Thirteen people were arrested in California and Florida in connection with organized crime activity, including a scheme to steal tens of millions of dollars worth of products from online retail giant Amazon. On May 20, officials announced the arrest of 13 alleged members and associates of Armenian organized crime syndicates on a variety of charges including ...more

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced that a pair of rest areas will soon be closing for a year to allow for construction. Starting on Monday, July 7, ODOT will close the I-75 north and southbound rest areas in Butler County, just south of the S.R. 63 exit at Monroe.Both rest area facilities will be ...more

A dump truck driver lost control and collided with a home in an accident caught on dash cam in New Jersey on Tuesday. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on May 20, police were dispatched to a residential area in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, after a commercial dump truck loaded with sand left the roadway, struck a ...more

On average, a gallon of diesel costs 25.3 cents less than at this time in 2024. (vitpho/Getty Images) The national average diesel price rose 6 cents a gallon to $3.536, its first increase since early April, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released May 20. Before the increase, trucking’s main fuel had dropped each ...more

ATA's For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was at 113 for April, an increase from 111.7 in the 2024 period. (WendellandCarolyn/Getty Images) The freight market experienced another monthly dip in tonnage due to choppy market conditions in April, though it was up from last year, American Trucking Associations reported. The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index slipped 0.3% ...more

Elon Musk speaks via video link at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Qatar, on May 20. (Christopher Pike/Bloomberg) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Billionaire Elon Musk said May 20 he’s committed to being CEO of Tesla in five years’ time as the automaker faced intense consumer and stock price pressure over his work with ...more

(Justin Merriman/Bloomberg News) Nippon Steel Corp. has bolstered its pledge to invest in United States Steel Corp. in the event that President Donald Trump approves the Japanese company’s proposed $14.1 billion takeover, according to people familiar with the matter. Nippon Steel is now offering to build a new steel mill, save existing steelworker jobs and ...more

“I cannot think of two individuals with more knowledge of, or commitment to, the long-term success of the FedEx Freight business,” Subramaniam said. (Dustin Franz/Bloomberg) FedEx Corp. has named the leadership team for its soon-to-be-independent less-than-truckload freight division, with longtime executive John Smith tapped as CEO and veteran board member R. Brad Martin as chairman. ...more

(Wilfredo Lee/AP/File) Home Depot’s revenue climbed in the first quarter as customers spent slightly more as they tackled smaller projects. A number of U.S. companies have lowered or pulled financial guidance for investors as tariffs launched by the Trump administration scramble world trade but on May 20, Home Depot stuck by earlier projections of sales ...more

(Susan Walsh/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The country’s top transportation officer defended the White House’s fiscal 2026 funding request for his department during a recent Senate subcommittee hearing. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed the appropriations panel about funding proposals the Trump administration is pursuing for freight connectivity improvements, highway safety projects and the regulatory streamlining of ...more