A Waymo driverless taxi stops on a street in San Francisco for several minutes because the back door was not completely shut, while traffic backs up behind it, on Feb. 15. (Terry Chea, file/AP) SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators are poised to decide whether two rival robotaxi services can provide around-the-clock rides throughout San Francisco, ...more
The remains of a mobile home park in Fort Myers, Fla., are seen in May, six months after Hurricane Ian ravaged the area. (Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press) After predicting a “near-normal” hurricane season in May, federal experts revised their forecast Aug. 10 and said they are now expecting an above-average number of storms in 2023, as ...more
Iowa 3-axle wiiner and state grand champion Mindy Rathjens will be one of 10 women competing at the National Truck Driving Championships. (FedEx Corp.) Less than two months ago, Mindy Rathjens, a FedEx Freight driver, was competing at the Iowa Truck Driving Championships. En route to her grand champion performance, Rathjens explained that everything about ...more
A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier tries to stay cool under the shade of an umbrella as she walks her route along East Grand Avenue in Dallas June 20. (Elías Valverde II/Tribune Content Agency) WASHINGTON — Texas lawmakers prodded the U.S. Postal Service on Aug. 9 to provide bottled water to mail carriers in San ...more
CVSA has created an online survey to measure the number of drivers who use the conveyance standard legitimately, or to conceal driving hours. (vitpho/Getty Images) In an effort to help convince federal trucking regulators to better define when truck drivers can legitimately use personal conveyance time, a group of hand-picked certified inspectors nationwide are compiling ...more
A Westport Fuel Systems Volvo truck. Linde’s pilot project is one of a number of collaborations between Westport and Volvo Group. (Westport Fuel Systems) The first testing of natural gas-fueled European Volvo Group Class 8 trucks on North American roads is set to begin by the end of September, and more imports could be on ...more
The boards of directors at Forward Air and Omni Logistics have approved the transaction, which is expected to close this year. (Forward Air Corp.) Forward Air Corp. and Omni Logistics announced Aug. 10 that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a cash-and-stock transaction. Omni is a privately owned asset-light, high-touch logistics ...more
Five people lost their lives during a crash between an RV and a semi truck in Pennsylvania on Wednesday night. The accident occurred on August 9th at around 9 p.m. near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on Interstate 81. According to Penn Live Patriot News, an RV towing a trailer with a family of four inside was traveling south on ...more
The mangled wreckage from a serious crash between a semi truck and an RV was hauled away by a flatbed in this video. It’s hard to tell if the hunk of debris is the remainder of the RV or a portion of the semi truck, but we’d guess the RV. Our hearts go out to the loved ...more
A Werner Enterprises driver is being celebrated for achieving an impressive safety milestone, according to the company.Truck driver Tim Dean has achieved 5 million accident-free miles, Werner said in an August 10 announcement. He becomes only the second driver in Werner history to achieve the 5 million mile milestone, after retired driver Charley Endorf.“Reaching 5 ...more
