The national average price of diesel increased after seven straight weeks of declines, rising 4.6 cents to $4.583 according to Energy Information Administration data on Jan. 2. Highlights The national average price of diesel had dropped 79.6 cents, from $5.333 on Nov. 7 to $4.537 on Dec. 26. The average price for a gallon of ...more
Congress has authorized funding for a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes, a priority that the shipping industry and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) have sought for years to fight ice dams in the lakes and surrounding waterways. The money is from the $1.7 trillion budget bill that President Joe Biden signed into law Dec. 29. ...more
With a new highway use tax set to taking effect with the new year, the trucking industry in Connecticut still has many questions about how to comply and who must pay the tax and is also floating the possibility of legal action. “If we can’t find a legislative or regulatory remedy, then at that point, ...more
A truck driver arrested on Wednesday has been accused of running over a locksmith that he did not want to pay, police say. 31-year-old Erick Mejia was arrested for the death of 55-year-old Guillermo Duran on December 29th in El Paso County, Colorado along Interstate 25. According to Fox 31, Mejia refused to pay Duran for ...more
A motorist’s dash cam recently captured a strange Honda vs. semi truck collision in Utah that occurred as the motorist attempted to make a turn right in front of a semi truck. The dash cam clip was shared by Reddit user u/Rubyysoho801 on November 21, 2022.The dash cammer describes the circumstances surrounding the crash: “We ...more
New York State Police (NYSP) are investigating a fatal crash that occurred at a rest area on Thursday night. According to NYSP, the crash occurred shortly after 9 p.m. on December 29 at the Wallkill Rest Area on I-84.Police say that 26 year old New York resident Derrick N. Rosa was driving a 2007 Toyota ...more
A truck driver has been arrested after allegedly threatening a woman and her dog with a gun at a hotel in Pennsylvania. The incident happened on December 27th at around 11 a.m. at the Red Roof Inn in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. According to WTAJ News, 56-year-old truck driver Ricky Baskins showed the woman a handgun and threatened ...more
Police are investigating after five semi trucks and several other vehicles caught fire in Rhode Island on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred on December 29th in Pawtucket, Rhode Island at the RoadOne truck yard on Prospect Street. Deputy State Fire Marshal James Given says the fire likely started in the cab of one of the semi ...more
13 bison were killed in a three vehicle wreck in Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday night. The accident happened on December 28th at about 6:30 p.m. near mile marker 4 on U.S. Highway 191 near West Yellowstone, Montana. According to Cowboy State Daily, the crash involved one semi truck and two passenger vehicles crashing into a ...more
A trucker’s dash cam is rolling as he takes you along on a tour of the Kraft Foods facility located in the Springfield Underground complex in Missouri. YouTube user Trucking In The US – Both Sides of the Pond shared the informative video in March 2021 as he took his first-ever trip into the cave ...more
