Sheetz Inc. announced plans to hire truck drivers at a hiring event in the Northern Ohio area this week.  Sheetz announced its plans to hire CDL-A drivers in the Findlay, Ohio area on April 14th. The company will host a hiring event on Tuesday, April 15th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the corner ...more

Trucker internet has revealed that there are at least two Buc-ee’s locations that actually welcome truckers.  Buc-ee’s is infamous for banning the semi trucks that keep their stores stocked, but we recently learned that there are two smaller locations in Texas that actually welcome truckers as customers. The first trucker-friendly location can be found in Eagle ...more

A truck driver of more than 40 years outlines the advantages and disadvantages of a life spent in a semi truck.  In the fuel pump interview (a format that seems to be rising in popularity), the truck driver begins with the advantages of trucking, which include always being able to find a job (if you’re ...more

The Indiana Department of Transportation deployed a pair of semi trucks using automated platooning technology along Interstate 70 on Monday.  The two tractor trailers were deployed along Interstate 70 between Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus, Ohio on Monday, April 14th. The semi trucks are operating under EASE Logistics using automated platooning technology. “At EASE, we’re committed to ...more

Kenworth Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks used for testing. (Toyota) Serial production of Kenworth Truck Co.'s hydrogen fuel cell electric T680 tractors will not begin in 2025 as previously announced, according to a senior executive. In the latest setback for Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck prospects in the U.S., Kenworth Chief Engineer Joe ...more

A truck carries new vehicles on the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego. (Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg) Mexico wants a greater proportion of each auto built in the country to qualify for U.S. origin status, a move that would lower the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, Deputy Economy Minister for Foreign Trade Luis Rosendo Gutierrez said. ...more

Tugboats assist a containership as it prepares to dock at the Manila International Container Terminal at the Philippine capital on April 8. (Aaron Favila/AP/File) Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided April 11 to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are ...more

This image provided by South Bow shows a spill from the Keystone oil pipeline that occurred April 8 near Fort Ransom, N.D. (South Bow via AP) BISMARCK, N.D. — Workers have recovered thousands of gallons of crude oil from an underground pipeline spill on North Dakota farmland, the owner of the line said April 10, ...more

An aerial view of new cars waiting for shipment at a pier for ro-ro ships in Yantai city in eastern China's Shandong province. (Chinatopix Via AP) BEIJING — China announced April 11 that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the ...more