A tanker truck driver was airlifted to a hospital after crashing into a slow moving motorist on Interstate 40 in North Carolina on Tuesday morning.  The accident happened just before 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29th, along eastbound Interstate 40 in Sampson County, North Carolina. According to ABC 11, a tanker truck hauling fuel crashed into ...more

Illinois Fire Marshals are investigating a structure fire that occurred at a Dolton trucking and warehouse business on Tuesday. Shortly before 8 a.m. on April 29, firefighters responded to E Vett Trucking & Warehouse, a business located in the 1300 Block of East 142nd Street in Dolton, Illinois. When crews arrived on scene, the building was engulfed ...more

Kentucky State Police (KSP) troopers are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred near an Amazon facility on Tuesday. The shooting occurred around 7 a.m. on April 29 on Industrial Road in Florence, Kentucky. The incident began when the Boone County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) and the Florence Police Department (FPD) responded to a report about a ...more

Tesla is looking to hire more than 1000 new workers as the company tries to get their electric semi truck production up and running. On Monday, April 28th, Tesla released a video announcing that electric semi truck production will begin by the end of 2025, with an annual production capacity of 50,000 electric semi trucks.On ...more

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is conducting a $1 million speed reduction pilot program on two major interstates. As of April 10, 2025, WSDOT cameras are live in the following locations:Southbound I-5 between Cook and Bow Hill roads in Skagit CountyEastbound I-90 near Liberty Lake between the Liberty Lake and State Line Interchanges ...more

Ahead of the year’s biggest commercial vehicle inspection blitz, several law enforcement agencies are taking to social media with examples of equipment violations truckers should try to avoid through pre-trip inspections and proper maintenance. This year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck inspection effort is scheduled for May 13 — 15 throughout the U.S., ...more

(ArcBest via X) ArcBest Corp. posted a drop in revenue but saw bottom-line results swing from a year-ago loss to a profit during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported April 29. The Phoenix-based truckload carrier reported net income from continuing operations of $3.13 million, or 13 cents a diluted share, for the three ...more

Diesel's biggest price drop was 3.6 cents a gallon in the West Coast Less California area. (Andyborodaty/Getty Images) The national average diesel price dipped 2 cents a gallon to $3.514, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released April 29. Diesel’s price has dropped 12.5 cents over three consecutive decreases after rising 9 cents over ...more

(Graham Hughes/Bloomberg) Amazon.com Inc. said April 29 it never planned to widely display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on products after the White House blasted the reported move. “The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,” the company said ...more

In addition to integrating Plus’ SuperDrive autonomous driving system with Hyundai’s Xcient hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 truck, the companies presented a shared vision for accelerating a hydrogen-powered freight network in the United States. (Hyundai) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Self-driving truck developer Plus and Hyundai Motor Co. highlighted their joint efforts to combine zero-emission trucks with ...more