26 people are dead after a wreck between a semi truck and a van in Mexico on Sunday morning. The deadly crash happened on the morning of May 14th near Ciudad Victoria, Mexico. According to Reuters, the semi truck and the van collided an hour outside of the city along the Victoria-Zaragoza highway, sparking a fire ...more
A semi truck hauling doubles overturned during a lane change on Monday morning. The accident happened in Cokeville, Tennessee at around 4 a.m. on Interstate 40 near Highway 111. According to WSMV4 News, the rig lost control during a lane change and overturned. The rig then came to a rest with the tractor and first trailer ...more
A man lands an amazing ski stunt that sent him catapulting over a moving semi truck in this video. The clip shows professional skier Tristan “Teton” Brown speeding over a hill, flying over a semi truck driving by on the roadway below, and finally coming to a landing on the other side of the road. ...more
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President Joe Biden signs into law H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, at the White House on Aug. 9, 2022. (Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department on May 12 is launching the application process for cities to receive a total of $500 million in grants to become technology hubs. The ...more
Clearance sale signs are displayed at a retail store in Downers Grove, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) U.S. long-term inflation expectations unexpectedly accelerated in early May to a 12-year high and consumer sentiment soured, reflecting growing concerns about the economic outlook. Consumers see prices climbing at an annual rate of 3.2% over the next five ...more
Volvo Trucks North America Repeal of the federal excise tax (FET) on heavy-duty commercial vehicles should be a key tool in the United States’ push to reduce trucking’s greenhouse gas emissions through electrification, according to a study by a nonprofit that searches for solutions to environmental and energy problems. The report by Resources for the ...more
Three U.S. Xpress trucks with designs celebrating Military Appreciation Month. (U.S. Xpress) After losses widened in the first quarter of the year, U.S. Xpress has cut its corporate staff for the third time in the past year as the Chattanooga-based trucking giant prepares to merge with the larger Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. U.S. Xpress declined ...more
Inbound and outbound Metra trains pass on the Metra Milwaukee District West Line at the Canadian Pacific Bensenville intermodal in Franklin Park, Illinois. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS) A group of suburban Chicago communities is appealing the recent federal approval of a major rail merger that is expected to bring more freight trains to parts of ...more
A Texas-based truck driver has been sentenced for attempting to smuggle humans in a locked trailer in 2021. On May 10, 33 year old Vince Ruiz III was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by two years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas.Ruiz ...more
