A truck driver is hurt after failing to negotiate a curve in Michigan on Wednesday night. The accident happened on June 7th in Pierson Township, Michigan on US 131 south at the 22 Mile Road overpass. According to Fox 17 News, the semi truck ran off of US 131 along a curve as it approached the ...more
A student driver climbs into a truck during a CDL training program. (Guilford Technical Community College) A $1.7 million federal grant will help Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, N.C., expand its truck driver training program in the Triad, a region that school officials say has a 31% higher need for truck drivers than the ...more
Premier Truck Group's dealership in Brandon, Manitoba. (Premier Truck Group) Penske Automotive Group on June 5 acquired Transolutions Truck Centres, a Canadian retailer of medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks and buses. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, TSTC adds an additional province to the network of Premier Truck Group, Penske Automotive Group’s commercial truck subsidiary, it said. ...more
Steve Pool rides off on his Arabian horse “Guy” on the first leg of the Pony Express Trail re-ride in the 2021 event. (Lezlie Sterling via Tribune Content Agency) This week, mail enthusiasts, horseback riders and onlookers are celebrating the Pony Express’ 163rd anniversary with a nearly 2,000-mile trek from Old Sacramento, Calif., to St. ...more
Trailer by benkrut via Getty Images Hinton Transportation Investments Inc. (HTI) acquired Chicago-based U.S. Trailer Parts & Supply Inc., a distributor of heavy-duty trailer parts, it said June 6. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based holding company said the deal, completed June 1, will increase its heavy-duty trailer distribution footprint in the greater Chicago and Milwaukee area ...more
Australian Minister Catherine King (left) and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the memorandum of understanding, which lasts for five years. (Catherine King MP via Twitter) Michigan and Australia have recommitted to collaborating on automotive and advanced transportation research, technology, trade and workforce skills, especially in digitalization and lowering emissions. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an updated ...more
Ascend Elements' battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. (Arvin Temkar/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Tribune News Agency) For years, the U.S. electric vehicle industry has grappled with two supply chain issues: how to source critical materials for battery production, and what to do with old batteries once they’re spent. A deal announced June 7 by Ascend ...more
Ting Shen/Bloomberg News Moving on from monthslong negotiations over the nation’s debt ceiling, congressional leaders are turning their attention to the annual budget process on Capitol Hill. Advancing fiscal 2024 appropriations legislation is now front-and-center for the lawmakers tasked with determining funding allocations for federal agencies. Senior policymakers kicked off a series of meetings this ...more
A containership at the Port of Long Beach. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News) Tensions between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union are heating up as periodic, unannounced work stoppages occur at several ports and other locations, causing cargo disruptions across the nation. The actions have taken place the past several days at ...more
A truck driver makes the wild decision to cut across a grassy median to reach his preferred road in this dash cam video. The clip was shared by Facebook user Nestor Javier Padilla on June 6.In the video, a semi truck traveling in the left lane next to the dash cammer suddenly veers left at ...more
