Companies scrambled in the first quarter to import merchandise ahead of the tariffs, and a surge in consumer spending in March suggested households also sought to frontload purchases. (Erin Scott/Bloomberg) Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady for a third straight meeting and emphasized they see a growing risk of both higher inflation and rising ...more
(Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg) The U.S. Postal Service is zeroing in on FedEx Corp. board member David Steiner to be the country’s next postmaster general, according to people familiar with the matter. Steiner, the former CEO of Waste Management Inc., is being vetted for the position after the USPS board of governors conditionally offered him the role, ...more
A Freightliner fifth-generation Cascadia equipped with a Cummins X15N engine on display at ACT Expo. (Keiron Greenhalgh/Transport Topics) Freightliner has opened its order book for fifth-generation Cascadia tractors powered by Cummins’ X15N natural gas engine. The announcement on the opening day of the recent 2025 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Anaheim, Calif., provided a focal ...more
A Freightliner fifth-generation Cascadia equipped with a Cummins X15N engine on display at ACT Expo. (Keiron Greenhalgh/Transport Topics) Freightliner has opened its order book for fifth-generation Cascadia tractors powered by Cummins’ X15N natural gas engine. The announcement on the opening day of the recent 2025 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Anaheim, Calif., provided a focal ...more
A truck driver was charged with manslaughter following a double fatality crash in Thomasville, Alabama, on Tuesday. The crash occurred shortly before noon on May 6 on southbound Highway 43 at the South Industrial Park Drive intersection in Thomasville. According to a news release from the Thomasville Police Department (TPD), “a loaded semi truck and ...more
Thousands of commercial vehicle drivers who received physical exams in Houston could face license downgrades starting this weekend if they have not yet obtained new medical certification. On April 11, 2025, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that over 15,000 unexpired Medical Examiner’s Certificates (MECs) issued by Dr. Jenny Le and Dr. Dustin Mai between ...more
Two men without legal status in the U.S. have been sentenced to prison in connection with a scheme to use a semi truck to transport illegal drugs. Indian nationals Gurpinder Singh, 30, and Gursharn Singh, 25, were each sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled ...more
One driver is dead after an unexplained chain reaction crash on Interstate 70 in Maryland on Wednesday morning. The accident happened at about 6:36 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Maryland Route 32 in Howard County, Maryland. According to WBAL News, all three commercial vehicles were traveling east on Interstate 70 when a ...more
We found an inspiring montage of trucker after trucker blasting their horns for a group of arm pumping kids to brighten your day. In the video, a group of boys posts up by a highway to throw up an arm pump for any trucker that passes by. Thankfully, they got quite a response from a ...more
A truck driver was trapped inside of his cab due to an “active electrical hazard” after crashing through a Starbucks store in California early on Wednesday morning. The accident happened at the Starbucks on North Coast Highway near state Route 76 just before 4:45 a.m on Wednesday, May 7th. According to San Diego Union Tribune, the ...more
