Embark Embark Technology is set to be acquired by fellow autonomous vehicle software company Applied Intuition, the companies announced May 25. WHO's WHO IN AUTONOMOUS TRUCKING: Company sketches The announcement puts the equity value at approximately $71 million. Applied Intuition will provide an all-cash transaction as part of a definitive merger agreement signed between the ...more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) recently stopped a truck hauling logs for being “visibly overweight.” On Friday, May 26, OSHP took to Facebook to call out a trucker for a major weight violation.“Troopers from the Ironton Post stopped a commercial truck for being visibly overweight. The truck weighed nearly 120,000 lbs! 40,000 lbs over ...more
A motorist who survived a crash with a semi that killed three of his family members claims that the truck driver’s account of the incident is wrong. Motorist’s stop for deer with no lights end in triple fatality collision with semi truck 19-year-old David Hanchor was driving his family along Interstate 15 in Farr West, Utah ...more
A Georgia news outlet says that a man was recently arrested for illegally booting trucks while drivers slept and then demanding hundreds of dollars to remove the devices. Jahdiel Israel was charged with theft by deception and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, according to a Thursday report from WSB-TV.The outlet ...more
Traffic was brought to a standstill in Mississippi on Friday after multiple semi trucks collided. The accident happened on May 26th at around noon on Interstate 55 in Hernando, Mississippi. According to Action News 5, he wreck involved multiple tractor trailers and several other vehicles. Interstate 55 was closed from Coldwater to Pleasant Hills exits for ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be out in force statewide starting Friday evening. The CHP will take part in the agency’s Memorial Day “Maximum Enforcement Period” starting at 6 p.m. on May 26 in anticipation of the increased traffic that often accompanies a holiday weekend.The increased traffic patrols will last through the weekend and ...more
A family of five was sent to the hospital after a wreck with a semi truck in Detroit on Thursday. The accident happened on May 25th at about 1 p.m. n Schaefer Road near the I-96 service drive in Detroit, Michigan. According to Click on Detroit, the semi truck hauling wood pallets lost control, struck the ...more
Surveillance video captured a truck vs. school bus crash that left more than a dozen students injured on Thursday. The crash occurred around 4 p.m. on May 25 near Gilbert, South Carolina.A school bus hauling 36 passengers was struck by an oncoming truck at an intersection. The truck struck the side of the bus at ...more
Laredo Port of Entry by U.S. Customs and Border Protection The turn toward nearshoring escalated this year, a trend that saw renewed interest during the coronavirus pandemic. Nearshoring is the process of companies moving offshore operations to neighboring countries. Mexico has been a main focus for U.S. nearshoring efforts. The U.S. Census Bureau reported during ...more
TuSimple Self-driving truck company TuSimple Holdings has disclosed more details about plans to reduce its workforce by 30% — including that it will eliminate 151 jobs in San Diego. WHO's WHO IN AUTONOMOUS TRUCKING: Company sketches Last week, TuSimple said it would reduce its global head count by 300 positions as it attempts to become ...more
