The Iowa 80 Truckstop is gearing up to host the annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree celebration in just a few more weeks. This year, the Truckers Jamboree is taking place Thursday, July 10, through Saturday, July 12, at the Iowa 80 Truckstop, located off I-80 at Exit 284 in Walcott, Iowa.Admission, parking, and concerts are free ...more

Virginia State Police (VSP) responded to a fatal two-vehicle collision on the shoulder of I-95 in Caroline County on Saturday morning. Troopers responded around 9:25 a.m. on May 24 to southbound I-95 at mile marker 108 near the Ladysmith exit for a reported crash.VSP said that a tractor trailer hauling biohazard medical waste was parked ...more

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol recently conducted a traffic enforcement effort aimed at preventing commercial vehicle fires on SR-87. Arizona troopers conducted the “enforcement and education detail” along southbound SR-87 between Payson and Fountain Hills, which they say is “notorious for commercial vehicle fires.”AZDPS Highway PatrolDuring the detail, “multiple” trucks were ...more

“People worry Geely will centralize R&D in China. That’s a misunderstanding,” Samuelsson said. (Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg) Upcoming job cuts at Volvo Car AB are not a sign that the carmaker’s Chinese owner is taking more control over product development, CEO Hakan Samuelsson said. “People worry Geely will centralize R&D in China. That’s a misunderstanding,” Samuelsson said ...more

“People worry Geely will centralize R&D in China. That’s a misunderstanding,” Samuelsson said. (Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg) Upcoming job cuts at Volvo Car AB are not a sign that the carmaker’s Chinese owner is taking more control over product development, CEO Hakan Samuelsson said. “People worry Geely will centralize R&D in China. That’s a misunderstanding,” Samuelsson said ...more

“For trucking brands, video provides a powerful way to connect with potential drivers — and customers — on a more human level,” Stafford said. (5./15 WEST/Getty Images) While most trucking and logistics firms realize that YouTube has become a staple in video promotion, fewer realize just how powerfully sophisticated the network has grown in recent ...more

The remains of a mobile home parking lot off the Pacific Coast Highway following the Palisades Fire in Malibu on Jan. 10. (Michael Nigro/Bloomberg News) An iconic Southern California stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, closed to outsiders since January’s devastating Palisades Fire, will reopen May 23 in advance of the travel-heavy Memorial Day weekend. ...more

(Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Associated Press) Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management built a new stake in Amazon.com Inc., calling it a “fantastic franchise” and noting that the investor acquired shares at an “extremely attractive” price. Pershing Square bought the stock after it tumbled more than 30% earlier this year, the result of concerns over the generative ...more

The president threatened a 525% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America. (Juliana Yamada/AP/File) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on May 23 threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America. The threats, delivered over social ...more

A fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia. DTNA is forecast to sell 155,000 to 175,000 trucks in 2025 across all classes. (Daimler Truck North America) Multiple adverse factors contributed to a much rougher three months for truck manufacturers in the first quarter of 2025 than was expected at the turn of the calendar year, according to earnings reports, ...more