(Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg News) Uber Technologies named longtime executive Andrew Macdonald as its first chief operating officer since 2019, part of an executive shake-up that includes the departure of the company’s top delivery leader. Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, senior vice president of delivery, has decided to leave Uber after nearly 13 years, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a ...more
Port of Prince Rupert in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, on Canada's West Coast. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg News) Canada’s provincial leaders urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to back new oil pipelines, electricity grids, critical mineral mines, ports and railways at a meeting June 2 meant to identify “nation-building” projects to be fast-tracked. The meeting is a first ...more
A containership departs the Port of Long Beach. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News) A group of small businesses that won a ruling that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal want them blocked during the administration’s appeal, saying they are suffering immediate harm from economic uncertainty around the levies. In a June 2 filing in ...more
The new law's intent is to reduce the number of head-on crashes, which are the most common type of rural roadway accident in the state. (Nevada Department of Transportation) Nevada is proactively installing road signs three years before a new law takes effect that will alert motorists to always turn their headlights on while traveling ...more
A man was arrested in North Carolina on Monday after holding a truck driver at gun point and trying to cause an explosion. The incident began at around 9 a.m. in the parking area beside the Country Market Convenience Store on Startown Road in Maiden, North Carolina.According to WCNC, 54-year-old James Matthew Roland first approached ...more
Watch yet another truck lose the train vs. semi truck battle in this cell phone video footage captured in Florida last week. The collision happened on Thursday, May 29th on the train tracks at US Highway 1 and Lake Washington Road in Melbourne, Florida. According to 7 News, witness Melissa Katz watched and filmed the entire ...more
A couple from Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced to federal prison last month for fraud and identity theft. On May 28, 2025, Yeniseis Saavedra, 35, was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of ...more
One of the trucking industry’s most iconic female drivers passed away on Monday following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. On June 2, Mirah Lesa Worley Hughes (formerly known as Lesa Worley) passed away in Halls, Tennessee, at the age of 68, according to family members and her obituary. Worley was born on October 16, 1956, ...more
A trucking company owner has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for a $54M ponzi scheme that swindled 2,000 investors. 45-year-old Sanjay Singh, owner of Royal Bengal Logistics, was sentenced to 23 years on Friday, May 30th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida court. According to Miami Herald, Singh promised ownership in his trucking company and double ...more
Daimler Trucks North America will recall thousands of trucks due to a battery issue that could lead to a vehicle fire. Daimler will recall certain 2020-2026 Western Star 49X and 2021-2026 Western Star 47X trucks for a battery installation issue, according to May 20, 2025, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) documents.A stud connecting the ...more
