“It feels like we’re getting closer to a bottoming-out process,” said Trey Golden at Rush Enterprises. (Rush Enterprises via Vimeo) Used Class 8 truck sales in June came in at 21,500 units, equal to sales figures from the year-ago period, ACT Research reported. The average retail sale price for a used truck fell 26.4% to ...more
Union Pacific is one of the nation’s largest railroads with a network of 32,400 miles of track in 23 Western states. (Nati Harnik/Associated Press) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific on July 26 hired Jim Vena, the CEO recommended earlier this year by a hedge fund pressuring the railroad to improve, as the company cut its ...more
A truck arrives at the Port of Los Angeles. Chris Connor has been the CEO of the AAPA since the fall of 2019. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press) American Association of Port Authorities CEO Chris Connor announced he is retiring effective Oct. 1. Connor, 65, took over the post in the fall of 2019 and guided the ...more
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a July 26 press conference. (Nathan Howard/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate July 26 for the 11th time in 17 months, a streak of hikes that is intended to curb inflation but that also carry the risk of going too far and triggering ...more
An unsuspecting semi truck driver’s unnerving close call with a plane was caught on video.The video was captured on U.S. 30 in Hanna, Indiana, and shared by Facebook user Clifton Howard on July 25.The clip, which is captioned “buzzin the semis on 30,” appears to show a small yellow crop duster flying within a few ...more
Amidst reports that the trucking company is planning to file for bankruptcy, a Yellow Corp. worker provides an update on the latest information he has as of Wednesday afternoon.On Sunday, the Teamsters announced that Nashville-headquarted Yellow had averted a looming strike by making an agreement with the Central States Pension Fund that afforded the company ...more
On Wednesday, the Circleville Police Department (CPD) announced that an officer was terminated after he allowed his canine to attack a truck driver who was attempting to surrender.CPD issued a news release regarding the actions of Officer Ryan Speakman during a July 4 incident involving 23 year old truck driver Jadarrius Rose that was caught ...more
Arizona police are investigating a fatality incident involving a semi truck that occurred on Wednesday in a store parking lot. The incident occurred in Buckeye, Arizona, around 9:30 a.m. on July 26, according to 3TV.According to the outlet, a semi truck struck a man in his 70’s who was walking in the lot of a ...more
Law enforcement agencies in eleven states are coming together for a single day effort to crack down on speeding vehicles.On Wednesday, July 26, law enforcement agencies will take part in a Speed Awareness campaign. During the single day effort, state and local police officers will be on patrol for speed violations by passenger vehicle drivers, ...more
This video features a guy trying out a truck driving simulator who would without a doubt be in jail if he were driving a big rig in the real world.The video was shared by LADbible on July 22.In the video, the horrified-looking would-be trucker runs over a police officer, comes inches from hitting a police cruiser, ...more
