Video shows Tesla Semi taking on diesel trucks on Donner Pass

By |2023-08-02T11:30:18-05:00July 14th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Video recently shared by a Tesla blogger appears to show an electric-powered Tesla Semi passing diesel-fueled trucks on the Donner Pass ascent. The video was shared on July 14 by Twitter account Zanegler, which often shares video, photos, and information on the Tesla Semi.The video shows the driver of a Tesla Semi rapidly overtaking a ...more

Mastermind who stuffed 25 immigrants into SUV in smuggling attempt sentenced to 15 years following fatal wreck with big rig 

By |2023-08-02T11:30:26-05:00July 14th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

The man who organized the smuggling of 25 migrants in a single SUV has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after the vehicle slammed into a big rig.  The accident happened back in March 2021 near Holtville, California. Jose Cruz Noguez was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday, July 14th, 2023 after ...more

‘People matter to us’ — Family-owned Missouri trucking company finds success by putting drivers first

By |2023-08-02T11:30:31-05:00July 14th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Content Sponsored by RBX Inc.A Missouri-based truckload carrier is quietly garnering a reputation as a place where truckers can grow their careers while surrounded by a knowledgeable, driver-friendly support team.Strafford, Missouri-headquartered trucking company RBX Inc. has been in business for 40 years and remains family-owned and operated to this day. Over the years, they’ve built ...more

Feds are trying to find more than 1300 drivers who are owed $5.6 million in back pay and damages

By |2023-08-01T19:30:46-05:00July 14th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

This week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice in hopes of locating former employees of a national auto parts distributor and its delivery company who are owed millions of dollars. On July 11, 2023, the DOL issued a public statement aimed at helping them locate more than 1,300 drivers who worked for Parts ...more

80+ miles of Penn. Turnpike to close Saturday night for cleanup of DUI tractor trailer crash 

By |2023-08-01T11:30:19-05:00July 14th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

More than 80 miles of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed over the weekend for the cleanup of a tractor trailer crash.  The 86 mile stretch of the westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 70/76) will be closed between the Breezewood (Exit 161) and the New Stanton interchange (Exit 75). The closure will begin at 11 p.m. ...more

Amazon Prime Day Drives All Online Sales Up 6.1%

By |2023-07-14T09:00:52-05:00July 13th, 2023 at 12:29 PM|Trucking News|

Workers fulfill orders at an Amazon fulfillment center on Prime Day in Melville, N.Y. (Johnny Milano/Bloomberg News) U.S. shoppers spent $12.7 billion online during Amazon.com Inc.’s 48-hour Prime Day, up 6.1% from a year ago but short of estimates for 9.5% growth, according to Adobe Inc. An increasing share of customers used “buy now, pay ...more

Daimler Cites Flexibility as Key to Zero-Emission Future

By |2023-07-14T08:20:33-05:00July 13th, 2023 at 12:22 PM|Trucking News|

Jochen Goetz stressed that the company will assess where it needs to invest, or where partnership with another supplier may make sense. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) BOSTON — Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum said flexibility is the key to his company’s preparation for the zero-emission future that is broadly envisioned for trucking, and stressed that customer ...more

Anxiety Grows as UPS Strike Deadline Nears

By |2023-07-13T16:21:08-05:00July 13th, 2023 at 12:19 PM|Trucking News|

UPS workers go through a rehearsal for a pending strike at a UPS Customer Center in Longwood, Fla., on July 13. The contract between UPS and the Teamsters union expires July 31. (John Raoux/Associated Press) UPS Inc. on July 11 pushed to Aug. 8 the release date for its second-quarter financial report, a week after ...more

Dockworkers Take On South Carolina’s Governor in Labor Fight

By |2023-07-13T10:44:00-05:00July 13th, 2023 at 10:44 AM|Trucking News|

Workers hold signs supporting labor organizers in their legal battle over container loading jobs at a rally in Columbia, S.C. on July 12. (James Pollard/Associated Press) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dockworkers and the governor in the state with the lowest percentage of unionized workers are digging in their heels over a labor dispute that has left ...more

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