Clearance sale signs are displayed at a retail store in Downers Grove, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) U.S. long-term inflation expectations unexpectedly accelerated in early May to a 12-year high and consumer sentiment soured, reflecting growing concerns about the economic outlook. Consumers see prices climbing at an annual rate of 3.2% over the next five ...more
Volvo Trucks North America Repeal of the federal excise tax (FET) on heavy-duty commercial vehicles should be a key tool in the United States’ push to reduce trucking’s greenhouse gas emissions through electrification, according to a study by a nonprofit that searches for solutions to environmental and energy problems. The report by Resources for the ...more
Three U.S. Xpress trucks with designs celebrating Military Appreciation Month. (U.S. Xpress) After losses widened in the first quarter of the year, U.S. Xpress has cut its corporate staff for the third time in the past year as the Chattanooga-based trucking giant prepares to merge with the larger Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. U.S. Xpress declined ...more
Inbound and outbound Metra trains pass on the Metra Milwaukee District West Line at the Canadian Pacific Bensenville intermodal in Franklin Park, Illinois. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS) A group of suburban Chicago communities is appealing the recent federal approval of a major rail merger that is expected to bring more freight trains to parts of ...more
Indiana State Police (ISP) arrested a truck driver following a two-vehicle collision on I-70 on Thursday. The crash occurred around 11:25 a.m. on May 11 in Putnam County, Indiana.According to ISP, Benjamin Polk, 32, was driving a 2021 Freightliner west on I-70 when he attempted to pass a 2015 Freightliner driven by Jean Cadet, 37, ...more
A Texas-based truck driver has been sentenced for attempting to smuggle humans in a locked trailer in 2021. On May 10, 33 year old Vince Ruiz III was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by two years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas.Ruiz ...more
Georgia Department of Transportation will soon tackle a serious pothole problem on Interstate 75. The rough stretch of road on I-75 between Sardis Church Road exit and exit 149 has left motorists and truckers concerned for their safety on both the northbound and southbound sides. GDOT began repairs on the southbound side in February, with an ...more
A semi truck driver is hospitalized and facing charges following a bizarre series of events that occurred in Ohio on Thursday. The incident began around 3 p.m. on May 11 after the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OHSP) received a call about a semi truck driver brandishing a weapon at a vehicle repair worker on I-271 ...more
A case of drowsy driving sent one driver into the front of a courthouse in Georgia on Thursday night. The accident occurred on the evening of May 11th in Dublin, Georgia. According to 13 WMAZ, the truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and drove through a set of barricades before striking the J Roy Rowland ...more
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced some major facility closures that will start next month as part of a larger project to add 1100 new semi truck parking spaces to facilities statewide Starting June 1, INDOT will close the Clear Creek Welcome Center on I-70 and both northbound and southbound Lebanon Rest Areas on ...more
