A fuel cell electric vehicle in operation at the Port of Los Angeles. (Port of LA via YouTube) Carriers in California won’t be doing a U-turn on the highway to battery-electric truck adoption despite regulatory change, but executives say the thoroughfare needs some maintenance to eradicate snarl-ups and potholes. The end of the road for ...more
Farmers are expected to pay more for pesticides as the U.S. relies on tariff-hit countries such as China and India for some of its supplies. (Emree Weaver/Bloomberg) Donald Trump’s tariffs are upending crop trading, delaying tractor purchases and constraining imports of chemical supplies into the U.S. That’s the main message from big agricultural businesses as ...more
The maker of Jeep SUVs, Ram pickups and Fiat hatchbacks is closing in on a final decision. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg) Stellantis NV is approaching the end of its complicated search for a new chief executive officer, with Americas boss Antonio Filosa emerging as the leading candidate, according to people familiar with the matter. The maker ...more
The White House is proposing nearly $27 billion for the Department of Transportation's discretionary budget in fiscal 2026. (lucky-photographer/Getty Images) The Department of Transportation would realize a series of updates to freight infrastructure and supply chain initiatives under a fiscal 2026 budget request lawmakers say is short on specifics. The White House this month produced ...more
Canadian police recently stopped a pickup driver hauling a large load of pallets for numerous safety violations. According to a May 8 statement from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) – West Region, a traffic stop was conducted on the pickup in Alma by the OPP’s Wellington division.Charges issued during the traffic stop include: Overweight vehicle – ...more
A heavy wrecker towing a big rig crashed into a line of cars, causing a ‘mass casualty’ event in El Paso on Thursday morning. The accident happened just before 6:21 a.m. on North Desert Boulevard and Spur 16 at Talbot in El Paso, Texas. According to KFOX14, a heavy wrecker was towing a semi truck when ...more
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is asking drivers to plan ahead for a major road closure in the Snoqualmie area. Starting at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 15, through 5 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, both directions of SR 18 beneath the I-90 bridges will be closed to all traffic to allow crews to build ...more
A truck driver is facing charges after causing serious damage to the back nine of a golf course in Ohio. The incident happened at the Northstar Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. According to ABC 6, Gurpreet Dhaliwal entered the golf course in his semi truck at the club house, and drove through the back nine of ...more
A Connecticut man is facing more than a dozen charges connected to a years-long trucking scheme to defraud Amazon of over $3 million. On May 7, Ameer Nasir, 24, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 13 counts of wire fraud, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of ...more
Multiple agencies came to the rescue of a truck driver who was electrocuted near Miesville, Minnesota, on Thursday. Around 9:20 a.m. on May 8, the Miesville Fire Department (MFD) was dispatched after receiving a call about a semi truck that made contact with a power line near a grain elevator at 240th St E and ...more
