The collapse of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is expected to have far reaching consequences on the trucking industry serving the region, experts say. Sunday’s collapse was sparked by a tanker truck losing control while turning left after an exit ramp, and led to the total destruction of a portion of I-95. The truck driver died ...more
A pilot car driver is dead after being struck and killed by a semi truck while walking to check on the rig he was guiding. The accident happened just before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13th on Interstate 40 in Johnston County, North Carolina. According to WRAL News, Roy Ward was driving a pilot car when ...more
Security cameras at a nearby business captured the moment that a tanker truck crashed on Sunday morning, resulting in the collapse of the I-95 overpass in Philadelphia. The crash occurred at 6:20 a.m. on Sunday as a tanker truck loaded with 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed while using an I-95 ramp and caught fire, causing ...more
A Nikola EV uses a ChargePoint charger to get back up to full power. (ChargePoint) Tesla Inc.’s charging technology won more backers as a handful of players in the electric vehicle power industry said they would offer compatible equipment, further solidifying the automaker’s system as the U.S. standard. ChargePoint Holdings Inc., Blink Charging Co. and ...more
The Brewers Association cited estimates suggesting USPS could gain $180 million annually through alcohol shipping. (Mypurgatoryyears/Getty Images) CLEVELAND — Wine- and brewing-industry folks are supporting legislation that would allow alcohol to be shipped via the U.S. Postal Service. If it eventually passes, the USPS Shipping Equity Act would allow mailed shipments of alcohol. The Postal ...more
The new electronic options won’t require additional fees, but current system limitations at DOR for processing electronic submissions are more cumbersome for staff than in-person transactions. (Khanchit Khirisutchalual/Getty Images) Rather than waiting in line, Missouri commercial driver license holders now can submit their self-certifications and updated medical examiner certificates electronically via email or fax to ...more
Though diesel prices dropped, the average cost of a gallon went up on the East Coast, Lower Atlantic and Gulf Coast. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News) Diesel prices nudged slightly lower, dipping three-tenths of a cent to a national average of $3.794 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 12. Highlights With the modest ...more
Though diesel prices dropped, the average cost of a gallon went up on the East Coast, Lower Atlantic and Gulf Coast. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News) Diesel prices nudged slightly lower, dipping three-tenths of a cent to a national average of $3.794 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 12. Highlights With the modest ...more
Crews work at the site of the collapsed section of I-95 in Philadelphia. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said a complete rebuild of a damaged section of I-95 would take “some number of months,” and in the meantime officials were looking at “interim solutions to reconnect I-95 and get traffic ...more
Tom Perez, then Democratic National Committee chair, speaks before the start of the Democratic presidential primary debate in February of 2020. (Patrick Semansky/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has named Tom Perez, a former labor secretary and Democratic National Committee chairman, to be a senior adviser and his liaison to state and local governments ...more
