A safety investigation surrounding a recent drowsy driving crash in Texas has revealed some dubious details regarding the trucking company involved in the accident.  The National Transportation Safety Board and the Texas Department of Public Safety have opened an investigation into the pile-up crash on Interstate 20 in Terrall, Texas that left five people dead. ...more

Two people were arrested after federal authorities found hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs stashed inside a semi truck loaded with produce at a warehouse in Georgia. Officials say that on June 30, 2025, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents learned that a tractor trailer parked at a warehouse in Gainesville, Georgia, possibly contained a large ...more

Watch as this trucker pulls up to a burning building in Ireland to help a man jump to safety without getting hurt.  In the video, a building is on fire with a man trapped on one of the upper floors. A truck driver realizes what is happening and reverses up to the building where the ...more

Iowa state troopers recently took a heavy equipment hauler off the road for load securement issues. On July 1, 2025, the Iowa State Patrol (ISP) stopped a commercial vehicle hauling a John Deere skid loader and some gravel without any apparent load securement measures.“Some vehicles just aren’t designed for certain types of cargo. On the ...more

This week, a Nebraska supply chain company announced it will exit the trucking sector in order to focus on freight brokerage, warehousing, and auto sales. On July 1, 2025, company leaders with Sidney-headquartered Adams Industries, Inc. announced “the difficult decision to exit the trucking sector.” Adams Industries was founded in 1987 by Robert Adams and his ...more

Forty truckers from Mexico have been placed out of service since enforcement of English proficiency standards began last week, Mexican trucking officials say.  The Executive Order requiring all truck drivers to effectively communicate with law enforcement in English and thoroughly understand highway signs officially went into effect on June 26th. Since then, forty truckers have ...more

A Texas truck driver was sentenced to years in federal prison after he was caught transporting more than two dozen people inside a tanker trailer. On July 1, 2025, San Antonio resident Richard Rindeikis, 44, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, according to the U.S. ...more

DTNA's Phoenix PDC will be relocated to Las Vegas in 2026. (Daimler Truck) Daimler Truck North America will close two West Coast parts distribution centers (PDCs) by 2027 and open two others in alternate metropolitan areas, the truck maker said. DTNA — parent company of Freightliner, Western Star and Thomas Built Buses — will shut ...more

Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the Oval Office in February. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg News) Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla, which is headed by Elon Musk, slumped July 1 as the war of words between the billionaire and President Donald Trump over the big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts heats up again, with ...more

Lyten will take full ownership of Northvolt Dwa ESS in Gdansk, Poland. (Lyten) California startup Lyten is buying a Polish energy-storage factory from Northvolt AB in a bid to become a global leader with its sulfur-based batteries. Lyten, which last year bought another Northvolt plant in the U.S., is planning to use the Polish unit ...more