The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) recently arrested three individuals for a “large-scale diesel theft.” On April 8, MCSO announced the arrest of the following three men on charges of engaging in organized crime- criminal syndicate and theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others $10,000 ...more
This truck driver still isn’t planning to hang it up after more than three decades and three million miles behind the wheel of a semi truck. In this brief interview clip, the driver, Jim, divulges some information that definitely wouldn’t fly in today’s trucking industry – he’s been driving since he was 14 years old. “My ...more
Students at an elementary school in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, recently got a chance to learn more about the trucking industry thanks to a nearby trade school’s truck driver training program. On April 9, students at Timber Ridge Elementary in Broken Arrow were treated to a visit from members of Central Tech‘s Truck Driver Training program ...more
R+L Carriers has partnered with the city of Abilene to build a $15 million trucking terminal as part of an economic improvement project for the area. R+L Carriers has agreed to build a $15 million, 58,000 square foot trucking terminal in the Development Corporation of Abilene Business Park in Texas.The family owned trucking company has ...more
A newly signed law in Maryland will crack down on drunk driving offenses committed by commercial vehicle drivers. On April 8, 2025, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law SB 187.The new law will require Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify an individual from operating a commercial vehicle for one year if that person “drives ...more
Panama Auditor Says Port Operator Owes Millions
Containers and cranes at the Port of Balboa at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Feb. 25. (Walter Hurtado/Bloomberg) Panama’s top auditor accused port operator CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. of wrongdoing, providing a potential pathway for the Central American country to wrest control of canal facilities caught up in a ...more
NYC Congestion Pricing Likely to Continue for Months
E-ZPass readers and license plate-scanning cameras over Park Avenue in New York in January. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) New York City’s congestion pricing program is likely to remain in place at least for the next several months while legal wrangling between state officials and the Trump administration continues. The jointly submitted timeline, proposed in a court filing ...more
Diesel Price Gains 4.7¢ to $3.639 a Gallon
Diesel's national average price is 42.2 cents less than at this time in 2024 despite adding 9 cents over the past three weeks. (vitpho/Getty Images The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose 4.7 cents to $3.639, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released April 8. The increase is the third straight ...more
Continental to Offload ContiTech Industrial Unit
(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg) Continental AG, one of Germany’s largest and most storied manufacturers, is returning to its roots, abandoning decades of expansion into auto and industrial parts to focus on its more profitable tires business. The Hanover-based supplier plans to offload its ContiTech industrial unit, it said April 8. A sale of the business, which makes ...more
Trump Dismisses Last-Gasp EU Push to Stop Tariffs Kicking In
Since 2021, American whiskey has entered the EU tariff-free. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) President Donald Trump rejected a European Union proposal to drop tariffs on all bilateral trade in industrial goods with the U.S., meaning that his 20% tariff on all EU imports is due to come into force April 9. Speaking at the White House ...more