A trucker popular on social media recently shared a video to warn the trucking community about an alleged truck towing scam taking place on the east coast. The video was shared over the weekend by TikTok trucker Clarissa Rankin.In the video, Rankin warns of a “stolen” truck scheme she fell prey to in North Carolina ...more
One person is dead after attempting to cross a highway in a golf cart in South Carolina on Friday afternoon. The incident happened on July 7th in Horry County, South Carolina. According to Valley News Live, the driver of the golf cart was trying to drive east on Adrian Highway in order to cross Highway 19 ...more
The truck driver killed by teenage robbers as they fled police during a chase has been identified. The incident occurred just after 5:30 a.m. in Lakewood, Washington on June 29th near Berkely Street Southwest and Thorne Lane. According to The Chronicle, the 16-year-old suspects were fleeing police in a stolen vehicle when they struck the semi ...more
Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark on July 7. (John Minchillo/Associated Press) NEWARK, N.J. — A cargo ship burned for a third day July 7 at a New Jersey port after the fire claimed the lives of two firefighters and exposed gaps in ...more
Signage outside the General Motors Co. Silao Complex in Silao, Guanajuato state, Mexico. (Maurico Palos/Bloomberg News) In late June, workers at a General Motors Co. Ultium electric vehicle plant confronted a startling sight: A defective battery was on fire. The workers raced to put it out, and were able to do so, according to the ...more
Construction workers work with rebar at a site in New York. (Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — America’s employers pulled back on hiring but still delivered another month of solid gains in June, adding 209,000 jobs, a sign that the economy’s resilience is confounding the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow growth and inflation. The change in ...more
XPO driver Damien Hebert of Louisiana displays his national twins championship trophy as (from left) 2022 NTDC Chairman Jason Wing and American Trucking Associations executives Jacob Pierce and John Lynch share the stage. (XPO) Louisiana’s Damien Hebert, last year’s national winner in the twin trailers division, is passionate about details. Devoting attention to details on ...more
A ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press) Maritime nations agreed July 7 to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that several experts and nations say falls short of what’s needed to curb warming to agreed temperature limits. Countries at the meeting ...more
A New York-based towing company put on a show for a local Fourth of July parade by continuing their annual tradition of connecting and towing what appears to be every wrecker in the company’s fleet. This video was shared by Poughkeepsie’s Brandl’s Towing on July 4. In just a few days, the video has garnered ...more
Several large truck manufacturers have agreed to a deal with California in response to the ban of diesel CMVs in the state. Several companies, including Daimler, Ford, GM, and Cummins, have agreed to the ‘Clean Truck Partnership’ with the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The plan creates a path towards the use of zero-emissions medium ...more
