Trucks at the entrance to the Ambassador Bridge between Canada and the U.S. (The Bold Bureau/Getty Images) Political leaders representing states that border Canada and Mexico are sounding the alarm about how cross-border tariffs between those countries and the United States will impact their local economies, and their states’ residents. While President Donald Trump delayed ...more
Chevrolet vehicles on the assembly line at the General Motors assembly plant in Fort Wayne, Ind. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg) DETROIT — President Donald Trump’s short reprieve for U.S. automakers from stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada isn’t likely to allow enough time for those companies to make the changes necessary to minimize the damage ...more
U.S. authorities recently arrested a Canadian commercial vehicle drivers at a New York port of entry after discovering pills and marijuana in the cab of his vehicle. The arrest took place on February 28 at the Port of Ogdensburg in Ogdensburg, New York.Canadian citizen Raphael Leblond-Lacroix, 32, entered the facility while operating a commercial vehicle. After ...more
A truck driver is facing charges after setting his own truck on fire on the side of a Maryland highway. 42-year-old Robert Steven Silver was arrested on Tuesday, March 4th on charges of second-degree arson, malicious burning/fraud, and reckless endangerment. He was released on $10,000 bond for the October 12th, 2024 incident. According to CBS, Silver’s ...more
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) shared a trucker’s dash cam video as a reminder to the motoring public of the dangers of ice on the roadway. The video was captured on March 6 on eastbound I-90 at mile marker 49.In the dash cam clip, you can see a black car traveling in the far left ...more
A couple of tow truck drivers claim that this semi truck actually got stuck on a rock like this, but we’re not so sure. In the video, a semi truck can be seen with its back end sticking up in the air as one of the axles balances on top of a very large rock. ...more
Bipartisan legislation promises to compensate truckers more fairly for the hours that they work by guaranteeing overtime time pay. On March 6, the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act (GOT Act) was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Mark Takano and Jeff Van Drew. Companion legislation will be introduced in the Senate by Sens. ...more
A sheriff in Vienna, Illinois, promised to take action against semi drivers parking illegally and leaving behind piles of trash. On March 5, 2025, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department Vienna, IL (JCSD) took to social media with a “Strong Public Service Announcement” to vent frustrations over the way that truckers are leaving behind trash on ...more
Watch this police officer pull a motorist from a flaming crash with a tanker truck through the lens of his body cam. The crash happened on Wednesday, March 5th on Route 22 in Bridgewater, New Jersey at about 2 a.m. According to 6 ABC, Peter Della-Ventura was driving his Hyundai Elantra on Route 22 when he ...more
A truck stop manager says stranded truckers are a much easier crowd to manage during bad weather than buses of tourists on a good day. Fat Dogs Truck Stop on Interstate 80 outside of Grand Island, Nebraska became a port in a storm for as many as 300 truck drivers this past week after a ...more
