A VTNA VNL 300. (Volvo Trucks) U.S. Class 8 retail sales in April increased 19.4% from a year ago but declined on a month-to-month basis, Wards Intelligence reported. Class 8 sales for the month reached 22,741 units, up from 19,052 in April 2022 but down 8.4% from the 24,823 sold in March. Truck retail sales ...more
Rodney McMullen, chief executive officer of Kroger Co., during an interview in New York on May 10. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg News) Kroger Co. said it’s committed to hunkering down for a long legal battle if U.S. regulators attempt to block its $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. “Usually you wouldn’t commit in advance to litigate. In ...more
vitpho — Getty Images WASHINGTON — House transportation policymakers expressed bipartisan support for pursuing initiatives meant to improve safety and workforce accommodations across the freight sector. Initiatives that would expand access to parking for truck drivers as well as integrate tools for advancing productivity and safety were examined during a hearing of the Highways and ...more
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A wreck involving a train and two semi trucks is being blamed on vegetation and overgrown trees restricting visibility. The crash happened on Wednesday, May 10th in Rosedale, Maryland at a railroad crossing along Lake Drive and is the fourth train collision at that crossing since 1988. “The trucks who come in and out of this ...more
The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) in Indiana has taken a teenager into custody in connection with a rock throwing incident that left a truck driver injured last month. DCSO says that two minors were identified as suspect in the rock throwing case, according to WRTV. One of the minors, a sixteen year old, was ...more
A Canadian court ruled in favor of a semi truck driver who sued after police allegedly beat and Tased him in the cab of his vehicle in 2016. This week, a court in British Columbia ruled in favor of truck driver Bradley Degen, 52, following a three week trial.Degan was awarded more than $317,000 after ...more
A major provider of safety software for commercial trucking fleets recently announced a new product that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist safety managers in identifying unsafe drivers. San Diego-based Netradyne recently announced the launch of a “Driver•i Safety Manager Assistant” product.The product is designed to provide fleet safety managers with recommendations on which drivers ...more
A truck driver in Kenya was saved from a disastrous situation by a helicopter in this intense video. The rescue occurred in the River Galana in the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya in early May. The driver was reportedly crossing the riverbed when a flash flood suddenly occurred, tipping his truck and trapping him. Thankfully, ...more
A city in Virginia recently doubled the cost of fines for truck drivers violating a daily truck ban, but even non-trucking residents say the charges are a little steep for drivers just trying to do their jobs. City Council members in Norfolk, Virginia voted Tuesday to change the city code banning trucks from passing through ...more
