Marketplace doubles location network in six months, now offers 40,000+ parking spaces across all lower 48 states FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – June 3, 2025 – Truck Parking Club, the leading marketplace connecting truck drivers with available parking spaces, today announced it has surpassed 2,000 Property Member locations across all lower 48 states, providing over ...more
Three people, including a truck driver, were arrested following a Louisiana State Police (LSP) investigation into a suspected staged crash. On June 3, 2025, LSP announced the arrest of Justin Ledet, 45, of Rayne, Steven Thomas, 38, of Lafayette, and Alfred Onezine, 37, of Breaux Bridge. following several weeks of investigation into a suspected staged ...more
As Colorado’s chain season officially ends, state troopers have released results from weekly chain enforcement efforts that took place along the I-70 mountain corridor. Starting on February 27, 2025, and lasting through May 27, 2025, the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and partner law enforcement agencies took part in 14 chain enforcement details along the I-70 ...more
A bill aimed at “curbing nuclear verdicts” in trucking accident lawsuits has died in the Senate. Senate Bill 30 died during the Texas legislative session, despite being named a priority bill for this session. Supporters of the bill, such as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, say that the goal of the bill was “curbing nuclear verdicts” and ...more
OPEC Raises Oil Output as Group Begins Bumper Set of Hikes
(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News) OPEC raised oil production last month as the group began a series of accelerated increases spurred by Saudi Arabia, according to a Bloomberg survey. The 12 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries boosted supplies by 200,000 barrels a day in May to 27.54 million barrels a day, the survey ...more
Reservation System at Ports Cuts Ship Emissions by Up to 24%
Shipping containers at the Port of Long Beach. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg) During the pandemic, as many as 100 giant containerships would idle off the Southern California coast, belching pollutants as they waited for a berth to unload cargo at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. But traffic on the marine equivalent of L.A.’s ...more
Diesel Price Down 3.6¢ to $3.451 a Gallon
The national average price for a gallon of diesel has tumbled 18,.8 cents a gallon since April 7. (alacatr/Getty Images) The national average price for a gallon of diesel dropped 3.6 cents to $3.451, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released June 3. Coupled with the 4.9-cent decline the week of May 26, trucking’s ...more
Trucks in China Make Switch From Diesel to Electric
Chargers for EVs in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China. Taiyuan became the first city to replace its entire fleet of taxis with electric vehicles. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) More and more Chinese trucks are being powered by batteries, another sign that oil-based fuels are getting shoved to the sidelines in an increasingly electrified economy. Government incentives are boosting ...more
Joby Considers Air Taxi Deal Worth Up to $1 Billion
A Joby Aviation electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Joby Aviation Inc. is working toward an agreement to sell as many as 200 of its air taxis to a major Saudi Arabian investor in a deal potentially worth as much as $1 billion. Joby and Abdul Latif Jameel, a Jeddah-based group named ...more
Trump Trade War to Hobble US Growth, OECD Says
Shipping containers are ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province. (Ng Han Guan/AP/File) WASHINGTON — U.S. economic growth will slow to 1.6% this year from 2.8% last year as President Donald Trump’s erratic trade wars disrupt global commerce, drive up costs and leave businesses and consumers ...more