The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is warning drivers of a major weekend closure to allow crews to remove a crashed trailer. Starting at 11 p.m. on May 6, 86 miles of eastbound I-70/76 will be closed between the New Stanton (Exit 75) and Breezewood (Exit 161) interchanges.The PTC says that the closure will allow crews ...more
The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) located in California says that a semi truck driver helped bring an end to a police pursuit this week. The incident began shortly after midnight on Tuesday, May 2, in West Modesto as SCSO deputies noticed a car nearly causing a collision at Tuolumne Blvd and Leon Ave.The car driver ...more
The dash cammer in this video comes upon a truck that has just used a runaway ramp on Fancy Gap Mountain in Virginia. The video was recently shared by TikTok user Marvelous Marv and has been viewed more than 10 million times since April 19 when it was posted.In the video, the dash cammer is ...more
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on May 3 announced Norwegian firm Nel Hydrogen's $400 million investment to build an electrolyzer plant in the state. (Michigan Economic Development Corp.) NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — President Joe Biden cited supply chain achievements while telling a U.S. Commerce Department networking event between states and 70 foreign countries, “There’s never been a ...more
The logo of the United Auto Workers union is seen at the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) New leaders of the United Auto Workers are withholding the union’s endorsement for President Joe Biden’s re-election until the administration throws its weight behind a “just transition” to electric vehicles, ...more
NRE via YouTube TRM Equity has acquired some of the assets of National Railway Equipment Co., the Southfield, Mich.-based private equity firm said May 2. NRE provides locomotive, marine and engine services. Headquartered in Mount Vernon, Ill., NRE has facilities on six continents. The company employs more than 300 people at its U.S. facilities. The ...more
Werner CEO Derek Leathers anticipated a soft freight environment in the first quarter. (Werner Enterprises) Werner Enterprises’ revenue increased but earnings declined during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported May 3. The Omaha, Neb.-based freight carrier and logistics provider posted net income attributable to the company of $35.2 million, or 55 cents a ...more
Dash cam video captured recently in Maine shows a Subaru driver nearly meeting their maker as they make a risky pass attempt. The video was shared by YouTube user the_wr3n on May 3, 2023.They explain, “Subaru attempts to pass from far behind on a corner…” The video clip shows the Subaru driver legally moving left ...more
On Thursday morning, Indiana State Police (ISP) responded to a rollover truck crash in Martinsville. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. on May 4 as Dvonte J. Dilosa was driving a truck southbound on I-69 with a driving instructor in the cab.Near mile marker 138, the truck “traveled off the roadway into the median, struck ...more
A truck driver was cited this week by the Wyoming Highway Patrol – Commercial Carrier (WHP-CC) after the vehicle entered a Port of Entry with major tire problems. WHP-CC explained what led to the citation and out of service order in a May 4 social media post:“Late Wednesday afternoon officers at the Evanston Port of ...more
