The truck driver involved in a deadly 2024 crash in Colorado has been deported for the 17th time, according to ICE tweets. 47-year-old Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in late March, immediately after completing seven months of a one year jail sentence for the US 285 crash in Colorado in ...more
A load of spilled plastic pipes led to a pile up crash involving six vehicles that caused a brush fire in West Virginia on Thursday. The accident happened just after midnight very early on Thursday morning, April 17th on the West Virginia Turnpike in Fayette County, West Virginia. According to Fox 11, a tractor trailer was ...more
A landscaping company in B.C. shared dash cam video of one of their drivers involved in a collision with an out-of-control passenger vehicle. The video was captured on April 17 on Highway 97 in Penticton, B.C., according to the Summerland Review.Western Turf Farms Ltd shared dash cam video and a photo of the aftermath, along ...more
A truck driver is working to change the traffic signals at a dangerous intersection in southern Texas after a serious wreck with two teenage girls. The accident happened on Tuesday, April 15th in Beaumont, Texas, at the intersection of Highway 365 and LaBelle Road. According to 12 News, a pickup truck driven by 16-year-old Callie Pirtle ...more
Oregon State Police (OSP) shared new dash cam video as a reminder to commercial vehicle drivers to slow down when taking a curve. On April 16, troopers shared dash cam video of a truck crash captured on I-5 southbound near mile marker 68.In the video, you can see a commercial vehicle tipping over while taking ...more
Investment Firm Stonepeak Buys Majority Stake in Dupré
Dupré provides energy distribution services, on-site and private fleet services and strategic capacity brokerage services across the U.S. (duprelogistics.com) New York-based investment firm Stonepeak on April 16 acquired a majority controlling stake in Dupré Logistics for an undisclosed sum. Dupré provides energy distribution services, on-site and private fleet services and strategic capacity brokerage services across ...more
US, Japan to Conduct Second Round of Trade Talks
Trucks parked at a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg President Donald Trump said negotiators made “big progress” in trade talks with Japanese representatives seeking exemptions from the levies slapped on U.S. trading partners. “A Great Honor to have just met with the Japanese Delegation on Trade. Big Progress!” Trump posted April 16 ...more
Marten Transport Q1 Profit Slumps 55.2% to $4.3 Million
Marten’s Q1 revenue totaled $223.2 million, down 10.6% from $249.7 million in the first three months of 2024. (drive4marten.com) Marten Transport profit in the first quarter of 2025 more than halved on a year-on-year basis for the sixth straight quarter. Mondovi, Wis.-based Marten’s results took a hammering from both the freight recession and uncertainty precipitated ...more
Ford to Raise Car Prices This Summer Unless Tariffs Ease
The electric Mustang Mach-E is made in Mexico. (Ford Motor Co.) Ford Motor Co. is preparing to raise prices on cars rolling off assembly lines starting next month if President Donald Trump doesn’t deliver on the tariff relief he has hinted at for automakers. Without a major change in Trump’s tariff policies, “we anticipate the ...more
Retail Sales Increase 1.4% in March Ahead of Tariffs
Customers shop for televisions at a retail store in Glenview, Ill., on April 3. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) NEW YORK — U.S. shoppers stepped up their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big-ticket items, particularly cars, before President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs started kicking in. But analysts were quick to point ...more