Container falls off truck in entrance-ramp rollover 

By |2023-06-02T15:31:44-05:00May 16th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A container ended up down an embankment after a semi truck overturned on a Florida on-ramp on Tuesday morning.  The accident happened on May 16th near Doral, Florida. According to Local 10 News, the crash happened on the entrance ramp to the Palmetto Expressway northbound from the Dolphin Expressway westbound. The rig overturned when it failed ...more

Torc Robotics, C.R. England Team on Pilot

By |2023-05-16T09:01:04-05:00May 15th, 2023 at 12:03 PM|Trucking News|

Torc Robotics' pilot program with C.R. England will take place on the Interstate 40 corridor. (Torc Robotics) Torc Robotics and C.R. England are teaming up on a pilot program that leverages the refrigerated carrier’s temperature-controlled loads and the self-driving-vehicle technology company’s Level 4 autonomous trucks, they said in a May 9 statement. Salt Lake City-based C.R. ...more

Competitive Commercial Vehicle Financing is Result from Mitsubishi HC Capital America Merger

By |2023-05-10T12:21:03-05:00May 15th, 2023 at 12:00 PM|Trucking News|

By combining the best resources and assets of each integrated business, Mitsubishi HC Capital America is leveraging its role as a consultative partner to provide customized and flexible financing across the entire transportation industry including all segments from light-duty vehicles to over-the-road tractors and trailers. On the heels of our recent integration with ENGS Commercial ...more

Air Bag Manufacturer Refusing NHTSA’s Request to Recall

By |2023-05-16T09:01:12-05:00May 15th, 2023 at 10:56 AM|Trucking News|

The ARC Automotive manufacturing plant is seen in Knoxville, Tenn. (Adam Lau/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP) DETROIT — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding ...more

Transportation Safety Systems Unaffected by DOT Data Breach

By |2023-05-16T09:01:20-05:00May 15th, 2023 at 10:25 AM|Trucking News|

Computer code displayed on screens arranged in Danbury, U.K. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News) The U.S. Transportation Department said it had been hit by a data breach involving its administrative systems. A preliminary inquiry found that the breach was confined to software used to process employee transit benefits, the department said in a brief statement on May ...more

House Panel Presses Supply Chain Improvements

By |2023-05-16T08:20:51-05:00May 15th, 2023 at 9:50 AM|Trucking News|

The safety and efficiency of the country’s supply chains are being examined by the panel on highway policy in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Highways and Transit Subcommittee recently signaled bipartisanship on potential legislation that would help maintain the swift movement of freight. A supply chain-centric bill also would aim to integrate emerging technologies ...more

Regulators Announce Members of Truck Leasing Task Force

By |2023-05-16T04:20:34-05:00May 15th, 2023 at 9:26 AM|Trucking News|

PacLease.com Federal regulators have appointed nine individuals to serve on a truck-leasing task force that is charged with evaluating lease agreements in the trucking industry, including their potential safety and financial impacts on owner-operators. The task force was established under authority provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and chartered by Transportation Secretary Pete ...more

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