Trucks leave a security checkpoint at the Port of Los Angeles. (SiriStafford/Getty Images) A California-led 18-state coalition is backing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a legal action asking for rejection of a challenge by 19 states that contend California’s future strict emissions controls will regulate the trucking industry from existence. California Gov. Gavin Newsom ...more
An Aurora autonomous semi tractor-trailer pulls through a sensor calibration area at Aurora's facility in Palmer, Texas. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/TNS) PALMER, Texas — Darcy Desjarlais, senior truck operations specialist at Aurora, hovers both hands under the steering wheel of Aurora’s self-driving truck as it cruises at 65 mph down Interstate 45, heading in ...more
A shopper surveys stacks of clothing on a sales table in a Costco warehouse in Colorado Springs, Colo. (David Zalubowsi/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — An inflation index that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve tumbled in May to its lowest level since April 2021, pulled down by lower gas prices and slower-rising food costs. At ...more
A TuSimple autonomous truck at an industry trade show in 2022. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) TuSimple is exploring strategic alternatives for its U.S. operations, including a sale, which would see the self-driving truck technology provider focus on Asia-Pacific activities instead, the company said. The San Diego-based company said June 28 it had hired ...more
XPO driver and Idaho grand champ Kolton Schultz (right) will be competing in the 3-axle class at the National Truck Driving Championships after going last year as the sleeper berth winner. (XPO) At trucking competitions, it sometimes requires one’s instincts to greet the precision driving courses respectfully. Elite competitors are quick to trust their instincts ...more
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) shared dash cam video of a close call caused by a motorist’s erratic last-second turn maneuver. In a June 30, 2023, social media post, Georgia DPS said, “We’re giving a shout-out to this professional CMV that was not driving distracted and potentially saved the driver of this passenger ...more
Officials announced plans to develop a federally funded truck stop for electric commercial vehicles along a busy freight corridor in Michigan. On June 29, the State of Michigan in partnership with Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced plans to build a “Mobility Charging Hub” to support the charging of electric commercial vehicles.The companies referred to the ...more
Police say that another truck driver is to blame for the death of a trucker found inside his rig with smashed windows on Thursday. The incident occurred on June 29th in the 10800 block of Belleville Road in Van Buren Township, Michigan. Click on Detroit reports that police were called to the location at around 1 ...more
A new law restricting left lane travel for trucks goes into effect over the weekend in New Mexico. Starting on July 1, 2023, New Mexico’s new law banning trucks from using the left lane goes into effect, with some exceptions.The law requires trucks to stay in the right lane of any two or more lane ...more
A woman recently took to social media to praise a trucker for his selflessness in the wake of a collision, and the post made it all the way across the internet to the truck driver involved. On June 29, Emily Brooke Tanner shared a Facebook post thanking a trucker for staying on the scene with ...more
