The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is warning drivers to plan ahead for delays caused by the transport of a superload on I-80 next week. Starting on Monday, June 30, crews will begin transporting a large transformer from Laramie to Medicine Bow.The superload will leave a rail yard in Laramie on the morning of June ...more

An armed woman is currently blocking Interstate 45 in Houston in a lawn chair after apparently crashing with a semi truck.  The incident happened near the 17700 block of the I-45 North Freeway near Cypresswood Drive in Houston, Texas. The crash occurred and the standoff began at about 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, June 26th. According to ...more

Love’s Travel Stops opened a new store in Winslow, Arizona, the company said on Thursday. On June 26, 2025, Love’s announced the opening of a new location off of I-40 in Winslow.Amenities at the Winslow Love’s include: More than 14,000 square feet81 truck parking spacesLove’s Fresh KitchenArby’s and Dunkin’ restaurantsNine diesel baysSix showersLaundry facilitiesCAT ScaleDog parkSelf-checkout ...more

A targeted roadway enforcement effort that uses purchased driver data is currently underway in Washington State now through the end of July. From Monday, June 16 through Thursday, July 31, 2025, Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers are taking part in heightened traffic patrols in the following areas:District 1- I-5 corridor, Exit 122A (Murray Road) to ...more

The South Carolina Department of Transportation will utilize federal funding to expedite the rebuilding of a bridge destroyed in a tanker truck fire earlier this month.  The accident happened on June 14th beneath the Old Vaucluse Road overpass on Interstate 20 in Aiken, South Carolina. According to WRDW, the bridge was destroyed when a car crashed ...more

A former trucking company employee is facing felony charges for allegedly using peer-to-peer apps to steal customer payments from his employer. This week, Jason Garza, 45, was arraigned a district court in Plymouth, Michigan on six felony charges, including:One count of Embezzlement More Than $100,000, a 20-year felonyOne count of Embezzlement More Than $50,000 but ...more

The overhauled Mack Anthem was launched June 25. (Mack Trucks) Mack Trucks unveiled an overhaul of the Anthem tractor on June 25, repositioning the Volvo Group subsidiary’s Class 8 semi as a maneuverable regional haul specialist in the wake of the recent introduction of a new over-the-road model. Greensboro, N.C.-headquartered Mack in April unveiled the ...more

Samsara CEO Sanjit Biswas said advances in AI are ushering in an “age of intelligence” during the company’s 2025 user conference in San Diego. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) SAN DIEGO — Fleet technology supplier Samsara is expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities with a plethora of new products and enhancements for its connected operations platform, encompassing everything ...more

The new rule modernizes how truck drivers' medical certification information is shared with a secure electronic transmission. (teekid/Getty Images) Federal trucking regulators have implemented a rulemaking that creates a new digitalized system to replace outdated medical examiner paper documents, modernizing how driver medical certification information is shared with a secure electronic transmission. Officials said the ...more

A containership leaves the Port of Newark in Elizabeth, N.J. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) The Trump administration defended the president’s power to impose sweeping global tariffs, arguing to a federal appeals court that it should overturn a decision finding the levies unconstitutional. The U.S. Justice Department on the night of June 24 filed its opening brief in ...more