This week, New York City officials announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind system to automatically identify and ticket overweight trucks on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE).In an August 7 announcement, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the city will kick off use of the new automated enforcement system on August 10, 2023, with a ...more
Twenty nine people were placed under arrest after agents discovered a huge amount of people stuffed inside of one tractor trailer cab. The human smuggling attempt was stopped on August 6th at 2:40 p.m. on Interstate 35 at the 32 mile marker near Laredo, Texas. According to the US Border Patrol, Border Patrol Agents were working the ...more
Truckers traveling through Colorado should be aware of chain requirements going into effect in early September.The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) requires that commercial vehicle drivers (GCWR/GVWR of 16,001 pounds or more) traveling on I-70 between mile markers 133 (Dotsero) and 259 (Morrison) carry sufficient chains from September 1 through May 31 each year.Chains are ...more
Residents of a town in Pennsylvania are skeptical that their local Werner terminal actually needs more truck parking following a proposal that would increase their current truck parking by 50%. Werner Enterprises recently submitted a sketch plan to Palmer Township in Pennsylvania, outlining their proposal to add 138 trailer parking stalls and 47 tractor parking spaces ...more
Michigan State Police (MSP) are responding to a major multi-vehicle crash that has forced the closure of westbound I-96 near Lowell.MSP reported the crash shortly before noon on August 9 on westbound I-96 near Nash Highway.Troopers provided a description of the events leading to the crash: “Initial report is that a semi failed to slow ...more
‘The Sassy Trucker’ isn’t getting much support from her fellow drivers after returning home from a harrowing experience involving jail in Dubai this week. Tierra Allen, otherwise known as “The Sassy Trucker” was recently jailed in Dubai after “shouting” at a rental car employee during a “common rental car extortion scheme” in May.‘Sassy Trucker’ returning home ...more
The DERA program promotes an array of diesel emissions strategies by working with an array of industry stakeholders. (WendellandCarolyn/Getty Images) A program meant to advance air quality improvements nationwide recently received a boost from the Biden administration. This month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that $115 million has been directed for the Diesel Emissions Reduction ...more
A Volvo VNR electric truck at a Southern California charging station. (Volvo Trucks) Volvo AB is recalling nearly all battery-powered electric trucks in the U.S. that were made over the past four years because of an issue that may potentially cause a battery fire. The checks affect about 172 vehicles as part of the Volvo ...more
The top five U.S. vehicle out-of-service violation categories included brake systems, tires, defective service brakes, cargo securement and lights. (CVSA) More than 81% of commercial motor vehicles and 94% of drivers inspected during International Roadcheck in May did not have any out-of-service violations during this year’s 72-hour special enforcement effort conducted by Commercial Vehicle Safety ...more
A Proterra charging system. The company also makes EV batteries and electric buses. (Proterra) Proterra Inc., which makes heavy-duty electric vehicle components like chargers and batteries, filed for bankruptcy on Aug. 7. The Burlingame, Calif.-based company listed assets and liabilities of at least $500 million each in a Chapter 11 petition in Delaware. The filing ...more
