A small North Carolina trucking company says the price of their tow doubled after their driver warned others to move. Back in May, a truck driver was early to a delivery,, so he parked along West Pointe Drive in west Charlotte, North Carolina to wait for his delivery window. West Pointe Drive has prominently displayed ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a major two-vehicle collision caused by a reportedly reckless motorist in Fresno over the weekend. The crash took place on the evening of Saturday, May 31, in Fresno, California.Troopers say that a semi truck was stopped on the southbound shoulder of Highway 99 near Fresno Street due to ...more
Check out this video showcasing some old school trucking footage that will make anyone feel nostalgic. From cabovers, to some long-nose rigs you might still see on the road today, this collection of vintage trucking footage showcases the good old days of trucking that we can only dream about these days. Watch the video below.
Trump Tells US Steelworkers He’s Going to Double Tariffs
President Donald Trump talks to workers as he tours U.S. Steel Corp.'s Mon Valley Works-Irvin Plant in West Mifflin, Pa., on May 30. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press) WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — President Donald Trump on May 30 told Pennsylvania steelworkers he’s doubling the tariff on steel imports to 50% to protect their industry, a dramatic ...more
A pickup truck circles back around to clean up after his unsecured load caused a chain reaction crash involving more than one semi truck in this traffic cam video. In the clip, a motorist in a pickup truck towing a utility trailer loses some large item in the road and does not stop. The debris ...more
Volkswagen to Offer Investments to US to Ward off Tariffs
(Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa/TNS) WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen is offering to make large-scale investments in the United States to ward off high tariffs on its imported vehicles, according to chief executive Oliver Blume. “The Volkswagen group aims to invest more in the U.S.,” Blume told Germany’s Süddeutsche Zeitung daily in remarks published on May 30. VW already ...more
Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi Over Packaging
Top row from left: Mondelez's products Nutter Butter, Chips Ahoy! and Oreo cookies. Bottom row from left: Aldi’s products Peanut Butter Creme, Chocolate Chip Cookies and Original Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla Filing. (AP Photos/Nam Y. Huh) Snack food maker Mondelez International is suing the Aldi supermarket chain, alleging the packaging for Aldi’s store-brand cookies ...more
Details Scarce on Nippon-US Steel Deal
The U.S. Steel Corp. Edgar Thomson Works steel mill in Braddock, Pa. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg) HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Pennsylvania on May 30 to celebrate a details-to-come deal for Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel, which he says will keep the iconic American steelmaker under U.S. control. ...more
Trump Says China Violated Its Trade Agreement With US
(cbarnesphotography/Getty Images) President Donald Trump said he expected to speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping after accusing China of violating an agreement with the U.S. to ease tariffs, ratcheting up tensions between the world’s two largest economies. “They violated a big part of the agreement we made,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “But I’m ...more
Key Inflation Gauge Cools in April
Shoppers at a store in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) WASHINGTON — A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while American incomes jumped. The May 30 report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose just 2.1% in ...more