US Foods has deployed battery-electric trucks and refrigerated trailers with electric transport refrigeration units in its delivery fleet. (US Foods) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Private fleets operating in the food and beverage sector are demonstrating effective use cases for electric-powered trucks, electric transport refrigeration units and alternative fuels as they implement their sustainability initiatives. “Everybody knows ...more
Recession concerns have grown, and most economists expect tariffs to boost prices and weigh on growth. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) Americans’ expectations for inflation in the medium-term climbed to an almost three-year high in April while their views on the job market worsened, according to a monthly survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Median ...more
“The latest wave of tariffs is creating ripple effects across both imports and exports,” Danaf said. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg) The slowdown of U.S. imports due to tariffs is expected to have downstream effects on the rest of the supply chain, including trucking, according to experts. President Donald Trump has made tariffs a cornerstone of his foreign ...more
A Montana Senator has introduced legislation that would prevent the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from moving ahead with rulemaking to require speed limiting technology on heavy-duty trucks. The FMCSA is expected to move forward with rulemaking to require speed limiters on large commercial vehicles in May 2025, but lawmakers are working on a ...more
The cause of a fire that destroyed 10 semi trucks at a trucking company in Louisiana is still unclear, but definitely wasn’t lightning, the Fire chief says. The fire happened on Wednesday morning, May 7th at about 4:30 a.m. at CRC trucking in Kenner, Louisiana. Since then, Kenner Fire Chief Administrator and investigators have been ...more
Dash cam video from a loaded ambulance shows a cable barrier in the median of the roadway preventing a crossover crash in Pennsylvania. The video was captured on May 7, 2025, on I-81 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.“Our agency continues to be advocates for safety improvements on I-81, including cable median barriers. Today, a blown tire from ...more
The Thomasville Police Chief says that two team drivers on work visas are “going to pay” for a deadly, dramatic crash into a line of cars stopped at a red light in Alabama earlier this week. 45-year-old Andrii Dmyterko is facing manslaughter charges for a Tuesday, May 6th crash on southbound Highway 43 at the ...more
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) placed a box truck and a driver out-of-service for numerous safety violations. On May 6, THP took to social media to detail a recent traffic stop in Humphreys County.“A Trooper with the THP’s Motor Carrier Plus Unit stopped a box truck in Humphreys County with a missing roof, shifting sides, ...more
The death of a truck driver his family called a ‘hanging’ has been ruled a suicide in a report released Wednesday. 21-year-old Javion Magee was found dead sitting against a tree with a rope wrapped around his neck outside of a rural diesel mechanic shop near Henderson, North Carolina on September 11th, 2024. His autopsy ...more
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) announced two enforcement areas for next week’s International Roadcheck commercial vehicle inspection blitz. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)’s Roadcheck campaign will take place throughout North America from Tuesday, May 13, 2025, through Thursday, May 15, 2025. During Roadcheck, commercial vehicles and drivers are inspected at weigh/inspection stations, ...more
