Officials have confirmed that a semi truck went over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Thursday afternoon. The incident happened around 1:50 p.m. on June 22 at the 1 mile marker on the CBBT. Officials say that a semi truck crashed off the west side of the northbound span ...more
Trucker tensions reach an all time high in this parking lot video. In the clip, two drivers are having an argument, getting in each other’s faces, and nearly getting into a physical fight in the parking lot of a truck stop during the day. At one point, one of the drivers walks away, but the other ...more
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a joint notice about a planned rule to require automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems on heavy-duty trucks. The June 22 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would require AEB systems on heavy vehicles, i.e., vehicles ...more
The Governor of Pennsylvania has recruited the help of a nearby raceway to help keep the I-95 temporary repairs on schedule despite rain. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro predicted that the collapsed section of I-95 will see traffic flowing again by the weekend of June 23rd earlier this week, but now forecasted rain is throwing a ...more
A new distracted driving law goes into effect in Michigan next week — here’s what truck drivers need to know to avoid a costly fine and community service penalty. Effective June 30, 2023, a new “hands-free” driving law will go into effect in Michigan, building upon existing state laws that forbid texting behind the wheel.Drivers ...more
A truck driver was caught on camera taking matters to his own hands during a climate change protest road blockade in Australia this week. Protesters gathered to block the Port of Brisbane Motorway, using their bodies and cars to impede traffic. Clearly fed up with the roadblock, a truck driver can be seen leaving his ...more
The Brookings County Sheriffs Office (BCSO) out of South Dakota is warning truckers to be on the alert following a report of multiple individuals attempting to open semi truck doors in a business lot. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on June 21 in a business parking lot in the 200 block of Industrial Drive ...more
A field of flowering canola plants. (CanolaInfo) Eyeing the trucking industry, U.S. canola producers are seeking to expand their output since the Environmental Protection Agency recently OK’d the plant oil be included among acceptable biofuels in its green energy renewable fuel standard program. Canola is a type of edible rapeseed from the mustard family that ...more
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) NEW YORK — The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on June 21 for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western ...more
A battery is changed on an electric vehicle at Ample headquarters. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) More than a decade ago, a high-flying startup called Better Place made a billion-dollar bet that electric car drivers would prefer to swap depleted batteries for fresh ones in minutes rather than charge them for hours. At the time, most EVs ...more
