An eMV Series electric medium-duty truck comes off the assembly line at Navistar's San Antonio plant. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks grew 28.6% in May compared with the year-ago period, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Total retail sales for Classes 4-7 trucks increased to 21,687 from 16,859. The results represent ...more
A parade of tractor-trailers line Enrico Fermi Place, a street minutes away from the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. (Ana Ramirez/The San Diego Union-Tribune via Tribune Content Agency) San Diego transportation officials celebrated June 13 the anticipated award of about $260 million in state funding to help complete the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry, ...more
Florida's new tort reform law was enacted March 24. (imaginima/Getty Images) Florida’s court system is struggling under a mountain of 280,122 new civil cases filed by trial attorneys a few days before Gov. Ron DeSantis enacted a law in March thwarting lawsuit abuse. Sending monthly new case filings 127% above past monthly record (from May ...more
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a June 14 press conference. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged June 14 after having raised it 10 straight times to combat high inflation. But in a surprise move, the Fed signaled that it may raise rates twice more this ...more
If the deal is ratified, UPS drivers won't have to rely on an open door to keep themselves cool in the cab. (Richard Drew/Associated Press) Negotiators for UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached an agreement on a key point in the talks concerning working conditions for the tens of thousands of ...more
A person looks at the damaged section of I-95 in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/Associated Press) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said June 14 that crews will work 24 hours a day in Philadelphia to reopen a collapsed section of an important East Coast highway, but he wouldn’t estimate how long it will take to get traffic flowing ...more
A unique oversized load is currently traveling on roadways in Iowa. This week, crews are moving the 130 year old George House from North Liberty, Iowa, to a new location in Oxford, Iowa.The Victorian-style George House was reportedly at risk of being torn down to make way for new developments, but will now be moved ...more
This week, Pilot Company shared news about the company’s expansion and facility upgrade plans. On June 13, Pilot Company announced the opening of travel centers in Odessa, Texas, and Rialto, California.The Odessa store is located at 6051 S Highway 385 and features the following amenities: Six diesel lanes with biofuel, DEF and high-speed pumps39 truck parking spotsFour ...more
Authorities are investigating a fatal workplace accident that occurred in Oakdale, California, early Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. on June 14 at the ConAgra Foods facility in Oakdale, according to The Modesto Bee.Ismael Carrillo-Garcia, 27, had reportedly delivered a load of empty cans to the plant and was inside his trailer moving ...more
The Governor of Pennsylvania declined to provide a reopening timeline for Interstate 95 during his announcement of a temporary repair plan on Wednesday. Governor Josh Shapiro announced on Wednesday, June 14th that Pennsylvania will soon truck in 2,000 tons of glass nuggets as filler for the collapsed roadway. The affected portion of roadway is approximately ...more
