A box with Amazon Prime Day-branded tape. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News) Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day sale can be a frustrating experience because the best deals are often gone in seconds. So this year, the company is dangling an “invite-only” promotion designed to give customers a better shot at snagging the bargains they want. Shoppers request an ...more
The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) recently utilized newly installed technology at a Port of Entry to detect a semi truck’s tire issues and provide enforcement. On June 19, law enforcement at the Evanston Port responded to an alert from sensor technology installed at the facility for a commercial motor vehicle with possible flat tires.When the ...more
Police say that the death of an Australian trucking company owner after falling off a shipping container in the middle of the night was “not suspicious” despite the company’s links to gang activity. 43-year-old Troy Kellett fell off of a shipping container in the Outer Harbour dock in Adelaide, South Australia and died at 12:30 ...more
Truckers across the country are gearing up to attend one of the industry’s most beloved annual events — the Walcott Truckers Jamboree. The Walcott Truckers Jamboree is taking place July 13 — 15, 2023, at the Iowa 80 truck stop located off I-80 at Exit 284 in Walcott, Iowa.Last year’s Jamboree was attended by more ...more
A truck driver was able to avoid a serious tragedy by swerving to avoid a person standing on the highway in Michigan on Monday. The accident happened on Monday, July 10th on Interstate 696 in Warren, Michigan. Deputy Police Commissioner William Reichling told Fox 2 Detroit that “it appears that for some unknown reason, one of ...more
As part of this week’s nationwide Operation Safe Driver Week enforcement campaign, the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is conducting “Trooper in a Truck” patrols. NSP is taking part in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week taking place now through Saturday, July 15, throughout North America.NSP announced that Carrier Enforcement troopers are ...more
A tractor trailer overturned and hit a school bus in New Jersey on Tuesday morning. The accident happened on July 11th in Paterson between Oliver and Spruce streets.According to News 12 New Jersey, there were no children on the school bus at the time of the crash. The truck driver and bus driver were not ...more
Michigan State Police (MSP) say that a semi truck driver was cited on Monday following a multi-vehicle collision in Belleville. The crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. on July 10 on I-94.Troopers say that a semi truck was westbound on I-94 when it rear-ended two vehicles, “then lost control, drove down the right ditch onto ...more
Nikola adjourned its stockholder meeting until Aug. 3 after the company failed for a second time to win enough support from investors to issue more shares — a key step toward raising enough money for operations. (Nikola Corp.) Nikola’s latest bid to issue more shares and secure the funds needed to advance its Class 8 ...more
Workers load produce onto trucks for transport at the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market in New York. (John Taggart/Bloomberg News) The produce season did little to boost the slowdown in freight demand, as would be expected with normal seasonality. The trucking industry relies on seasonal trends to predict when and where capacity will be needed. ...more
