The California Highway Patrol (CHP) cited a stuck truck driver in the South Lake Tahoe area on Wednesday. According to CHP’s South Lake Tahoe division, a semi truck became stuck around 4 p.m. on May 14 as the truck was northbound on SR-89.Troopers say that the truck became hung up on rocks in the switchbacks ...more

A semi truck thief dumped a bobtail rig into the river before attempting to flee on foot in a “final reckless maneuver” while evading police.  The incident occurred at around 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14th in the area of 24 Avenue and 206 Street in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. According to CBC News, the bobtail ...more

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is preparing to reduce its workforce as part of a larger effort by the White House to dramatically slash the total number of federal workers. During a recent town hall, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told USDOT workers that layoffs, or “reductions in force” (RIF), are coming soon, according to ...more

A log truck driver and his company were issued charges after members of the public called police to report dangerous equipment traveling on an Ontario roadway. According to a May 15 statement from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) – North West Region, police received calls from members of the public concerned about a commercial vehicle traveling ...more

Law enforcement agencies across the country are sharing the equipment violations uncovered during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck inspection effort. Thousands of trucks have been inspected throughout North America this week as part of the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial motor vehicles in the world.As 2025’s Roadcheck effort (May 13 –15) ...more

A four wheeler waiting to make a turn on a North Carolina Highway was hit by a tractor trailer going each direction on Wednesday.  The accident happened on NC Highway 50 in Johnston County, North Carolina on May 14th. According to WRAL, the four wheeler was stopped on the roadway and waiting to turn when it ...more

The search for a potentially missing truck driver was cancelled earlier this week after a review of the parked rig’s dash cam footage revealed the driver just left in a second vehicle. The search for the potentially missing truck driver started on Tuesday morning, May 13th at a boat launch in Belmont County, Ohio.According to ...more

An International Motors eMV medium-duty electric truck. One category of medium-duty truck sales increased year over year in April: Class 7, in which 4,799 trucks were sold, a 3.4% increase. (International Motors) U.S. sales for medium-duty trucks continued to trend below the prior-year period in April, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Classes 4-7 retail ...more

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with media in Ottawa on March 27. He announced a six-month tariff exemption for some items. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via Associated Press) Canada has effectively suspended almost all of its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, tamping down inflation risks and improving its growth outlook, according to Oxford Economics. ...more

Damera's Karsan eJest, a 19-passenger electric minibus with a range of 130 miles. (Damera Corp./TNS) As Lion Electric faces liquidation and the auction of its shuttered Joliet, Ill., electric bus factory, the state has announced another Canadian EV bus manufacturer will be opening a plant in Peoria, Ill. Damera Corp., an Ontario-based electric bus company, ...more