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
Truck drivers who aren’t local to Philadelphia aren’t overly concerned about the possible effects of the Interstate 95 collapse, a recent poll shows. A portion of Interstate 95 at the Route 73/Cottman Avenue ramp has been closed indefinitely after an intense tanker fire compromised the structural integrity of the overpass, causing it to collapse. Now, ...more
Indiana State Police (ISP) say that a truck driver who disregarding warning lights and crossing arms at a railroad crossing was not hurt when his truck’s trailer was hit by an oncoming train on Monday. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. on June 12 near St. Joe, Indiana.According to ISP, Indiana resident Anthony Ball, 59, ...more
A police officer tells the story of how he helped a truck driver, and his community, during a medical episode in this video. In the clip, Lieutenant Bellflower tells the story of his recent drive to work that didn’t go quite as planned. He says he was on his way to work when he noticed ...more
In September of 2022 a judge ruled that RhodeWorks failed to fairly apportion its tolls among bridge users. (HummelReport via YouTube) Trucking and business groups have asked a federal circuit court to reject an appeal seeking reinstatement of Rhode Island’s trucks-only tolling plan, agreeing with a federal district judge who in September struck down the ...more
Buttigieg speaks at a press conference at the site of the collapsed bridge section. (governor.pa.gov) PHILADELPHIA — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the site in Philadelphia on June 13 where an out-of-control tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an Interstate 95 off-ramp, caught fire and destroyed a section of the East Coast’s main north-south highway. One ...more
A customer shops at a retail store in Vernon Hills, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — Consumer prices in the United States cooled last month, rising just 0.1% from April to May and extending the past year’s steady easing of inflation. At the same time, some measures of underlying price pressures remained high. Measured ...more
Freightliner claimed the largest market share with 9,368 trucks sold, accounting for 38.9% of all sales for the month. (Freightliner) U.S. Class 8 retail sales in May rose 16.4% from a year ago and also saw a month-to-month gain, Wards Intelligence reported. Class 8 sales for the month reached 24,111 units, up from 20,713 in ...more
Donald Trump speaking at the Georgia Republican Convention in Columbus, Ga., on June 10. (Natrice Miller/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Tribune News Agency) Georgia sits at the center of a surge in electric vehicle manufacturing, with billions in promised investments and tens of thousands of jobs set to turn the Peach State into one of the nation’s ...more
(tomap49/Getty Images) Legislation to ensure access to restrooms for commercial drivers on the job recently was introduced in the House of Representatives. The bipartisan Trucker Bathroom Access Act, endorsed by stakeholders, responds to industry concerns. It was introduced this month by Reps. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.). “I am proud to reintroduce legislation ...more
