Four men caught stealing loads of energy drinks in a gold semi truck may also be responsible for other cargo thefts in the area, police say.  The four men were caught red-handed on the afternoon of Monday, May 27th at the Rush Truck Park on Broadway Road near 32nd Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona. According to AZ ...more

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) recently shared video of “one of the heaviest loads ever escorted” by their troopers, a turbine weighing more than 1 million pounds. The video shared on May 28 shows OHP Troop S officers escorting a 1.1 million pound turbine from Perry to a new power plant west of Stillwater.“It’s one ...more

A couple of truck drivers are able to find a moment of connection just by cooking out in a truck stop parking lot.  In the touching clip, a truck driver outlines how he made a new friend just by grilling out while parking overnight. “He noticed I was about to start cooking, and he said ‘go ...more

No one was seriously hurt after a sedan crashed into the side of a tractor trailer and knocked off a semi truck axle.  The accident happened on Wednesday, May 28th on southbound Interstate 5 near Seattle, Washington. According to KIRO 7, a sedan hit a southbound day cab flatbed semi truck while attempting to change lanes ...more

(Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) OPEC+ gathered online May 28 to ratify their current groupwide production quotas, ahead of a decision by eight key members at the weekend whether to bolster output again in July. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners will leave unchanged their longer-term targets for 2025 and 2026, which underpin its ...more

A tanker truck delivers fuel to an Oregon filling station. The price of diesel on the West Coast dropped 4.8 cents a gallon. (Transport Topics photo) The national average diesel price changed course from a week earlier, dropping 4.9 cents to settle at $3.487 a gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released May ...more

Antonio Filosa by Stellantis MILAN — Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest carmaker, named Italian auto executive Antonio Filosa as its new CEO on May 28, replacing Carlos Tavares, who resigned under pressure last year. Filosa, who is currently Stellantis’ chief operating officer for the Americas and chief quality officer, takes the post effective June 23, when ...more

A Joby eVTOL aircraft (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Toyota Motor Corp. has invested $250 million in Joby Aviation, completing the first half of a previously announced $500 million commitment and becoming the air taxi maker’s largest shareholder. The investment, originally expected to close in 2024, is part of Toyota’s pledge to boost its total funding ...more

Vehicles travel along Interstate 94 in Detroit. Michigan DOT says it does not have a record of the Washtenaw County board's opposition but looks forward to addressing remaining concerns about the project. (Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg News) WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. — Washtenaw County officials are opposed to proposed express lanes on about 39 miles of Interstate 94 ...more