The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is conducting a $1 million speed reduction pilot program on two major interstates. As of April 10, 2025, WSDOT cameras are live in the following locations:Southbound I-5 between Cook and Bow Hill roads in Skagit CountyEastbound I-90 near Liberty Lake between the Liberty Lake and State Line Interchanges ...more

Ahead of the year’s biggest commercial vehicle inspection blitz, several law enforcement agencies are taking to social media with examples of equipment violations truckers should try to avoid through pre-trip inspections and proper maintenance. This year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck inspection effort is scheduled for May 13 — 15 throughout the U.S., ...more

The driver of a dump truck that killed a crew of linemen in North Carolina last week did not have a valid CDL.  The incident occurred on April 24th in Eden, North Carolina as a crew of linemen were working as contractors for Duke Energy. According to MyFox8, the dump truck was a city of Eden ...more

The truck driver arrested for allegedly knocking a car into a frozen lake and driving away from the scene has been extradited back to West Virginia to answer his charges.  Singh is believed to have caused a January accident that sent motorist Kevin Lataille skidding into Cheat Lake. Lataille was missing for four days before ...more

(ArcBest via X) ArcBest Corp. posted a drop in revenue but saw bottom-line results swing from a year-ago loss to a profit during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported April 29. The Phoenix-based truckload carrier reported net income from continuing operations of $3.13 million, or 13 cents a diluted share, for the three ...more

Diesel's biggest price drop was 3.6 cents a gallon in the West Coast Less California area. (Andyborodaty/Getty Images) The national average diesel price dipped 2 cents a gallon to $3.514, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released April 29. Diesel’s price has dropped 12.5 cents over three consecutive decreases after rising 9 cents over ...more

(Graham Hughes/Bloomberg) Amazon.com Inc. said April 29 it never planned to widely display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on products after the White House blasted the reported move. “The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,” the company said ...more

In addition to integrating Plus’ SuperDrive autonomous driving system with Hyundai’s Xcient hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 truck, the companies presented a shared vision for accelerating a hydrogen-powered freight network in the United States. (Hyundai) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Self-driving truck developer Plus and Hyundai Motor Co. highlighted their joint efforts to combine zero-emission trucks with ...more

Harbinger’s new electric-gasoline hybrid medium-duty truck offers a vehicle range of up to 500 miles. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Medium-duty electric truck company Harbinger is expanding its vehicle lineup with an electric-gasoline hybrid model designed to ease fleet operators’ range anxiety. The new model is a battery-electric vehicle equipped with a gasoline-powered range ...more

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives on stage at his campaign headquarters after the Liberal Party won the Canadian election in Ottawa on April 29. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO — As Canada’s Liberals celebrated election victory in a stunning turn of fortune, the country would not know until later April 29 whether ...more