“I think we are going to get back to normal, and things are going to get better,” Costello said. (vitpho/Getty Images) PHOENIX — The trucking industry is emerging from a difficult market, and the headwinds that have plagued the industry are beginning to weaken as freight volumes improve and capacity leaves the market, experts said. ...more
France wants the EU to consider deploying its most powerful retaliatory measure against the U.S. for the first time ever if Trump uses tariffs. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg News) France wants the European Union to consider deploying its most powerful retaliatory measure against the U.S. for the first time ever if President Donald Trump uses tariffs to ...more
A truck stop in Anthony, Texas, was heavily damaged by fire on Friday morning. The fire was reported around 6 a.m. on March 21 at a Flying J travel center located at 3001 Mountain Pass Blvd., off of I-10, in Anthony. Video and images from the scene show the travel center completely engulfed in flames.According ...more
The city of San Antonio has officially approved an amendment to the city’s code that will restrict semi truck parking within city limits. The attempt to amend the ordinance started about three years ago, and was approved by the San Antonio, Texas city council on Thursday, March 20th. According to KSAT, semi truck parking was already ...more
Wild video captured in Midland, Texas, on Thursday shows the moment that a heavy equipment operator came to the rescue of a stuck trucker. On the morning of March 20, a lowboy trailer became stuck at the railroad crossing at Garfield and Business 20 in Midland. In video captured at the scene, you can see ...more
The owner of a trucking company was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for lying to federal authorities about safety violations. Rochester, New York resident Tony Kirik (a.k.a. Anatoliy Kirik), 43, was sentenced to 45 months in prison, according to a March 20 statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of ...more
The city of Vail has voted in an ordinance that will charge truckers more than $2,600 in fines if they spin out on Interstate 70 without chains. The ordinance was voted in by the Vail, Colorado council members on Tuesday, March 18th. It implements a $2,650 fine for truck drivers who drive along I-70 without ...more
Firefighters in Virginia say that a multi-vehicle crash was caused by a tractor trailer that lost its load of metal rolls. The crash happened shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, in Bedford, Virginia.The Bedford Fire Department (BFD) responded to the intersection of Shiloh Church and 460 for a reported crash. When firefighters arrived ...more
Two bills that could make it harder to bring large lawsuits against trucking companies have been introduced by lawmakers in Texas this month. According to KVUE, Senate Bill 30 by State Sen. Charles Schwertner would modify the rules regarding reasonableness and necessity of medical expenses in personal injury cases brought against trucking companies. The bill would ...more
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is asking for public help in locating a family of three who went missing near the location of a major pileup crash in Arizona last week. CCSO says that family members Junghee Kim, 54, Taehee Kim, 59, and Jiyeon Lee, 33, have been missing since March 13, 2025. The ...more
