The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MSP) issued a notice to the trucking industry this week after several drivers attempted to avoid I-20 construction by taking a highway with a low height clearance and low weight bridge. On April 1, MSP issued a traffic alert pertaining to the trucking community due to construction on I-20 leading some ...more

Several interstates are experiencing road closures today after a series of intense storms moved through Tennessee overnight.   The storms passed through Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night, April 2nd. Storms, high winds, and flash flooding are expected to continue through Thursday, April 3rd. As of 8:05 a.m. CST, Interstate 40 eastbound at mile marker 194 in Davidson ...more

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is asking for public help in identifying regulations that could be repealed without threatening highway safety. In a notice published in the Federal Register on April 3, USDOT announced plans to move ahead with the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda by seeking public input on which existing regulations could be ...more

A snowstorm caused more than 400 spinouts and crashes on Minnesota roadways on Wednesday.  The snow fell across the state on Wednesday, April 2nd, causing snow and ice to accumulate on the roadways. According to Bring Me The News, only one of the more than 400 crashes caused by the weather was fatal. The fatal accident ...more

An Arizona trooper who had pulled over to do paperwork was hospitalized following a crash caused by a pickup truck driver hauling cars. The crash occurred at 7:30 p.m. on April 2 in in Buckeye, Arizona, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).An Arizona Highway Patrol State Trooper was parked “approximately 20 feet ...more

The Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit (ISPCMVU) is reminding truckers to take extra caution with trailer securement after a recent incident involving a tanker. On April 2, ISPCMVU shared several alarming images of a detached tanker trailer with Hazmat placards sitting on the ground a few feet away from a truck along with ...more

Kenan Advantage Group adds about 100 tractors and 500 trailers with the acquisition of M.C. Tank Transport. (Kenan Advantage Group) Kenan Advantage Group continued to expand its bulk transportation capabilities March 31 with the acquisition of liquid bulk carrier M.C. Tank Transport Inc. M.C. Tank Transport operates eight terminal locations throughout the Southeast and Midwest ...more

Vehicles for sale at Tesla store in Corte Madera, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Tesla Inc.’s vehicle sales fell 13% last quarter to an almost three-year low, as the carmaker made over its most important model and dealt with international backlash against Elon Musk. The company said April 2 that it delivered 336,681 vehicles in ...more

Ontario Premier Doug on March 4. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Ontario’s premier reiterated his call for Canada to strike a bilateral trade deal with the U.S., cutting out Mexico, hours before tariffs on global imports were set to be unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump. “I think we need to sit down and ...more

The Missouri Department of Revenue in March approved MTC Truck Driver Training as a third-party CDL testing site. (MTC Truck Driver Training) Efforts to get more truck drivers on the road are taking place in several states with new community commercial driver license training programs and expanded third-party testing locations. Initiatives to expand CDL training ...more