A truck driver lounge at a travel plaza on the Ohio Turnpike. (Gary Kicinski/Transport Topics) Starting July 23, a new law in the state of Washington will grant truck drivers expanded access to existing bathrooms operated by shippers and receivers, plus the ability to file complaints that could result in fines for violators. Gov. Jay ...more
Schneider Schneider National has opened a new facility aimed at spurring innovation in the transportation sector, the company announced May 17. Called The Grove, the 20,000-square-foot facility is located on the company’s Green Bay, Wis. campus. It houses technologies that offer stakeholders, including employees, customers, industry allies and the local community, a chance to collaborate ...more
Vehicles on a wet Minnesota road. The gas tax provision will result in a 5-cent increase over the current rate of 28.5 cents a gallon by fiscal year 2027. (Elizabeth Flores/Tribune Content Agency) Lawmakers on May 21 sent the governor a $1.3 billion deal bolstering Minnesota’s extensive transportation network over the next two years — ...more
The Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) is investigating the death of a semi truck driver found at a rest stop in Summit County last week. The incident began on the morning of Thursday, May 18, at the Echo Welcome Center located along I-80 at mile marker 170, according to KPCW.A Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) employee discovered ...more
A truck driver involved in a wreck that “sandwiched” a van and left seven people dead is now facing multiple charges for the serious wreck. 52-year-old truck driver, Lincoln Smith, was arraigned on Friday, May 19th for the Thursday wreck that killed seven and injured four. Smith is facing multiple charges including manslaughter, driving under ...more
A motorist with unusual vehicle modifications is caught on camera weaving across multiple lanes amid heavy traffic. The video was shared by Reddit user u/wizzardoftheLOT on May 21, 2023.The video features a car with custom “elbows out” wheel rims swerving back and forth across multiple lanes of traffic as nearby truckers and motorists try to ...more
A Columbus, Ohio, trucking company says they are making history as the first American carrier to deploy truck platooning technology to generate revenue. On May 17, EASE Logistics announced that they “will soon be the first in the U.S. to deploy connected and automated trucking technology on revenue-generating routes.”EASE is working with the Ohio Department of ...more
In just a few weeks, two major law enforcement agencies in Iowa will merge in an effort to increase efficiency and consistency. On May 16, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation that will make the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) Motor Vehicle Enforcement (MVE) Division a part of the Iowa State Patrol.The bill was signed ...more
A semi truck outfitted with multiple cameras captured a collision involving a possibly distracted motorist as they try to catch their exit from the left lane. The video was captured on I-70 in Pennsylvania.In the video, a car traveling in the left lane cuts in front of the dash cammer’s truck traveling in the right ...more
A truck driver is dead after a collision with a train that derailed nearly a dozen train cars. The accident happened in Missouri on Sunday evening, May 21st in Monroe County, Missouri at around 6:30 p.m. According to KTVO, 65-year-old Russell Minnis was heading eastbound on Highway 24 when he failed to stop at a railroad ...more
