A trailer full of piggies roamed a highway in Minnesota after the trailer they were in overturned on Friday morning. Traffic cameras captured the event on eastbound I-694 at I35E under the overpass in Little Canada, Minnesota. State Patrol was managing the scene and rerouted traffic at exit 113. No human injuries were reported in the ...more
A Missouri man and his truck repair company were indicted on multiple counts related to a scheme that involved using COVID-19 relief funding to commit conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act. Chris Carroll has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of bank fraud, six counts of money laundering, and three ...more
The Wynnewood Police Department (WPD) recently recognized a truck driver for saving a small child found walking in the streets amid traffic this week. The incident occurred on June 6 at the intersection of Robert S. Kerr and Washita Ave in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.According to WPD, truck driver Robert Delaplain spotted a child wearing a diaper ...more
Australian transportation authorities say that they’ve completed a successful on-road trial of the double-stacked container transport combination. Video shared this week by Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Regulator gives viewers a quick glimpse at a truck hauling a double-stacked container load as part of a road test.“This innovative combination will significantly increase productivity even over the existing ...more
This week, Indiana State Police (ISP) teamed up with a local sheriff’s office for a commercial vehicle enforcement effort following complaints from residents about overweight trucks. The enforcement activity took place on June 7 on U.S. 41 and on S.R. 55 in Newton County, Indiana.The ISP’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, ...more
The founder of a prominent trucking charity shared a social media post highlighting the plight of families who lose their truck driving loved ones out on the road. Robert Palm is a veteran trucker and the founder of the IRS 501(c)(3) recognized charity truckersfinalmile.org, a group that works to reunite truck drivers with their families in ...more
Drone video reveals the aftermath of a massive train derailment in Arizona on Wednesday. The train was traveling through Williams, Arizona at around midnight when it derailed. It was hauling “a variety of new cars, vans and trucks.” “A total of 23 cars derailed and sustained heavy damage. The train cars involved were carrying a variety ...more
Nikola Tre by Nikola Corp. Nikola’s bid to issue more shares and obtain enough funding needed for its Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck ambitions is on hold for another month, it said June 7. Phoenix-based Nikola adjourned its 2023 annual stockholder meeting until July 6 after failing to win enough support from beleaguered existing ...more
The proposed contract would cover 8,600 members that work for the carrier, including truck drivers and dock workers. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) The ArcBest Corp. subsidiary ABF Freight System has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, the company announced June 7. ABF Freight said the proposed five-year ...more
With the snipping of a ribbon, 84 truck parking spaces were formally added on Interstate 40 in West Memphis, Ark. (Arkansas Department of Transportation via Facebook) Amid the constant roar of Interstate 40 traffic, Arkansas state leaders celebrated opening a long-awaited commercial truck parking lot in West Memphis, adding 84 much-needed spaces. “Let’s cut a ...more
