Ships at the Port of Vancouver during a dockworkers strike on July 5. (Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg News) A 13-day strike that disrupted shipments at Canada’s western ports is set to end after the dockworkers’ union and a group of employers agreed on a tentative deal. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, representing more than 7,000 workers, ...more
A number of carriers and other trade organizations, including American Trucking Associations, said in written comments filed in 2021 the system had the potential to save lives and should be permitted. (Intellistop via YouTube) A federal appellate court has rejected a court challenge by Intellistop Inc. of a decision by trucking regulators denying an exemption ...more
A Coast Guard Petty Officer uses a Transportation Worker Identification Card scanner to verify the information of a driver entering an installation. (U.S. Coast Guard) Freight stakeholders are calling on congressional policymakers to further facilitate access to military bases and installations. The groups, representing trucking as well as moving and storage companies, point to a ...more
Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry is displayed at a market in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) Higher prices lifted PepsiCo’s revenue in the second quarter but dented consumer demand, and the company said July 13 that price increases could start to moderate in the second half of this year. Snack food volumes fell 3% in the ...more
Cole (R-Okla.) said the transportation appropriations bill would improve safety and efficiency throughout the nation's infrastructure networks. (Mariam Zuhaib/Associated Press) Legislation that would fund the U.S. Department of Transportation through fiscal 2024 was easily approved by a subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12. The transportation appropriations bill would provide $90.2 billion ...more
Investigators are still unsure of the circumstances behind a serious wreck that sent a police officer to the hospital and overturned a semi truck. The accident happened at 9:47 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12th in Warwick, New York. According to the Daily Voice, police officer Jordan Tetreault was driving southwest on Route 94 through the Warwick ...more
On Thursday, Love’s Travel Stops announced the opening of two new stores in Willcox, Arizona, and Lucedale, Mississippi. The 13,000 square foot Willcox store is located off I-10 at 1600 N. Fort Grant Road. Amenities at the store include:Arby’s restaurant (opening July 17)60 truck parking spaces. Seven diesel baysFive showersLaundry facilitiesCAT scaleThe 10,000 square foot Lucedale ...more
Two truck drivers and a passenger are dead after a head on collision between two rigs on Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred on the afternoon of July 11th on US Highway 20 in Harney County, Oregon. According to KTVZ News, 57-year-old Darrell Thew was driving a 1997 Peterbilt east on Highway 20 when he crossed into ...more
This week, the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) shared dash cam video to praise a trucker’s attentiveness in preventing a crash. The video was shared by Georgia DPS on July 12, 2023.In the quick clip captured at night, you can see that the dash cammer in the left lane sees another truck broken down ...more
A dump truck driver forgot to lower their bed and took down an entire highway sign on Wednesday. The accident happened on July 12th in Cobb County, Georgia on Interstate 75. According to Atlanta News First, the dump truck with a raised bed struck the highway sign, causing it to collapse. The structure was left lying ...more
