A Wyoming lawmaker is calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to take action to ensure that English language proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial vehicle drivers are enforced at a federal level. Rep. Harriet HagemanOn April 10, 2025, Rep. Harriet Hageman penned a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asking for USDOT to step ...more

Two semi trucks burned to the ground in a crash that made a “boom” on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Tuesday afternoon.  The crash happened on April 15th at about 2 p.m. on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between the Quakertown and Lehigh Valley exits near Emmaus, Pennsylvania.According to CBS, the two rig crash caused both commercial vehicles ...more

This week, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) gave the public a peek at a sleek sports car that troopers will use for patrol and educational purposes. On April 15, FHP announced the addition of a 2023 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray to the agency’s fleet of patrol vehicles.FHP says that the Corvette will be making appearances ...more

A truck driver is dead after hitting his head during an incident with a semi truck in reverse early on Wednesday morning.  The accident happened on April 16th at about 5:48 a.m. in the parking lot of Delta Cargo at the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah. According to Gephardt Daily, Salt Lake City Police were ...more

The family of a woman killed in a 133 vehicle pile up crash in Fort Worth four years ago is still pursuing a FedEx lawsuit after reaching a confidential settlement with the tollway company.  The February 11th, 2021 accident in the TEXPress lanes of Interstate 35 westbound involved 133 cars and commercial vehicles. 34-year-old Tiffany ...more

Sales inched down 0.1% to 19,942 units from 19,961 a year ago. (Daimler Truck) The U.S. retail market for medium-duty trucks experienced a relatively strong month in March with sales seeing a slight loss against year-ago comparisons, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Classes 4-7 retail truck sales for the month inched down 0.1% to ...more

A shipping container with a hanging, open lock. The bipartisan and bicameral Combating Organized Retail Crime Act would facilitate the creation of a multi-agency division with the mission of eliminating retail theft operations. (shironosov/Getty Images) Legislation designed to respond to industry concerns associated with an increase in cargo theft was recently introduced on Capitol Hill. ...more

Diesel's previous price drop was 5.3 cents a gallon on the week of March 10. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) The national average diesel price reversed course and dropped 6 cents a gallon to $3.579, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released April 15. Diesel’s price had risen 9 cents a gallon in three consecutive ...more

BrightDrop electric vans at the General Motors CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. (Brett Gundlock/Bloomberg) The Canadian government said it will allow automakers to import a number of U.S.-made cars and trucks without tariffs, as long as the companies keep manufacturing vehicles in Canada. The move will provide some relief to companies including General Motors ...more

Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby (left) will become Executive Chairman of the Board effective May 1. COO Joe Creed will succeed him as CEO. Caterpillar Inc. said Joe Creed, a 28-year veteran of the U.S. machinery manufacturer, will be its next CEO. Creed will start in the top job on May 1, while current ...more