The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has announced increased enforcement activities for drivers hauling unsecured loads will take place in June. In response to National Secure Your Load Day taking place June 6, WSP plans to conduct emphasis patrols across Washington for three consecutive weekends between June 9 and June 25. Troopers will focus on both ...more
A semi truck wreck turned into a theft situation in California early on Saturday morning. The accident happened on June 3rd on the 210 Freeway in Monrovia, California at around 1:30 a.m. According to KTLA 5 News, the Amazon truck was heading west on the 210 Freeway at Myrtle Avenue when it crashed into a side ...more
Kenworth Truck Company is supporting one of country music’s biggest bands by providing a new big rig for their 2023 tour. On June 2, Kenworth announced that they will provide the music group Alabama with a Kenworth T680 76-inch mid-roof sleeper to help with transportation during the band’s “Roll On 2 North America Tour.”Kenworth is ...more
A person in a semi truck was seriously injured after the rig they were riding in lost its brakes in Utah late last week. The incident happened on Friday, June 2nd just after 5 p.m. in Garden City, Utah. The driver told investigators that his brakes failed on the descent from Logan Canyon into Garden City ...more
A motorist was arrested in Sarasota County, Florida, on Sunday after colliding with a semi truck while traveling the wrong way on the interstate. The crash occurred shortly before 5 a.m. on June 4.According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), 21 year old Angel Eduardo Martinez was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-75 ...more
A Tesla logo on a vehicle on display in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) Elon Musk is getting more firepower for his electric vehicle price war thanks to President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation. Tesla Inc. and its battery partner are poised to receive about $1.8 billion in production tax credits this year under the ...more
Construction workers push a cart of bricks on March 29 in New York. (Bebeto Matthews/AP/File) WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to cool. The June 2 report from ...more
Walmart plans to combine multiple orders on single delivery routes and deliver them using electric vans. (Walmart Inc.) BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart announced June 1 it will take steps to significantly reduce the amount of plastic and cardboard it puts in the waste stream from online orders and reduce vehicle emissions from delivery of packages. ...more
A GMC Sierra Denali truck. GM paid nearly $90 million in fines for 2016 and more than $38 million for 2017. (Woohae Cho/Bloomberg News) General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV paid a combined $363 million in civil penalties for failing to meet U.S. fuel efficiency standards dating back to the Trump administration, according to filings ...more
(IMC Cos. via Facebook) Joel Henry is set to become the first CEO of marine drayage firm IMC Cos., the company announced May 30. Henry has nearly two decades of experience with the company. During that time, he has led the IMCG brand through continual growth and expansion initiatives across the Southeast. He assumed his ...more
