Authorities in El Paso, Texas, responded to a major hot sauce spill on a busy interstate on Friday. The incident began around 11:30 a.m. on June 30 when another driver noticed that a semi truck traveling on westbound I-10 at the Hawkins Exit was leaking a red liquid that turned out to be Tabasco.The driver ...more

A truck driver was found to be using Tik Tok in the moments before a deadly chain reaction crash in Arizona earlier this year.  The crash occurred around 6:15 a.m. on January 12 in the eastbound lanes of I-10 near the Chandler Boulevard off-ramp in Chandler, Arizona. 36-year-old truck driver Danny G. Tiner was arrested ...more

CSX locomotives sit at the CSX North Framingham Yard in Framingham, Mass. (Steven Senne/Associated Press) OMAHA, Neb. — CSX and CPKC railroads announced a deal June 28 that will allow them to beef up a little-used connection between their two networks in the southeastern United States to handle a significant amount of freight. The deal ...more

Motorists in traffic drive south on Highway 101 in Los Angeles. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg News) The Biden administration’s proposal to crack down on vehicle pollution with strict new tailpipe emission limits isn’t reasonable or achievable by a 2032 deadline, according to the biggest auto industry trade group in the U.S. The Washington-based Alliance for Automotive Innovation, ...more

The last strike was in 1997, which led to UPS losing considerable market share, according to Stifel analyst Bruce Chan. (UPS Inc.) The Teamsters union gave UPS Inc. a June 30 ultimatum in labor talks after walking away from discussions June 28, warning a nationwide strike “appears inevitable.” UPS and the union’s current National Master Agreement ...more

Trucks parked at a truck stop. Among the bills approved in committee was the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act. (grandriver/Getty Images) With the congressional August recess fast approaching, senior transportation policymakers are calling for passage of several big picture supply chain-centric bills. A bill recently introduced in the Senate meant to improve freight rail connectivity ...more

Arrive Logistics said there have been some upticks in spot rates since May, but it believes that has more to do with seasonal volatility than a fundamental shift in market conditions. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) The spot market has become stuck in a stagnant bottom with market patterns preventing it from building back ...more

Freight rail cars sit in Norfolk Southern's Conway Terminal in Conway Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — Showing surprising resilience in the face of higher interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual pace from January through March as consumers spent at the fastest pace in nearly two years. The June 29 ...more

A truck driver was nearly robbed at gunpoint after being stopped by a criminal in a car with police lights.  The incident happened in Edgecombe County, North Carolina on Tuesday morning, June 27th. According to WRAL News, truck driver Wiley Stanton was driving his truck at the intersection of Wood Duck Road and Davistown-Mercer Lane when ...more

A U.S. Department of Transportation worker has been sentenced to prison on an extortion charge after he admitted to asking for a bribe in exchange for providing a trucking company with a favorable safety report. On June 12, 2023, former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Border Investigator Patrick Gorena was sentenced to 10 months in ...more