The North American Council for Freight Efficiency said fuel efficiency in Class 8 trucks participating in its annual fleet study from 2018 to 2020 remained flat at 7.24 mpg after seven previous years of 2% annual increases. The study had been on a three-year hiatus, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new ...more
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and freight broker Uber Freight announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy Volvo’s autonomous transport network within Uber Freight’s marketplace. The partnership aims to provide Uber Freight’s shippers with access to autonomous freight capacity on selected routes in Texas and beyond as it continues to expand its network, VAS noted in a ...more
California’s move toward its 2035 goal of requiring all drayage trucks to be zero-emission is ramping up. Port and trucking experts say to achieve that, the hard work needs to be done now and for at least the next 10 years. One of the first steps may have been taken Dec. 7, when Forum Mobility, ...more
Tornadoes have killed at least two people in Louisiana as a violent weather system moves across the U.S., spawning blizzards in the Great Plains that will be followed by a blast of the season’s coldest weather to the Midwest, Northeast and Texas. Thunderstorms on Dec. 14 will continue to pound the Gulf Coast, while heavy ...more
Authorities in Everett, Washington, are investigating after a person was found dead inside of a burned truck on Tuesday. According to the Everett Police Department (EPD), a semi truck fire was reported by witnesses on Tuesday evening in a fenced parking lot in the 1200 block of 108th Street SW.Firefighters arrived on the scene to ...more
Tesla recently released a brief video touting the ruggedness of company’s new-to-market all-electric Class 8 Semi. Tesla shared the video on December 13 with the caption: “Our engineers tested Semi in a variety of harsh conditions to maximize reliability & durability.”In the video, the Tesla Semi plows through a large puddle, goes through suspension testing, ...more
Motorists experienced serious backups in New York on Wednesday after a truck driver unhooked his trailer and left it stuck beneath a low overpass. The accident happened on December 14th in Lakeview, New York on the Southern State Parkway at around 3:48 a.m. According to News 12, the tractor trailer was on the Southern State Parkway ...more
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) have issued commercial vehicle travel restrictions for Thursday ahead of a winter storm. With freezing rain and sleet forecasted for Wednesday night into Thursday morning, PennDOT and the PTC have issued commercial vehicle travel restrictions starting shortly after midnight on Thursday.1:00 AM on Thursday, ...more
A blizzard in eastern Colorado prompted the closure of every major road in the northeastern part of the state on Tuesday, leaving truckers stranded. The December 13th closures left truck drivers in the area with no choice but to shut down and wait it out. Interstate 70 and Interstate 76 were both closed down for ...more
A semi truck is swiped by a pickup that crosses over the center line, resulting in a major crash in this dash cam clip. The dash cam clip was shared by Twitch streamer OTR_Penguin on Tuesday, December 13.Check out the video below. Truck driver and Twitch streamer @ChillyWillyNV swerved off the road to avoid a ...more
