FedEx Freight driver Paul Swan is all smiles as he displays the grand champion trophy with Capt. John Hahn of the Colorado State Police. (Colorado Motor Carriers Association) It is a proven recipe to make commercial drivers win at safety tournaments. At his state competition in June, Colorado’s Paul Swan of FedEx Freight understood how ...more
President Biden and executives from firms committed to artificial intelligence safeguards meet with the media at the White House. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca via Bloomberg News) President Joe Biden said the U.S. must guard against threats from artificial intelligence as he detailed new company safeguards and promised additional government actions on the emerging technology. “These commitments are ...more
Amazon creates what it calls a “palm signature” based on someone’s palm and underlying veins, and the images are encrypted in the Amazon Web Services Cloud. (Amazon.com) Customers at Amazon’s Whole Foods Market stores will soon be able to pay for their groceries with a wave of their hand. Amazon is adding its Amazon One ...more
A rendering of the Phoenix Hydrogen Hub. (Fortescue Future Industries) Truck maker Nikola agreed to sell its Phoenix Hydrogen Hub project to partner Fortescue Future Industries for $24 million, the companies said. Nikola teamed up with Australia-based FFI to develop the Buckeye, Ariz., project, with a memorandum of understanding signed in January. FFI is a ...more
(Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. via PowerPoint) Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. on July 20 reported that earnings dropped 71% year-over-year in the second quarter. The Phoenix-based truckload motor carrier posted net income attributable to the company of $63.3 million, or 39 cents a diluted share, for the three months ending June 30. That compared with $219.5 ...more
Law enforcement agencies in eleven states will partner for a single day effort to crack down on speeding vehicles. On Wednesday, July 26, law enforcement agencies will take part in a Speed Awareness campaign. During the single day effort, state and local police officers will be on patrol for speed violations by passenger vehicle drivers, ...more
A motorist was critically injured after slamming into a beer truck at an intersection in Florida early on Friday morning. The accident occurred at the intersection of US 441 and Boy Scout Boulevard near Apopka, Florida at around 6:30 a.m.According to Click Orlando, a Chevy Malibu was traveling south on US 441 when it ran ...more
An Indiana State Police Sargent took a moment to publicly thank a truck driver who assisted a broken down state trooper. On Friday morning, Sgt. Todd Ringle-Indiana State Police Evansville District shared the story of Trooper Hadley’s encounter with a truck driver after having a tire go flat.From Sgt. Ringle: Last night, Trooper Hadley was ...more
A truck driver is actually thankful for automatic collision warning in this harrowing video. In the clip, the driver is traveling down a seemingly clear dark road when his warning system beeps at him. The trucker slows down in response and suddenly encounters a serious semi truck wreck that was obscured in the darkness. “I don’t ...more
Heartbreaking video shows a driver releasing his frustration after learning that his pension is at risk amidst trucking company Yellow Corp.’s financial woes. On July 15, Yellow withheld pension and healthcare payments totaling $50 million and now will be booted out of the Central States Pension Fund on July 23, according to The Hill. Teamsters ...more
