Police in Washington D.C. are investigating a fatal accident that took place on Monday night involving a pedestrian, an SUV, and a semi truck hauling military equipment. The incident took place shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Monday, June 16 in the 2800 block of New York Avenue in Washington, D.C.When the Metropolitan D.C. Police Department ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended a 30-minute break exemption for oversize load haulers until mid December. The notice from the FMCSA is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Friday, June 20th, and was granted to the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association. The SC&RA is a trade association that operates ...more
This week, transportation officials in Ohio and Kentucky unveiled the design for a double-decker “companion” to the existing Brent Spence Bridge. On Wednesday, June 18, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear partnered to debut the design of a new companion bridge to be built over the Ohio River, connecting Cincinnati and Northern ...more
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) shared a dash cam video of a motorist behaving badly around a semi truck as a reminder of the danger of driving recklessly around commercial vehicles. On June 18, 2025, KHP Trooper Ben Gardner shared dash cam video sent to him by a trucking company featuring a car passing a ...more
A truck driver has been keeping watch and feeding the neighborhood while living in his semi truck after a tornado tore down many houses in the area. Truck driver Tony Stewart says that he was sitting in his regular car in the parking lot of his apartment complex when an EF3 tornado tore through the ...more
Diesel Prices Surge as Israel-Iran War Pressures Market
A person refuels a truck with diesel fuel at a Petron Corp. gas station near West Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysi. (Samsul Said/Bloomberg) Diesel prices kept rising on June 17 as concerns about Middle Eastern supplies — a consequence of the Israel-Iran conflict — piled pressure on an already tight market. The premium of benchmark futures ...more
FedEx Freight Opens Indianapolis-Area LTL Terminal
The Greenwood, Ind., facility increases FedEx Freight’s door count in the Indianapolis market to 377 from 252. (FedEx Freight) FedEx Freight opened a service center in Greenwood, Ind., at the end of May, the carrier said. FedEx Corp.’s less-than-truckload division now has 323 terminals nationwide with the latest facility opening plus 13 relay locations. The ...more
Diesel Price Rises 10¢ to $3.571 a Gallon
The current price increase is the largest since a 6-cent gain the week of May 19. (Andyborodaty/Getty Images) The national price of diesel climbed a dime to $3.571 a gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released June 17. The increase is largely due to escalating tensions in the Middle East and their effects ...more
Medium-Duty Truck Sales Fall for 9th Time in 12 Months
Isuzu's N-Series Diesel. Isuzu led Class 4 with 740 sales in May. (Isuzu) U.S. medium-duty truck sales fell below prior-year levels again in May, marking the ninth time in 12 months that sales have declined year over year, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Classes 4-7 retail truck sales for the month decreased 9% to ...more
Retail Sales Fall 0.9% in May as Americans Turn Cautious
An auto dealership in Totowa, N.J., displays a Tariff Free sign in April. (Ted Shaffrey/AP) WASHINGTON— Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back after a sharp increase in spending in March to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports. Sales at retail stores and restaurants dropped 0.9% ...more