A coalition of eighteen states will come together this week for a campaign to stop vehicles hitting low-clearance bridges. From Tuesday, July 22, 2025, through Saturday, July 26, 2025, eighteen member states of the Eastern Transportation Coalition will take part in a “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” educational campaign intended ...more
Grassley Presses Senate to Tackle Cargo Theft Losses
"Criminal action must be met with criminal punishment," Grassley said. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg) The leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee recently ...more
FMCSA Grants Waiver on Electronic Medical Certificates
Until Oct. 12, motor carriers and drivers can continue to use a copy of the MEC as proof of a ...more
Trump Says Deal With Indonesia Includes 19% Tariff
Flags of the U.S. and Indonesia (themotioncloud/Getty Images) President Donald Trump said he reached a deal with Indonesia that will ...more
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol is asking drivers to check both truck and trailer tires after ...more
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) discovered several serious violations on a commercial vehicle traveling on I-5. According to a July ...more
Drivers will soon face civil penalties for speeding in certain construction zones thanks to a new Colorado Department of Transportation ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized more than 1,700 pounds of methamphetamine from ...more
US Again Closes Border With Mexico to Livestock Imports
An adult New World screwworm fly. (Denise Bonilla/U.S. Department of Agriculture via AP) The U.S. ...more
CVSA, States Eye Crackdown on New ELD Tampering Trend
Oregon has been catching truckers with falsified ELDs during inspections after the truckers drove past ...more
Brazil Vows Retaliatory Tariffs If US Sets 50% Rate
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends an event at the Planalto presidential palace ...more
Performance Food Draws Takeover Interest From US Foods
US Foods has deployed battery-electric trucks and refrigerated trailers with electric transport refrigeration units in ...more
Trump Plans to Hike Tariffs on Canadian Goods to 35%
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with President Donald Trump after a group photo at ...more
EU, US Spar Over Car and Farm Tariffs
Trump had threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the EU this month before sticking ...more
US, India Nearing Interim Tariff Deal Below 20%
The statement would likely set a baseline tariff below 20% — compared with 26% initially ...more
A trucking dog is in desperate need of a new home after she was found ...more
Diesel Prices Drop 3.4¢ to $3.767 a Gallon
As an American flag flaps in the breeze, a fuel truck fills the storage tanks ...more
NMFTA Readies Density-Based Freight Class Update for July 19
The update moves away from a commodity-based rating system to simplify the process, better utilize ...more
Truck Makers, California Reach Deal on Zero-Emission Rules
Trucks drive through the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via Bloomberg ...more
An Arkansas Congressman introduced legislation that would allow positive drug screenings obtained through hair testing ...more
Wyoming Lands $13 Million Grant to Improve Interchange
An overview of the project. The interchange at I-80 and I-25 is a critical freight ...more
Man faces robbery charge after allegedly illegally towing big rig
A man was recently arrested and charged in Memphis after allegedly illegally towing and robbing ...more