The Houston Police Department (HPD) is asking for public help in locating a suspect caught on video during an armed robbery at a trucking business earlier this year. The incident occurred on Tuesday, April 11 at around 7:45 p.m. at a trucking business located at the 8200 block of Penrod, in Houston, Texas.The trucking company ...more
Plans for an electric truck charging depot have been approved near the Port of Oakland. The Greenville Community Charging Depot will be built on a 4.4-acre site just off I-580 in Livermore, California. Forum Mobility has been approved for $4.5 million in financing from East Bay Community Energy – the energy provider for Alameda County ...more
A police officer tells the story of how he helped a truck driver, and his community, during a medical episode in this video. In the clip, Lieutenant Bellflower tells the story of his recent drive to work that didn’t go quite as planned. He says he was on his way to work when he noticed ...more
In September of 2022 a judge ruled that RhodeWorks failed to fairly apportion its tolls among bridge users. (HummelReport via YouTube) Trucking and business groups have asked a federal circuit court to reject an appeal seeking reinstatement of Rhode Island’s trucks-only tolling plan, agreeing with a federal district judge who in September struck down the ...more
Buttigieg speaks at a press conference at the site of the collapsed bridge section. (governor.pa.gov) PHILADELPHIA — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the site in Philadelphia on June 13 where an out-of-control tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an Interstate 95 off-ramp, caught fire and destroyed a section of the East Coast’s main north-south highway. One ...more
A customer shops at a retail store in Vernon Hills, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — Consumer prices in the United States cooled last month, rising just 0.1% from April to May and extending the past year’s steady easing of inflation. At the same time, some measures of underlying price pressures remained high. Measured ...more
Freightliner claimed the largest market share with 9,368 trucks sold, accounting for 38.9% of all sales for the month. (Freightliner) U.S. Class 8 retail sales in May rose 16.4% from a year ago and also saw a month-to-month gain, Wards Intelligence reported. Class 8 sales for the month reached 24,111 units, up from 20,713 in ...more
Donald Trump speaking at the Georgia Republican Convention in Columbus, Ga., on June 10. (Natrice Miller/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Tribune News Agency) Georgia sits at the center of a surge in electric vehicle manufacturing, with billions in promised investments and tens of thousands of jobs set to turn the Peach State into one of the nation’s ...more
(tomap49/Getty Images) Legislation to ensure access to restrooms for commercial drivers on the job recently was introduced in the House of Representatives. The bipartisan Trucker Bathroom Access Act, endorsed by stakeholders, responds to industry concerns. It was introduced this month by Reps. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.). “I am proud to reintroduce legislation ...more
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is urging the federal government to re-examine New York City’s plan to start charging motorists driving into midtown Manhattan, saying an environmental review of the project is flawed. Murphy’s request comes as the Federal Highway Administration could give final approval of the tolling plan, the nation’s first-ever congestion pricing initiative, ...more
