The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) announced plans to combat infrastructure damage caused by overweight trucks by increasing the use of weigh-in-motion (WIM) technology. Officials announced on May 9, 2025, that the state’s 2026 budget includes authorization to expand the use of WIM technology to an additional 14 locations in New York ...more

MHC Kenworth is planning a massive shop and showroom that will soon be constructed right next to the Springfield Buc-ee’s in Missouri.  According to plans filed with the city of Springfield, Missouri, a 70,000 square foot  “trucking sales and service facility” will be built at 5500 E. Farm Road 104, just over a half mile ...more

The widow of a man killed in a crash with a now-deported truck driver says that the new enforcement of English language requirements for  truck drivers would have saved her husband’s life by preventing the crash in the first place.  Scott Miller was killed on Highway 285 in Colorado last year when a semi truck ...more

A group of truckers in Nevada are threatening to add a $500 delivery surcharge for loads to a specific county where multiple truck parking yards have been shut down.  Multiple truck parking yards in Clark County, Nevada have been closed in the Las Vegas Valley due to zoning violations. These lots include one location on ...more

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is investigating a commercial vehicle crash in Bryan County caused by brake failure. The crash occurred on May 13 at US 70 and Silo Road in Bryan County, Oklahoma.Troopers say that a commercial vehicle’s brakes failed while approaching a stop light. The driver “took evasive action and swerved to the ...more

A North Texas Teamsters Union representing truckers has voted to strike over autonomous semi truck concerns and fair benefits.  Teamsters Local Union 745 represents nearly 100 truck drivers working for Albertsons in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, which is approximately 90% of the company’s local drivers. On Monday, May 12th, the Union voted to strike over ...more

State police are partnering for an enhanced traffic enforcement detail targeting drivers who fail to move over for emergency vehicles. The traffic detail is taking place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14.Participating law enforcement agencies include the Arkansas State Police (ASP), the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Louisiana State Police, ...more

A group of truckers in Nevada are threatening to add a $500 delivery surcharge for loads to a specific county where multiple truck parking yards have been shut down.  Multiple truck parking yards in Clark County, Nevada have been closed in the Las Vegas Valley due to zoning violations. These lots include one location on ...more

The Port of Boston receives furniture, wine, spirits, toys, apparel and plastics. (Massport) It may only be a 90-day reprieve from the steepest of President Donald Trump’s China tariffs, but it’s enough time to entice companies to restart factory operations and start shipping. Therabody, a Los Angeles-based maker of wellness products such as Theragun massagers, ...more

Diesel's national average price per gallon has fallen each week since April 7 for a total of 16.3 cents. (Minerva Studio/Getty Images) The national average diesel price dipped 2.1 cents a gallon to $3.476, the fifth straight decline, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released May 13. Trucking’s main fuel has dropped each week ...more