A welder on an assembly line at a Stoughton Trailers facility. (Stoughton Trailers) U.S. trailer orders came back down in April after a short-lived spike the previous month, ACT Research reported. Preliminary net data showed orders fell 32% to 9,400 units when compared to the same time last year. They also dropped 57% from March. ...more
Fleet owners with Rivian vehicles, including the Rivian Commercial Van, will now be able to monitor the performance of the rolling stock on the Samsara Platform. (Bloomberg News and Samsara) Telematics vendor Samsara is teaming up with electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian, the companies said May 20. Fleet owners with Rivian vehicles, including the Rivian Commercial ...more
“President Trump has publicly pledged to block this sale since January 2024,” McCall said. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg) United Steelworkers President David McCall urged President Donald Trump to block Nippon Steel Corp.’s bid to purchase United States Steel Corp., reiterating his opposition to the controversial proposed merger. His comments come after the Committee on Foreign Investment in ...more
Tesla cars are loaded onto carriers at the company's plant in Fremont, Calif. Under the budget bill, electric vehicle owners would pay an annual fee of $250. (Ben Margot/Associated Press) A massive House-passed tax and budget measure promises to return a federal account central to transportation maintenance projects to solvency. Annual registration fees of $250 ...more
Gantry cranes and container ships at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai. China and the U.S.struck a deal May 12 to lower the tariffs to 30% over 90 days. ..Qilai Shen — Bloomberg News President Donald Trump’s deal to lower tariffs against China for 90 days is expected to spur a surge of pent-up cargo ...more
Troopers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) found dozens of violations during a two-day commercial vehicle inspection detail. The inspection checkpoint was held on May 20 and 21 at Tennant Ave. and Murphy Ave. in the Morgan Hill, California, area.Troopers from CHP’s Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility’s Mobile Road Enforcement Unit manned the inspection checkpoint, ...more
Officials say that a brake issue is the likely cause of a fatal semi truck crash that occurred in a California National Park on Tuesday. The crash occurred at 2:12 p.m. on May 20 in Death Valley National Park.A semi truck traveling on CA-190 between Stovepipe Wells and Towne Pass veered off the roadway and ...more
A truck driver is criticizing the police response but applauding his wife’s driving skills after a murder suspect attempted to steal their semi truck as they drove past multiple squad cars. Truck driver Matthew Acevedo was riding in the passenger seat as his team-driver and wife drove the semi truck on Sunday, May 18th when ...more
The Nebraska State Patrol’s (NSP) Carrier Enforcement Division recently conducted a local commercial vehicle inspection campaign. The inspection effort took place on Wednesday, May 21, in Lancaster County, Nebraska.The operation targeted commercial vehicles that might not travel outside the city or pass-through weigh stations as part of their regular routes. See below for key takeaways ...more
A trucker outlines why he’s still optimistic about the state of trucking despite how bad he thinks things have gotten. In this interview video, a truck driver of 39 years with a stellar mustache explains to the man filming that the government’s takeover of the trucking industry has ruined it for drivers. However, the trucker ...more
