Another major pileup involving four semi trucks and several passenger vehicles occurred on I-70 in Illinois on Friday. Firefighters responded to a report of a multi-vehicle collision in an ongoing construction zone near Teutopolis, Illinois, at 1:37 p.m. on Friday, July 14.The collision occurred on eastbound I-70 at mile marker 101.5. The Teutopolis Fire Protection ...more
A nearby motorist captured footage of a passenger train colliding with a car hauler in Florida on Friday evening. The accident happened at 7 p.m. on July 14th in Lakeland, Florida near US 92 and Canal Avenue North.According to WFLA News, a truck hauling cars failed to clear a railroad crossing and got stuck on ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week 2023 is now behind us, but the next inspection campaign is only a month away. This year, CVSA Brake Safety Week will take place throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico August 20 — 26.During Brake Safety Week, inspectors will be paying special attention to brake lining/pad ...more
A couple was awarded $44M for a wreck with a semi truck that left the woman with a spinal cord injury. The accident happened in 2016 at the intersection of the Indiana Toll Road and IN S.R. 49 near Valparaiso, Indiana. According to Fox 32, truck driver Pedrag Radisavljevic rear ended a car at the traffic ...more
UPS says training won't have an impact on current operations. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. plans to train nonunion employees to help deliver packages in the event of a labor disruption in the U.S., underscoring the potential for a strike as a crucial negotiating deadline nears. The continuity-training sessions in the coming ...more
A police officer directs traffic from a detour on I-95 after a section of a bridge collapsed in June in Philadelphia. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg News) There have been more than 5,000 crashes on Interstate 81 in the last five years, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Pennsylvania accounts for 1,600 of those crashes, second to only ...more
DHL Supply Chain executives Oscar de Bok (left) and Agustin Croche discuss the Latin American expansion investment during a news conference in Mexico City on July 13. (DHL Supply Chain) Five Latin American nations could share $556 million by 2028 as contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain announced July 12 it is seeking to expand ...more
Averitt Express opened its first hybrid facility in Charleston County more than a decade ago. (Averitt Express) South Carolina state officials have welcomed a $4.58 million expansion by Averitt Express of its operations in Charleston County to meet freight needs from the Port of Charleston. Congratulating the Cookeville, Tenn.-based freight transportation and supply chain service ...more
The Biden administration last year rescinded dozens of previously granted RFS exemptions. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Associated Press) The Biden administration on July 14 rejected more than two dozen oil refinery requests for exemptions from U.S. biofuel-blending requirements. The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision is a blow to 15 unidentified small refineries that had sought the waivers from ...more
Kentucky grand champion John Willinger receives the trophy from Kentucky Trucking Association CEO Rick Taylor. Willinger prevailed in the 4-axle class on the way to taking top honors. (Kentucky Trucking Association) The overwhelming memory of John Willinger’s time at the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships this year is of focus and persistence. The decorated commercial driver ...more
