AAA used a Ford F-150 Lightning for its tests. This is Ford's 2022 Platinum model. (Ford) Electric vehicles lose a significant amount of range when loaded with heavy cargo, according to a new AAA study released June 13. An electric pickup truck can lose nearly 25% of its range when hauling loads about 100 pounds ...more
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg holds a press conference near the site of the I-95 span collapse in Philadelphia on June 13. (Matt Slocum/Associated Press) Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promised on June 13 to help repair the East Coast’s main north-south highway as quickly as possible and said that the destruction of a section of I-95 ...more
Trucks wait to enter the Port of Los Angeles on June 6. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg News) Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is in California for talks with West Coast port employers and the dockworkers’ union in an effort to break an impasse in a long-running contract negotiation. During a meeting with Su June 12, the two ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released new information on a week-long brake inspection effort planned for late summer 2023. This year, Brake Safety Week will take place throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico August 20 — 26.During Brake Safety Week, inspectors will be paying special attention to brake lining/pad violations. “The focus of ...more
The collapse of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is expected to have far reaching consequences on the trucking industry serving the region, experts say. Sunday’s collapse was sparked by a tanker truck losing control while turning left after an exit ramp, and led to the total destruction of a portion of I-95. The truck driver died ...more
Two people are dead after a tandem axle came loose from a moving semi truck and smashed into a van in Ohio on Monday. The accident happened on June 12th in Miami County, Ohio on Interstate 75 near mile marker 66 at around 11 a.m. According to WDTN2 News, a tandem axle came detached from a ...more
A Minneapolis truck driver is hoping the image of a man stealing his semi truck will help lead to the arrest of the thief after the return of his truck. Joe Cotrone, a truck driver of 25 years, says he recently started driving local after being OTR for years. But so far, his switch to ...more
A pilot car driver is dead after being struck and killed by a semi truck while walking to check on the rig he was guiding. The accident happened just before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13th on Interstate 40 in Johnston County, North Carolina. According to WRAL News, Roy Ward was driving a pilot car when ...more
Security cameras at a nearby business captured the moment that a tanker truck crashed on Sunday morning, resulting in the collapse of the I-95 overpass in Philadelphia. The crash occurred at 6:20 a.m. on Sunday as a tanker truck loaded with 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed while using an I-95 ramp and caught fire, causing ...more
Canadian police are investigating after a truck driver used a bridge in a rural area and caused it to collapse into a river. The incident occurred at 7 a.m. on June 13 near Tatamagouche in Nova Scotia.Authorities say that a tractor trailer crossed bridge on Lake Road, causing it to collapse and fall into the ...more
