On Wednesday morning, trucking giant Knight-Swift announced that the acquisition of U.S. Xpress is now complete. According to a statement issued by Knight-Swift on July 5, the the previously-announced acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. was approved by shareholders on June 29, and the transaction was completed on July 1.On March 21, 2023, the companies ...more

A truck driver survived but was forced to swim to safety after losing control and crashing into a reservoir in Vermont on Monday. The incident occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on July 3 in Wilmington, Vermont. According to Wilmington Police Department, Vermont, 53 year old New York-based truck driver David Miller was operating a 2020 ...more

A pair of grain elevators collapsed in Texas on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and others injured. The incident occurred on the evening of July 4 in Tynan, Texas.According to the Bee County Sheriff’s Office, two grain silos collapsed and and trapped three workers. KIIITV reports that two semi trucks and one other vehicle were ...more

The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) announced that they’ll be working with other law enforcement agencies across state lines to increase patrols along Highway 20. On June 30, NSP announced that they will join forces with troopers from “many” other states to focus increasing patrols on U.S. Highway 20 in the month of July.“Highway 20 is ...more

Several people wearing roller skates perform a dangerous stunt by hanging on to a semi truck traveling on the highway. The video was shared by Reddit user u/ExoGeniVI on June 28.In the video, you can see the reckless roller skaters clinging to a tanker trailer. A couple of the roller skaters zoom forward from the ...more

Just days after one truck driver became stuck on the Smugglers Notch segment of Vermont Route 108 in Cambridge, Vermont, a second truck driver was caught and forced to back out of the Notch. On the afternoon of July 4,  Vermont State Police (VSP) received reports of a tractor trailer attempting to use Smugglers Notch.VSP ...more

As an American flag flaps in the breeze, a fuel truck fills the storage tanks at a Sinclair station in Sisters, Ore. (Gary Kicinski/Transport Topics) Diesel prices dropped another 3.4 cents to a national average of $3.767 per gallon, according to weekly data released by the Energy Information Administration July 3. The national average price ...more