New trucks for sale at a Kenworth dealership. (kenworthsalesco.com) Legislation designed to repeal a World War I-era tax on new heavy-duty trucks, tractors and trailers was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has renewed an effort to repeal this 12% ...more
Trump speaks in the Rose Garden in 2020. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) President Donald Trump will announce his reciprocal tariff push on April 2 during an event in the White House Rose Garden, his top spokesperson said. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said March 31 the announcement would feature “country-based” tariffs, but added that the ...more
A truck driver wanted in connection with a previous shooting incident was killed in an officer-involved shooting at a truck stop in Carroll County, Virginia. Shortly before 2 p.m. on March 28, 2025, police responded to a shooting on southbound I-85 at mile marker 131 in Greensboro, North Carolina.The shooting involved two tractor trailer drivers. ...more
The truck driver involved in a deadly crash last summer is now facing his 17th deportation after being released from jail. 47-year-old Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza served one year in jail for a June 2024 crash on Highway 285 outside of Conifer, Colorado that left one person dead. Cruz-Mendoza was hauling metal pipes at the time of ...more
A bobtail semi truck was destroyed and a trucker was burned in an explosion caused by a portable stove inside of the truck cab over the weekend. The accident happened on Saturday, March 29th at around 5:10 p.m. at the Traveler’s Oasis off Interstate 84 near Eden, Idaho. According to KMVT, the truck driver was using ...more
As part of the agency’s new registration system, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is implementing an identity verification process to curb fraud in the trucking industry. The FMCSA recently announced that all new applicants registering for a USDOT Numberin the current Unified Registration System (URS) will be required to pass identity proofing and ...more
This month, U.S. Border Patrol partnered with local law enforcement agencies for an I-20 “highway enforcement operation.” The enforcement effort, dubbed “Operation Magnolia,” took place along I-20 in the Pearl, Mississippi, area “around the clock” from March 17 through 21, according to a news release from United States Border Patrol New Orleans Sector.Border Patrol New ...more
A truck driver is dead after a storm brought high winds that flipped his semi truck on Sunday. The storms rolled through Valparaiso, Indiana on the afternoon of March 30th. According to WGN 9, the Porter County Sheriff’s Office was called to Pratt Industries in the 3000 block of Anthony Pratt Drive on reports of a ...more
A Texas man was sentenced to federal prison for using a commercial vehicle in a human smuggling attempt in the summer of 2023. Oland Maurice McKenzie, 43, of Euless, Texas, was sentenced to 72 months in prison, according to a March 31 statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.McKenzie was found ...more
A fake trucking company was able to drive away with two loads of beef after a subcontracting incident. The incident report for the theft was filed on Tuesday, March 25th. The theft occurred at a meatpacking plant on Helton Road in Bean Station, Tennessee. According to 10 News, Southeastern Provisions meatpacking plant realized something had gone ...more
