Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating an overpass strike that occurred in Henrico on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 9:30 a.m. on March 11 on I-95 south at mile marker 83 in Henrico, Virginia.A truck hauling an excavator on I-95 struck the overpass. The debris from the overpass strike then triggered a crash involving ...more

A group of attempted thieves were pursued by police after attempting to steal a load of beef in Philadelphia early on Tuesday morning.  The incident occurred on March 11th at around 2 a.m. along South 7th Street outside of the Sysco warehouse in South Philadelphia. According to NBC Philadelphia, a group of men in a box ...more

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) recently ticketed a truck driver for a serious speed violation near Yreka. On March 6, a trooper with CHP – Yreka “observed a big rig driving down Interstate 5 like it was in a Fast & Furious movie!”CHP says that the semi truck was clocked at 91 m.p.h. “This is ...more

An officer-involved shooting involving a semi truck is under investigation by police in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. on March 10 on southbound I-95 in Jacksonville.According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office  (JSO) a 70 year old North Carolina-based truck driver was en route from Charlotte to Cape Coral. The truck driver was ...more

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) gave the public a look at the redesigned regional haul Volvo VNR. On March 10, VTNA debuted the new VNR at the Technology and Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee. VTNA says that the new VNR features “a 90 percent redesign over the previous generation truck” and ...more

Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a news conference in Toronto on March 4. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO — Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, announced that effective March 10 it is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. ...more

(Lite-Check) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lite-Check has introduced the Stryker 1000, a diagnostic tool that the company touted as “the next-generation trailer tester addressing smart trailer technology combining the winning Inspector 930 capabilities with new features.” The Lite-Check technology has been around for 40 years, said Skyler Davis, director of product support for the company. “This ...more

Trova CEO Patrick Collignon says, "The first product to market is what we are launching here at TMC.” (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trova Commercial Vehicles on March 9 announced the launch of a battery-electric terminal tractor as its first product to hit the market. Trova was founded in 2020 with ...more

A cargo ship loaded with ZIM containers leaves a port. (ZIM Integrated Shipping Services) Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services attracted interest at the end of last week, posting a rise of almost 5% in its stock price, after investment website Street Insider cited a source saying that the company’s CEO Eli Glickman was ...more