Volvo VNR Electric tractors recharge at a depot. (Performance Team, a Maersk Co.) Many of the major players in the trucking industry say they generally are supporters of the goals of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s aggressive Phase 3 proposed rule, but they have concerns that the phase-in is moving too fast. EPA’s “multipollutant” heavy ...more
Tesla's EV charging connector at a charging station in Anaheim, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press) DETROIT — A key U.S. automotive industry organization says it will set performance standards for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging cords in another move toward using the Tesla plug on all EVs. The move June 27 by SAE International, formerly the ...more
(vitpho/Getty Images) Federal trucking regulators have confirmed they plan to consider a controversial request by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association seeking a rulemaking to require broker-shipper pricing documents be shared with truckers carrying the load. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said in a June 16 Federal Register post on broker and bona fide agent ...more
Kodiak Robotics signed similar deals with other carriers over the past year, including Forward Air, Ikea Supply Chain Operations, and Werner Enterprises. (Kodiak Robotics) Kodiak Robotics Inc. is set to equip 800 trucks with self-driving technology for Loadsmith, a third-party Capacity-as-a-Service logistics provider, the companies said. Mountain View, Calif.-based Kodiak expects to begin delivering the ...more
A Lordstown Motors Baja truck at the Lordstown Motors complex in Lordstown, Ohio. (David Dermer/Associated Press) Commercial electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection nearly two months after it warned that it was in danger of failing. In early May, electronics company Foxconn wavered on a $170 million investment ...more
Jan Murphy/Tribune News Service Fighting Pennsylvania’s automatic adoption of California heavy-truck emission standards, the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association and four trucking company members are suing two commonwealth agencies while contending only their legislators can create state laws. “This case is primarily about restoring the democratic process,” Caleb Kruckenberg, of the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), told ...more
A police officer was hurt on Monday evening after being thrown into a sinkhole by an out-of-control tractor trailer. The incident occurred on the evening of June 26th in Fayetteville, North Carolina. According to CBS 17 News, a sinkhole opened up on U.S. 401, near Seventy-First Middle and High School, forcing a closure of the roadway. ...more
New York police have cited a truck driver who lost control and wound up in a creek in New Hartford last month. The incident occurred on May 24 as 39 year old truck driver Frederick Swinea was eastbound on Red Hill Road.According to the New Hartford Police Department, Swinea failed to stop at a stop ...more
A man was arrested in Washington over the weekend after threatening a sleeping driver with a knife and then fleeing a group of angry truckers. The incident occurred after 8 p.m. on June 24th in Moses Lake, Washington at Ernie’s Truck Stop near the I-90/SR 17 interchange. According to Source One News, a trucker was resting ...more
On Tuesday, Love’s Travel Stops announced plans for major expansion of their new truck wash services. Just a few weeks ago, Love’s announced the opening of the company’s first-ever truck wash in Harrisonville, Missouri. On June 27, Love’s announced that a second truck wash is now open for business in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.The company also ...more
