A trucking company’s internal messaging regarding its employees forming a union was only partially unacceptable, a court ruled.  Employees of Garten Trucking, operating in Virginia, West Virginia, the Carolinas, and Maryland lost an election to unionize in August 2021 by a vote of 65-30. Unionizers then accused Garten of tampering with the election, violating the ...more

A truck driver was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for the murder of an Army veteran last summer.  28-year-old Naasson Hazzard was convicted of kidnapping resulting in death back in February, and was sentenced to life in prison for his crimes on Thursday, June 12th. According to Fort-Worth Star Telegram, Surveillance video used in ...more

A serious crash involving a semi truck was reported in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday morning. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. on June 13 on the I-65 ramp near the Kennedy Bridge in Louisville.Images captured at the scene show a burning semi truck hanging from the overpass. After falling off the I-65 ramp, the ...more

On the CDLLife App, real drivers share their real experiences—the good, the funny, and the helpful. This week: Meet Boomer! Boomer spent seven months at the Olathe, Kansas animal shelter before finding his forever home with a truck driver looking for a loyal companion. Thanks to his generous sponsor, Vickie Nelson, Boomer was adopted fully ...more

DAT found that while long-term freight contracts should see a modest increase of between 2% and 4% this year, the spot market is expected to see increased volatility as it absorbs the tariff impacts. (O2O Creative/Getty Images) The trucking industry is facing a tepid financial outlook amid volatile market conditions compelled by the ongoing tariff-fueled ...more

(Matt Rourke/AP) WASHINGTON — Committees in the Republican-led Senate recently took aim at commercial transportation and emissions policies as they seek to finalize their response to the House-passed procedural budget package before the July Fourth recess. The leadership on the transportation panels proposed measures this month targeting infrastructure programs, emissions regulations and emerging transportation technologies. ...more

(Matt Rourke/AP) WASHINGTON — Committees in the Republican-led Senate recently took aim at commercial transportation and emissions policies as they seek to finalize their response to the House-passed procedural budget package before the July Fourth recess. The leadership on the transportation panels proposed measures this month targeting infrastructure programs, emissions regulations and emerging transportation technologies. ...more

“Angels was a perfect fit,” Gartland told TT. “If we don’t fit, we don’t do [deals].” (Montway Auto Transport) Montway Auto Transport CEO Tom Gartland retired once — for all of six weeks. The better part of a decade later, the veteran transportation executive told Transport Topics: “I’m going 100 mph and love it.” Probably ...more

(Micron via YouTube) Chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. said it will spend about $200 billion on U.S. manufacturing, research and development, the latest company to pledge large-scale investments in the country since President Donald Trump won election. The spending will include roughly $150 billion for domestic manufacturing capacity and another $50 billion for R&D, it said ...more

(Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he intended to send letters to trading partners in the next one to two weeks setting unilateral tariff rates, ahead of a July 9 deadline to reimpose higher duties on dozens of economies. “We’re going to be sending letters out in about a week and a half, two weeks, ...more