A former trucking company employee is facing felony charges for allegedly using peer-to-peer apps to steal customer payments from his employer. This week, Jason Garza, 45, was arraigned a district court in Plymouth, Michigan on six felony charges, including:One count of Embezzlement More Than $100,000, a 20-year felonyOne count of Embezzlement More Than $50,000 but ...more
A dashcam video recorded by a motorist shows the moment an electrical worker was knocked over by a passing semi truck while working in a bucket truck. The incident happened on Monday afternoon, June 23rd, in Massachusetts. In the video, a worker is suspended in a bucket while repairing a traffic light at an intersection in ...more
A truck driver died on impact after colliding with a train near Los Angeles on Wednesday. The accident happened at about 2:15 p.m. at a private railroad crossing near the intersection of Los Angeles Avenue and Montair Drive in Moorpark, California on June 25th. According to KTLA 5, Train 118 on the Metrolink Ventura County Line ...more
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is warning drivers to plan ahead for delays caused by the transport of a superload on I-80 next week. Starting on Monday, June 30, crews will begin transporting a large transformer from Laramie to Medicine Bow.The superload will leave a rail yard in Laramie on the morning of June ...more
An armed woman is currently blocking Interstate 45 in Houston in a lawn chair after apparently crashing with a semi truck. The incident happened near the 17700 block of the I-45 North Freeway near Cypresswood Drive in Houston, Texas. The crash occurred and the standoff began at about 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, June 26th. According to ...more
Mack Trucks Launches Overhaul of Anthem Tractor
The overhauled Mack Anthem was launched June 25. (Mack Trucks) Mack Trucks unveiled an overhaul of the Anthem tractor on June 25, repositioning the Volvo Group subsidiary’s Class 8 semi as a maneuverable regional haul specialist in the wake of the recent introduction of a new over-the-road model. Greensboro, N.C.-headquartered Mack in April unveiled the ...more
Samsara Harnesses AI to Enhance Fleet Operations
Samsara CEO Sanjit Biswas said advances in AI are ushering in an “age of intelligence” during the company’s 2025 user conference in San Diego. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) SAN DIEGO — Fleet technology supplier Samsara is expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities with a plethora of new products and enhancements for its connected operations platform, encompassing everything ...more
New FMCSA Rule Institutes Electronic Medical Certificates
The new rule modernizes how truck drivers' medical certification information is shared with a secure electronic transmission. (teekid/Getty Images) Federal trucking regulators have implemented a rulemaking that creates a new digitalized system to replace outdated medical examiner paper documents, modernizing how driver medical certification information is shared with a secure electronic transmission. Officials said the ...more
Trump Administration Urges Appeals Court to Back Tariff Power
A containership leaves the Port of Newark in Elizabeth, N.J. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) The Trump administration defended the president’s power to impose sweeping global tariffs, arguing to a federal appeals court that it should overturn a decision finding the levies unconstitutional. The U.S. Justice Department on the night of June 24 filed its opening brief in ...more
Layoffs From Trump Tariffs Ripple Across Auto Parts Industry
GM's Orion Assembly plant. (Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg) Elena Morales, the president of SMT Automation, had been preparing for a big year at the tiny Michigan maker of manufacturing machinery. Morales had purchased a new building and hired staff in anticipation of installing more equipment on automotive assembly lines. Her customers, who are some of the biggest ...more