Colorado lawmakers have passed legislation aimed at increasing compliance with the state’s chain requirements by allowing private companies to install chains on commercial and passenger vehicles for a fee. SB 69 recently passed through the Colorado General Assembly and is headed to the desk of Governor Jared Polis to be signed into law.The bill creates ...more

A truck convoy that claims to be “one of the largest truck convoys in the entire country” raises enough funds to grant the wishes of many sick children year after year as part of the Make-A-Wish program. The annual Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Truck Convoy was held on May 11th this year in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ...more

A four wheeler hydroplaned in front of a thankfully hyperaware trucker in this traffic cam video captured in Arkansas.  In the video, traffic can be seen flowing in both directions of a very wet Highway 70, just west of Interstate 30, when a four wheeler hydroplanes and begins spinning out of control. The car soon ...more

Five people were hospitalized after a tanker truck ended up buried in the side of a house after plowing through a business and an intersection.  The incident happened on Monday morning, May 12th just before 6:20 a.m. in Wellington, Utah. According to KJZZ 14, a tanker truck loaded with crude oil was driving east on State ...more

(Nati Harnik/AP/File) The U.S. Postal Service has selected FedEx Corp. board member David Steiner to be the country’s next postmaster general, the agency announced May 9. Steiner, 65, was selected by the USPS board of governors to succeed former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who resigned in March. Current Acting Postmaster General Doug Tulino will now ...more

The lawsuit claims FHWA is withholding billions of dollars in states’ NEVI funds for fiscal years 2022 through 2025. (Voltera) A consortium of 16 states is suing the Federal Highway Administration over the Trump administration’s termination of $1 billion in previously approved federal grants allocated for construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The group — ...more

(Bot Auto) HOUSTON — Bot Auto, which plans to bring autonomous trucks to Texas highways, presented the company’s technology and trucks to local transportation and law enforcement agencies on May 8 at the Houston TranStar building. Bot Auto has completed fully autonomous testing between Houston and San Antonio since last fall. The company plans to ...more

“It’s a very different political environment for trucking,” Lydia Vieth said. (Bilanol/Getty Images) The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering regulations including its Greenhouse Gas Phase 3 rule and has asked Congress to review waivers it has granted to California allowing that state to set its own emission standards. Now, the trucking industry is waiting to ...more

A cargo train moves past new cars waiting for shipment in a port in Yantai in east China's Shandong province on May 7. (Chinatopix via AP) China’s exports to the United States tumbled in April while its trade with other economies surged, suggesting that President Donald Trump’s tariffs offensive is hastening a shakeup in global ...more

(Casper Hedberg/Bloomberg) Volvo Treasury AB is selling a five-year, $563 million bond on May 9, as automaker-related notes hit the market amid the looming risk of tariffs. The subsidiary of commercial vehicle manufacturer Volvo AB is offering a spread of around 120 basis points above mid-swaps at initial price thoughts, according to a person familiar ...more