A semi truck hauling lumber overturned on his first trip down a winding mountain road in Northern California on Tuesday. The accident happened at about 6:10 p.m. on April 22nd on State Road 70 near the Pulga bridge in Pulga, California. According to BCFAC News, the driver was hauling lumber on his first trip down the ...more
Dash cam captured a jackknife crash that occurred when a car driver cut off a semi truck in Farmington, Utah, on Tuesday. The crash occurred around 10:15 a.m. on April 22 on I-15 at mile marker 324 in Davis County, Utah, KJZZ reports.The southbound lanes on Interstate 15 were closed Tuesday morning after a semi ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to an unusual semi truck crash near Lodi on Wednesday. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. on April 23 on southbound State Route 99, north of Armstrong Road.Waterloo Morada Fire District reported that “one semi truck that had driven off of the highway and landed into Pixley Slough.” Images ...more
A semi truck slid right into a four wheeler after experiencing an explosive on-ramp load shift in this traffic cam video. In the clip, a flatbed tractor trailer is entering Interstate 40 westbound in Shelby, Tennessee on Easter Sunday when it appears to experience an on-ramp load shift. As the truck enters the interstate, the ...more
Minimum liability insurance requirements in Nevada may double by 2030 according to legislation passed by the state Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 180 would increase minimum liability insurance requirements from $750,000 to $1.5M by 2030. The increase applies to all carriers over 26,000 pounds. The Nevada Senate passed the bill 11-10 on Tuesday, April 22nd. ...more
FitzMark Acquires High Point Logistics, Pentonix Freight
These latest acquisitions are FitzMark's eighth and ninth as the company pursues a growth strategy supported by Calera Capital, a middle-market private equity firm. (FitzMark via YouTube) FitzMark expanded its footprint in the freight brokerage sector by acquiring High Point Logistics and Pentonix Freight, adding new capabilities in temperature-controlled and less-than-truckload shipping. Indianapolis-based transportation management ...more
Diesel Price Falls 4.5¢ to $3.534 a Gallon
A gallon of trucking’s main fuel now costs 45.8 cents less than it did at this time last year. (vitpho/Getty Images) The national average diesel price fell 4.5 cents to $3.534, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released April 22. It is the second consecutive drop — totaling 10.5 cents — after the price ...more
Two Plants That Make Jeep Grand Cherokee to Pause Production
The Detroit Assembly Complex will pause production next week, the latest of several plant cutbacks by Stellantis. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News/TNS) Stellantis NV’s Detroit Assembly Complex plants that build Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs will pause production next week, the latest of several plant cutbacks made by the automaker in recent weeks. The ...more
Transport Experts Prepare for Trump-Era Regulatory Shift
From left to right: Baskin, Camden and Garney. (Connor D. Wolf/Transport Topics) AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump's commitment to reduced federal regulations is expected to lead to a shift in how transportation policy is handled, experts detailed during a discussion April 21. The discussion was hosted as part of Vision 25 — The Motive Innovation ...more