Tesla is seeking almost $100 million in government funding for an electric semi truck charging route from southern Texas to its original California factory. California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District filed the application on Tesla’s behalf, reported Green Car Reports. The application i seeking $97 in funding, and Tesla plans on spending $24 for the ...more
A well-known trucking content creator has gone viral on TikTok for a hypnotic video series that uses AI to tell the stories of a trucker history that never happened — but might have in a stranger alternate universe.Texomatic Motor Media has for years created interesting and high quality content for and about the trucking industry. ...more
A class action lawsuit filed this week accuses trucking giant Yellow Corp. of failing to provide the legally required amount of notice prior to laying off tens of thousands of workers.According to the suit filed in the US District Court for the District of Delaware on August 1, Nashville-headquartered Yellow Corp. performed mass worker layoffs ...more
This week, a semi truck driver was issued multiple citations after becoming stuck on the Smugglers Notch segment of Vermont Route 108 in Cambridge, Vermont.Th incident began around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1 when Vermont State Police (VSP) were notified of a tractor trailer in Smugglers Notch.When troopers arrived on scene, they found the ...more
A Canadian truck driver was taken into custody after he was caught with marijuana and ketamine hidden in his trailer last week. Truck driver Ajaypal Dhillon was found with over 2,092 pounds of marijuana and over 112 pounds of ketamine hidden in boxes inside of his trailer, reported The Buffalo News. The contraband was found during ...more
Eaton's headquarters in Dublin. CEO Craig Arnold said Eaton is in a good position to handle a downturn should one arrive, but "our thinking around recession continues to be pushed out." (Eaton Corp.) Eaton Corp. posted net income of $744 million in the second quarter of 2023, a 23.8% increase compared with a $601 million ...more
Taylor Swift performs during the opener of her Eras tour in Glendale, Ariz., on March 17. (Ashley Landis/Associated Press) Taylor Swift has reportedly given $100,000 bonuses to the truck drivers who have been transporting her concert equipment across the country during her epic Eras tour. The “Midnights” artist gifted about 50 drivers $100,000 each, adding ...more
FCEV production at a Nikola plant. (Nikola Motor Co.) Nikola began production of the Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric truck July 31 at its Coolidge, Ariz., factory, the company said. Phoenix-based Nikola paused production at the Coolidge complex in late May for a retooling. Previously, the plant manufactured Tre battery-electric trucks. When announcing the company’s ...more
Badar Khan speaks at a future of energy panel in 2018. (Alex Flynn/Bloomberg News) With inset of Zoi via EVgo.com. Electric-car charging company EVgo Inc. said CEO Cathy Zoi will retire in November and be succeeded by board member Badar Khan. Zoi, who has led EVgo since 2017, plans to retire around Nov. 9 and ...more
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain talks with autoworkers outside the General Motors Factory Zero plant in Hamtramck, Mich., on July 12. Paul Sancya, AP, File) DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union will present a long list to General Motors, Ford and Stellantis when it delivers economic demands to the companies this week, the ...more
