. Truck driver Matthew Acevedo was riding in the passenger seat as his team-driver and wife drove the semi truck on Sunday, May 18th when ...more
Officials say that a brake issue is the likely cause of a fatal semi truck crash that occurred in a California National Park on Tuesday. The crash occurred at 2:12 p.m. on May 20 in Death Valley National Park.A semi truck traveling on CA-190 between Stovepipe Wells and Towne Pass veered off the roadway and ...more
Troopers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) found dozens of violations during a two-day commercial vehicle inspection detail. The inspection checkpoint was held on May 20 and 21 at Tennant Ave. and Murphy Ave. in the Morgan Hill, California, area.Troopers from CHP’s Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility’s Mobile Road Enforcement Unit manned the inspection checkpoint, ...more
The first train to Asheville since Hurricane Helene. (Norfolk Southern Corp.) Now that freight trains are reaching Asheville, N.C., again, Norfolk Southern says it has turned its attention to restoring its tracks that connect the mountains with the rest of North Carolina. The remnants of Hurricane Helene left Norfolk Southern’s line impassable from the base ...more
