Lion unveiled the Lion8 Tractor at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in May 2024. (Lion Electric) An investor group involving Montreal real estate tycoon Vincent Chiara is set to take control of bankrupt Lion Electric Co., offering new capital to keep the electric bus and truck maker alive. The Saint-Jerome, Quebec-based company filed for creditor ...more
An Aurora Innovation driverless truck at the company's terminal in Palmer, Texas. (Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg News) Driverless vehicle developer Aurora Innovation is putting a human back in front of the wheel of big rigs operating in Texas, reversing course less than three weeks after the company began commercial autonomous service there. The decision to move an ...more
Andrea Albright, then-executive vice president of sourcing at Walmart, speaks during a 2023 conference. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg News) Walmart Inc. selected a company veteran to fill a newly created role that aims to spark international growth, as the world’s largest retailer looks to bolster its overseas operations. Andrea Albright will serve as the chief growth officer ...more
The deal is the second U.S. e-commerce acquisition for DHL in 2025. (DHL Supply Chain) DHL Supply Chain bought IDS Fulfillment for an undisclosed sum, continuing to fortify the high-margin engines of its long-term growth plan. DHL, which ranks No. 13 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North ...more
DAT's headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. (DAT Freight & Analytics) DAT Freight & Analytics acquired Seattle-based back-office payment specialist Outgo for an undisclosed sum, the company said May 15. In DAT’s second acquisition of the past six months, the Beaverton, Ore.-based company added automated invoice payment to the truckload freight marketplace and research group’s product suite. ...more
At the time Yellow shuttered operations on July 30, 2023, the LTL carrier was operating 169 terminals and leasing 142. (Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press The court overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of Yellow Corp. approved the sale of a further seven terminals, according to a filing. Judge Craig Goldblatt of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District ...more
A truck driver has been cleared of all felony charges and found guilty of several lesser charges after a fatal crash with a high school marching band bus in 2023. 61-year-old truck driver Jacob McDonald was found guilty on six misdemeanor counts of vehicular homicide on Friday, May 16th by Judge David Branstool in Licking ...more
We’ve compiled a list of the last year’s worth of traffic cam footage on the infamous runaway ramp on I-24 in Tennessee. The runaway ramp on I-24 in Marion, Tennessee sees a lot of action from semi truck and four wheeler traffic alike. We’ve compiled a list showing traffic cam footage of the ramp over ...more
Commercial vehicle drivers across the country will notice major changes to the medical certification process starting in late June. Beginning on June 23, 2025, medical examiners will electronically submit the results of a commercial vehicle driver’s exam directly to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Results of exams must be submitted by midnight of ...more
A trucker and his dog are recovering together after a wreck with an alleged drunk driver in California earlier this month. The accident happened on Interstate 5 in Redding, California on May 6th, when 68-year-old Sheila Acker failed to navigate a curve and crashed through a guardrail, down an embankment, and into the side of truck ...more
