Chassis builder CIE Manufacturing produces container chassis and sources frames from an affiliate in Thailand. (CIE Manufacturing) U.S.-based manufacturers of intermodal chassis were materially injured by imports of chassis and subassemblies from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam, the U.S. International Trade Commission said. A coalition led by Stoughton Trailers and Cheetah Chassis Corp. in a Feb. ...more
(AIT Worldwide) AIT Worldwide Logistics has finalized an agreement to purchase the assets of Miami-based international freight forwarder Gsdmia. The Itasca, Ill.-based logistics services company said the acquisition provides deep international experience with air and ocean transportation. Gsdmia ships a diverse range of commodities between the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America. That includes ...more
Stamford, Conn.-based United reported net income of $518 million in Q1, a decrease of 4.4% compared with a $542 million profit in the year-ago period. (United Rentals) Profit at United Rentals fell in the first quarter of 2025 but beat market expectations and boosted the stock price. Stamford, Conn.-based United reported net income of $518 ...more
Four linemen are dead and two more are injured after a city dump truck drove through the work crew and a bucket truck on Thursday afternoon. The accident happened just before 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24th at the intersection of Carroll Street and Church Street in Eden, North Carolina. According to WTVM 9, 66-year-old Michael ...more
A United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer was arrested for fraudulently obtaining nearly $150,000 in COVID-19 pandemic business-relief loan funds for two of his “sham businesses,” including a trucking company. CBP officer Amer Aldarawsheh, 45, of Moreno Valley, was arrested on April 23 on five counts of wire fraud, according to the U.S. ...more
A truck driver was transported by ambulance after a turkey flew through his windshield on Interstate 49 over the weekend. The incident occurred in Newton County, Missouri on April 21st on northbound I-49 at the 36 mile marker. According to KOAM, the turkey left a huge hole in the windshield. The truck driver was able to ...more
A federal jury convicted five people for their roles in operating a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that specialized in transporting liquid methamphetamine by semi truck from Mexico, through Texas, to Oklahoma City. On April 18, 2025, a federal jury convicted the following five people after a nine-day trial, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for ...more
The Louisiana Department of Transportation is looking into adding “better grip” to a notoriously dangerous interchange near Shreveport after two recent semi truck crashes. The first of the most recent accidents happened on Wednesday, April 23rd at about 1:15 p.m. at the eastbound Interstate 220 and Interstate 49 interchange near Shreveport, Louisiana. According to KSLA 12, ...more
The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) is investigating a double fatality semi truck crash that occurred this week on Sandstone Mountain in West Virginia. Shortly after 5 a.m. on April 23, RCSO was alerted to a crash that occurred on eastbound I-64 at mile marker 136.3, near Shady Spring, in Raleigh County, West Virginia.When police ...more
Police are writing tickets to truckers in Putnam County, Indiana, for following GPS devices onto a restricted roadway. Twice this month, the Putnam County Sheriffs Office (PCSO) has taken to social media with a message for the trucking community about steering clear of Cement Plant Road located in Greencastle Township, Indiana. PCSO says that there ...more
