Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) gave the public a look at the redesigned regional haul Volvo VNR. On March 10, VTNA debuted the new VNR at the Technology and Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee. VTNA says that the new VNR features “a 90 percent redesign over the previous generation truck” and ...more

The Mexican government and the US border patrol recently worked together to seize a load of water bottles hiding liquid meth. The seizure was made last week at the Roma International Bridge in Roma, Texas. According to WCAX 3, the massive amount of liquid meth was stored in more than 1,600 water bottles and transported on ...more

The first in a series of stations along a planned electric charging corridor is scheduled to open in April. The charging station in Colton, California is considered the flagship site for Geenlane’s 280 mile electric CMV charging corridor along I-5 between Los Angeles and Los Vegas. The site was initially expected to be completed in ...more

Lawmakers in New Mexico are considering a bill that would establish a new lower speed limit for commercial trucks traveling through the state. SB 226, or the TRUCK TRACTOR MAX SPEED LIMIT bill was introduced on January 31, 2025, by Sen. George Muñoz.If passed, the bill “establishes a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per ...more

The owner of a duty free shop at the US/Canada border says that the number of trucks heading into the United States has dropped drastically since the discussion of tariffs started.  Simon Resch, the owner of a duty free shop along the border in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada says that the border has seen a huge ...more

Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a news conference in Toronto on March 4. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO — Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, announced that effective March 10 it is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. ...more

(Lite-Check) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lite-Check has introduced the Stryker 1000, a diagnostic tool that the company touted as “the next-generation trailer tester addressing smart trailer technology combining the winning Inspector 930 capabilities with new features.” The Lite-Check technology has been around for 40 years, said Skyler Davis, director of product support for the company. “This ...more

Trova CEO Patrick Collignon says, "The first product to market is what we are launching here at TMC.” (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trova Commercial Vehicles on March 9 announced the launch of a battery-electric terminal tractor as its first product to hit the market. Trova was founded in 2020 with ...more

A cargo ship loaded with ZIM containers leaves a port. (ZIM Integrated Shipping Services) Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services attracted interest at the end of last week, posting a rise of almost 5% in its stock price, after investment website Street Insider cited a source saying that the company’s CEO Eli Glickman was ...more