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

Mack trucks in production at the Lehigh Valley Operations in Macungie, Pa. (Mack Trucks) North American Class 8 orders in May reversed the trend of year-over-year declines by increasing to 15,500 units, ACT Research reported. ACT preliminary data showed orders increased 10% compared with 2022, when they hit 14,000 units. The only other month so ...more

Overhaul via Twitter The increasing interest in nearshoring poses unique security considerations, including a higher likelihood of cargo thefts. Nearshoring involves companies moving offshore operations to neighboring countries. The U.S. has seen increased interest in the process since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and Mexico has been a main focus of those efforts. “Big ...more

Jae C. Hong/Associated Press BloombergNEF has published its annual Electric Vehicle Outlook, which looks at how the different segments of road transport could evolve over the coming decades and maps the impact on oil markets, electricity demand, batteries, metals and materials, charging infrastructure and greenhouse gas emissions. Some highlights: EV Sales Will Surge in the ...more

Toyota Mirai by Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg News Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. have put their weight behind hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in the push to reach net-zero emissions, but dismal sales in 2022 suggest customers remain extremely wary. FCVs accounted for only 0.02% of global passenger vehicle sales last year, according to a report published ...more