Ford CEO Jim Farley said more needs to be done to address how tariffs are affecting the parts that carmakers import. He also said Ford will work with the administration to receive credit for exporting vehicles from the U.S. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg News) Ford Motor Co. won’t increase the price of its vehicles until it sees ...more
Lars Stenqvist, chief technology officer for Volvo Group, said hydrogen ICE will be especially suitable over long distances, in certain regions and when there isn’t time to recharge. (Mindy Long for Transport Topics) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Manufacturers said hydrogen internal combustion engines and hydrogen fuel cell technology both have a role to play in the ...more
Joel Carilett/Getty Images A sweeping federal grand jury indictment has charged two New Orleans men with the murder of a cooperating FBI witness in the investigation of dozens of staged crashes with trucks since 2011. The 25-page grand jury indictment, announced April 28, alleges that the murder was committed by Sean Alfortish, 57, and Leon ...more
(Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News) NEW YORK — General Motors is recalling nearly 600,000 vehicles across its Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands in the U.S. due to potential manufacturing defects that can cause engine failure. The recall covers certain Cadillac Escalades and Escalade ESVs; Chevrolet Silverado 1500s, Suburbans and Tahoes; as well as GMC Sierra 1500s, Yukons ...more
The truck driver involved in the fatal pile up crash on Interstate 35 last month had his bond reduced massively this week. The pile up crash happened on March 13th on Interstate 35 near Austin, Texas. Five people were killed and 11 more were injured. 37-year-old Solomun Weldekeal-Araya was initially charged with seven felony counts related ...more
An impatient car driver learns an important lesson about obeying traffic laws while trying an illegal maneuver to pass a truck on a rural North Carolina roadway in this dash cam video. The video was captured in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina.In the clip, you can see a car driver crossing a double yellow line and ...more
A tanker truck driver was airlifted to a hospital after crashing into a slow moving motorist on Interstate 40 in North Carolina on Tuesday morning. The accident happened just before 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29th, along eastbound Interstate 40 in Sampson County, North Carolina. According to ABC 11, a tanker truck hauling fuel crashed into ...more
Illinois Fire Marshals are investigating a structure fire that occurred at a Dolton trucking and warehouse business on Tuesday. Shortly before 8 a.m. on April 29, firefighters responded to E Vett Trucking & Warehouse, a business located in the 1300 Block of East 142nd Street in Dolton, Illinois. When crews arrived on scene, the building was engulfed ...more
Kentucky State Police (KSP) troopers are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred near an Amazon facility on Tuesday. The shooting occurred around 7 a.m. on April 29 on Industrial Road in Florence, Kentucky. The incident began when the Boone County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) and the Florence Police Department (FPD) responded to a report about a ...more
Tesla is looking to hire more than 1000 new workers as the company tries to get their electric semi truck production up and running. On Monday, April 28th, Tesla released a video announcing that electric semi truck production will begin by the end of 2025, with an annual production capacity of 50,000 electric semi trucks.On ...more
