The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) recently conducted a search warrant on a truck stop in Corinth, Mississippi, after receiving complaints about the sale of illegal substances. According to a statement released by ACSO on May 2, Alcorn County residents issued several complaints about stores selling illegal items such as Kratom and Tianeptine.Following these complaints, ...more
A trucking fraud expert says that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is not doing enough to combat the fake addresses being used to hide companies. Dale Prax, owner of Freight Validate, a company that tracks fraud and identity theft in the trucking industry, says that many alleged trucking companies are using fraudulent addresses to ...more
Troopers at a California Highway Patrol (CHP) checkpoint handed out several citations and out-of-service orders after conducting just a handful of commercial vehicle inspections. A roadside inspection checkpoint was recently set up in San Benito County, California, after CHP received “numerous complaints from the community.”The checkpoint was staffed by officers from CHP’s Gilroy Commercial Vehicle ...more
Schneider Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth in Q1
Schneider CEO Mark Rourke said, “We delivered results for the quarter in line with our expectations while navigating the fluid operating environment." Schneider reported year-over-year increases in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported May 1. The Green Bay, Wis.-based truckload motor carrier posted net income of $26.1 million, or ...more
House Votes to Overturn California Ban on Gasoline Cars
Traffic moves along I-80 in Emeryville, Calif. (David Paul Moore/Bloomberg) Republicans moved a step closer May 1 to repealing a federal waiver allowing California to ban gasoline-powered cars by 2035, a policy that had drawn opposition from automakers, fuel producers and President Donald Trump himself. The U.S. House voted 246-164 to roll back an Environmental ...more
Trade War Leads CPKC Railway to Lower 2025 Guidance
(CPKC) Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. cut its financial outlook for this year due to the uncertainty caused by the U.S. administration’s tariff and trade policy. The Calgary-based company lowered its earnings per share growth expectations to between 10% and 14% from between 12% and 18% on an adjusted diluted basis. The railway, Canada’s second ...more
General Motors Trims 2025 Guidance
The General Motors headquarters inside the Renaissance Center in Detroit. (Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News) General Motors is lowering its profit expectations for the year as the carmaker braces for a potential impact from auto tariffs as high as $5 billion in 2025. GM announced early this week that it was reassessing its expectations for 2025 due ...more
Tesla Chair Denies Reported CEO Search and Backs Elon Musk
Elon Musk at the White House. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Bloomberg) Tesla Inc.’s chair denied a report that said board members started a search for a CEO to succeed Elon Musk, saying directors are “highly confident” in his abilities. The Wall Street Journal reported late April 30 that unidentified Tesla board members had reached out to executive ...more
Aurora Debuts First Driverless Trucking Service in US
Before removing human operators from the cab, Aurora completed a formal safety case — a structured body of evidence that demonstrates the system is acceptably safe for deployment. (Aurora Innovation) Aurora Innovation has launched the nation’s first commercial driverless freight service, sending autonomous 18-wheelers between Dallas and Houston without a human behind the wheel. The ...more
EU to Present Trade Proposals to US Negotiators Next Week
The U.S. and EU flags. (E4C/Getty Images) The European Union is planning to share a paper with the U.S. next week that will set out a package of proposals to kick-start trade negotiations with the Trump administration. The paper will propose lowering trade and non-tariff barriers, boosting European investments in the U.S., cooperating on strategic ...more