The California Highway Patrol (CHP) issued a citation to a truck driver who allegedly ignored road closure signs and got stuck in the Lake Tahoe area. According to a March 18 social media post from CHP – South Lake Tahoe, a “commercial driver intentionally drove past the Road Closed sign & became stuck in the ...more

A truck driver gives his depressing opinion on the trucking industry and life in it in this brief interview.  In the clip, the truck driver is fueling up when the filming man approaches him and asks the driver of 27 years if he’d recommend trucking to others. “No,” he says matter of factly. “You hate it?” ...more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBP) seized hundreds of pounds of cocaine from multiple commercial vehicles passing through a California Port of Entry in a two day period. The drug seizures took place on March 4 and March 5, 2025, at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry Commercial Facility located in Otay Mesa, California, and ...more

A truck driver managed to leap over a very dangerous situation unscathed after crashing his truck and sparking a fire.  The crash happened near Akron, Ohio on Sunday, March 16th on northbound Interstate 77. According to 12 News, the driver initially hit the median of the interstate, but soon pulled over to the shoulder. The truck ...more

Truck stop giant Pilot now offers B99 biodiesel for commercial trucking fleets at an Illinois location, with more locations coming soon. On March 18, Pilot declared itself the “first travel center network to offer B99 biodiesel for fleets” as part of a partnership with PepsiCo, ADM, a global agricultural supply chain manager and processor, and ...more

A driver turned himself in late last week after a warrant was issued for his arrest for a 2024 wreck that left another trucker dead.  The accident happened on February 29th, 2024 on Interstate 84 east near exit 72 in Union, Connecticut. The accused truck driver, 33-year-old James Desruisseaux, was arrested just last week on ...more

(Chevron by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News; Hess by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News) Chevron Corp. bought nearly 5% of Hess Corp. as a show of confidence that it will win the arbitration battle with Exxon Mobil Corp. that has delayed the Hess takeover for more than a year. Chevron bought 15,380,000 Hess shares between January and March ...more

Poppi features brightly colored, fruit-forward cans. (John Minchillo/AP/file) PepsiCo said March 17 it’s acquiring the prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion. The acquisition gives PepsiCo a fast-growing brand in the popular functional beverage category. “More than ever, consumers are looking for convenient and great-tasting options that fit their lifestyles and respond to their growing ...more

Investing in more fuel-efficient tires is the easiest way for fleet operators to boost fuel economy, according to the lead engineer at MVTS. (Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions) Since their industry introduction about two decades ago, low-rolling-resistance tires have come a long way in improving fuel efficiency, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and making true believers out of ...more

President Donald Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on March 17. (Luis M. Alvarez/AP) President Donald Trump said he would be imposing both broad reciprocal tariffs and additional sector-specific tariffs on April 2. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that “in certain cases, ...more