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 online data tools and align more closely with actual shipping characteristics. (vitpho/Getty Images) The National Motor Freight Traffic Association is moving toward a density-based freight classification system in a major update that is set to ...more
Hess Blames Tariffs for Delaying Toy Truck Release
Hess' 2024 holiday toys. (Hess Toy Truck via Facebook) Hess Corp., the U.S. oil producer widely known for its signature ...more
Three people are dead after a cross over crash involving six vehicles on Interstate 75 in Georgia on Tuesday morning. ...more
A truck driver allegedly consumed an “unknown amount of tequila” before causing eight crashes along 28 miles of an Alabama ...more
Law enforcement agencies in California arrested four people following a months-long investigation into a major cargo theft operation that involved ...more
The man who flipped a car hauler on Interstate 83 earlier this week had a non-US ID and had stolen ...more
Pennsylvania lawmakers have proposed new legislation that would allow truckers hauling milk to keep operating during winter weather-related truck travel ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to an unusual semi truck crash near Lodi on ...more
A semi truck slid right into a four wheeler after experiencing an explosive on-ramp load ...more
Minimum liability insurance requirements in Nevada may double by 2030 according to legislation passed by ...more
FitzMark Acquires High Point Logistics, Pentonix Freight
These latest acquisitions are FitzMark's eighth and ninth as the company pursues a growth strategy ...more
Diesel Price Falls 4.5¢ to $3.534 a Gallon
A gallon of trucking’s main fuel now costs 45.8 cents less than it did at ...more
Two Plants That Make Jeep Grand Cherokee to Pause Production
The Detroit Assembly Complex will pause production next week, the latest of several plant cutbacks ...more
Transport Experts Prepare for Trump-Era Regulatory Shift
From left to right: Baskin, Camden and Garney. (Connor D. Wolf/Transport Topics) AUSTIN, Texas — ...more
Two killed in South Dakota after car driver fleeing police hits big rig
A police pursuit ended in a double fatality collision in Yankton, South Dakota, on Wednesday. ...more
Uber Raises $1.2 Billion With Aurora-Linked Bond Deal
Aurora shares have slumped 15% since the deal was announced. (Aurora Innovation) Uber Technologies Inc.’s ...more
Consumer Long-Term Inflation Expectations Hit 12-Year High
Clearance sale signs are displayed at a retail store in Downers Grove, Ill. (Nam Y. ...more
Freight Trains Return to Asheville After Hurricane Helene
The first train to Asheville since Hurricane Helene. (Norfolk Southern Corp.) Now that freight trains ...more
April Medium-Duty Sales See 16.2% Rebound
A Mack truck under production at the Roanoke Valley, Va., plant. Despite April's gain, Medium-duty ...more
Pershing Square Buys Amazon Stake After 31% Stock Price Drop
(Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Associated Press) Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management built a new stake in ...more
Trucking Q1 Results Show Substantial Slowdown
Consumer weakness and inventory overhangs hampered trucking activity in the first quarter, according to one ...more
Illinois State Police (ISP) released preliminary results from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International ...more