Michigan lawmakers are considering a bill that would restrict truck traffic from using the far left lane of the roadway. On May 22, 2025, House Bill 4522 was introduced by State Rep. William Bruck.The bill seeks to prohibit trucks from using the left lane on any roadway with three or more lanes. If construction closes one ...more

A former Jack Cooper driver has dealt with his recent job loss by starting a car-hauling business of his very own.  46-year-old McKinley Archie lost his six figure job of 20 years very early in 2025 when Ford Motor Co. and General Motors both announced they were cutting their long-time ties with trucking company Jack ...more

This week, Oklahoma lawmakers passed a bill that tightens requirements for non-domiciled commercial drivers operating in the state. SB20, or the Oklahoma Secure Roads and Safe Trucking Act of 2025, was passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives by a vote of 71-13 this week, officials say.SB 20 is headed to the desk of Governor ...more

A man has been charged for the 2011 murder of a truck driver that got him only the loose change in the driver’s pocket.  The murder happened on February 17th, 2011 in East St. Louis. Charges were filed against 34-year-old Alan Davis on May 22nd, 2025. According to ABC 20, 40-year-old trucker Truman Lee Smith was ...more

EVgo fast-charging stations in Los Angeles. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg) When Jeffrey Raun drives his Tesla Model 3 far from his Anchorage, Alaska, home he pays some of the highest public charging rates in the nation. Juicing the car’s battery from 10% to 90% full costs somewhere around $32 at the Three Bears grocery and sporting goods ...more

(Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg News) Bankrupt battery maker Northvolt AB will stop production at its last remaining factory in northern Sweden at the end of June if it fails to find a buyer before then, a person familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing private information. The plant in Skelleftea has been running ...more

The moves in both states were welcomed by industry groups. (vitpho/Getty Images) Two states have halted implementation of laws modeled after California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule in the wake of stakeholder pushback and shifting regulatory and legislative winds. In the span of a few days, leaders in both Oregon and Vermont reversed plans to limit ...more

A containership passes under the International Gateway Bridge at the Port of Long Beach. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg) U.S. businesses are under mounting pressure to import goods while President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs are on pause, and they’re simultaneously navigating increasingly complex filing rules when their cargo crosses the border. Two de facto deadlines loom for companies ...more

At issue are cutting tailpipe emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and curbing smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from trucks. (Matt Rourke/AP) WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on May 22 to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, acting to kill the nation’s most aggressive effort to transition toward electric vehicles ...more

At issue are cutting tailpipe emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and curbing smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from trucks. (Matt Rourke/AP) WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on May 21 voted to establish a new precedent that will allow them to roll back vehicle emission standards in California, including a rule phasing out the sale of new ...more