A driver turned himself in late last week after a warrant was issued for his arrest for a 2024 wreck that left another trucker dead.  The accident happened on February 29th, 2024 on Interstate 84 east near exit 72 in Union, Connecticut. The accused truck driver, 33-year-old James Desruisseaux, was arrested just last week on ...more

Authorities have increased the cash reward for information on a truck driver found shot near his semi truck in Midland, Texas, last year. Crime Stoppers of Midland recently announced a $7000 cash reward in hopes of obtaining leads in the homicide of 26 year old truck driver Austin Winn.Police believe that Winn was murdered on ...more

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has said that there is still no statement and no bodycam footage to release from the incident involving an undercover officer and a truck driver in his 70s.  The shooting happened during rush hour on March 10th when a semi truck and an off-duty undercover officer in an unmarked car “came ...more

Recently released court records show that the CEO who was allegedly murdered by his own driver owed the man a “substantial amount of money”. 46-year-old ATG Truckload CEO, Dane Koteski, was found “lying face down in a pool of blood” in his office as it burned on March 5th in Crestwood, Illinois. On Sunday, March ...more

The Willkomm family announced the transfer of ownership of a Wisconsin truck stop to a large travel center chain. The Willkomm family announced that the Racine PETRO truck stop (located at 717 S. Sylvania Ave. in Sturtevant, Wisconsin), the TA Truck Service, and the Blue Badger Bar & Grill are under the ownership of TA ...more

The Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) responded to a truck fire at a weigh station entrance near Moorhead on Tuesday morning. The fire occurred on eastbound I-94, east of Moorhead, Minnesota, according to MSP Public Information Officer Sgt. Jesse Grabow.Grabow said that a semi truck caught fire at the entrance to the Red River Weigh Scale. ...more

(Chevron by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News; Hess by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News) Chevron Corp. bought nearly 5% of Hess Corp. as a show of confidence that it will win the arbitration battle with Exxon Mobil Corp. that has delayed the Hess takeover for more than a year. Chevron bought 15,380,000 Hess shares between January and March ...more

Poppi features brightly colored, fruit-forward cans. (John Minchillo/AP/file) PepsiCo said March 17 it’s acquiring the prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion. The acquisition gives PepsiCo a fast-growing brand in the popular functional beverage category. “More than ever, consumers are looking for convenient and great-tasting options that fit their lifestyles and respond to their growing ...more

Investing in more fuel-efficient tires is the easiest way for fleet operators to boost fuel economy, according to the lead engineer at MVTS. (Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions) Since their industry introduction about two decades ago, low-rolling-resistance tires have come a long way in improving fuel efficiency, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and making true believers out of ...more

President Donald Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on March 17. (Luis M. Alvarez/AP) President Donald Trump said he would be imposing both broad reciprocal tariffs and additional sector-specific tariffs on April 2. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that “in certain cases, ...more