The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla and a big rig that occurred in Virginia last month.Reuters reports that on August 10, the NHTSA announced the launch of a probe into a crash that occurred around 6:30 p.m. on July 19, 2023, in Warrenton, ...more
A trucking company owner turned a team-building exercise into “the most interesting boat” ever to float Minnesota waters. Trucking company owner Jeff Foster owns and operates a hybrid semi truck-pontoon boat on Lake Superior every summer for the last few years. He says the idea came about when an employee at his company saw another, similar ...more
Drivers in Utah sat through major backups on Wednesday after an SUV and a semi truck wrecked in the middle of the highway. The crash happened at 8:45 a.m. on August 9th on Interstate 15 in American Fork, Utah.According to Fox 13, a Dodge Journey was driving on a spare tire along northbound I-15 at mile ...more
Content Sponsored by Cedar ElectronicsAnything can happen when you’re a trucker out on the road — you could be involved in an accident or bad weather, or you could even be the victim of a crime. Because of this, more truck drivers are relying on dash cams as a smart way to protect themselves against ...more
Florida state Sen. Tom Wright presents a check to Brevard County Public Schools officials that will go toward funding a commercial driver license training facility. (Brevard Public Schools via Facebook) To help reduce the truck driver shortage in Florida, state Sen. Tom Wright presented a $3.8 million ceremonial check to an east-central school district to ...more
Cruise officials say their vehicles have logged more than 3 million driverless miles. (Cruise) For the moment, there’s still a driver at the wheel, but San Francisco-based Cruise has begun testing its self-driving vehicles in Atlanta. While Cruise intends to eventually operate a ride-hailing service with autonomous vehicles in Atlanta, a company spokeswoman said a ...more
(Blink Charging Co.) The auto industry’s rapid shift to using Tesla Inc.’s charging standard for other electric cars will benefit Blink Charging Co., the company’s CEO said during its second-quarter earnings call. Automakers including Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. recently announced they would switch to using Tesla’s North American Charging Standard, largely so ...more
More than 95% of first-class mail and 95% of first-class packages are moving through the ground transportation system. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service has reduced its volume of shipments by aircraft by 90% over two years, putting the service on course to save $1 billion in annual transportation costs, U.S. Postmaster ...more
Yellow Corp. trailers are parked at a YRC Freight facility in Richfield, Ohio, July 28. (Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press) Yellow Corp. has sparked a bidding war between investment firms and a rival trucker interested in funding the now-shuttered company’s liquidation. The company is considering replacing an “expensive” bankruptcy loan from lenders led by investing giant Apollo ...more
A billboard in Miami promoting Proterra buses in February. (Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press) Proterra Inc., the electric bus maker touted by President Joe Biden that filed for bankruptcy this week, was the recipient of millions of dollars in COVID relief government aid. The Burlingame, Calif.-based company was awarded a $10 million loan from the Paycheck Protection ...more
