The FMCSA has issued exemptions for truck drivers involved in Texas flood relief efforts for the next month. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the emergency declaration on Monday, July 7th for floods that began in Central Texas on July 3rd. The emergency order exempts truck drivers providing direct assistance ...more
The death of a truck driver his family called a ‘hanging’ has been ruled a suicide in a report released ...more
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) announced two enforcement areas for next week’s International Roadcheck commercial vehicle inspection blitz. ...more
This week, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) announced that real-time trucking parking information for truckers traveling on I-10 is ...more
A Montana Senator has introduced legislation that would prevent the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from moving ahead with ...more
The cause of a fire that destroyed 10 semi trucks at a trucking company in Louisiana is still unclear, but ...more
Dash cam video from a loaded ambulance shows a cable barrier in the median of the roadway preventing a crossover ...more
Trump Looks to Boost Use of Technology to Speed Up Permitting
President Donald Trump signing an executive order. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News) President Donald Trump signed a ...more
CSX Net Income Decreases 27% in First Quarter
CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs said he still expects volume to increase this year, but it’s ...more
J.B. Hunt Reports Small Dips in Revenue, Earnings for Q1
J.B. Hunt posted net earnings of $117.7 million in Q1, compared with $127.5 million during ...more
Governors, Senators Ask EPA to Back Biofuel Industry
A soybean processing facility, including a soybean oil mill and biodiesel plant, in Greenwood, Miss. ...more
Transport Topics Wins Four Regional Awards From ASBPE
Transport Topics captured four regional Azbee awards for its coverage of the trucking industry in ...more
Senate’s Spring Agenda Includes DOT Nominees
Nominees for the top roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s agencies await consideration in ...more
Massachusetts, Maryland Tap Brake on Clean Trucks Enforcement
Trucks and other vehicular traffic in Maryland. (Maryland DOT via Flickr) Maryland and Massachusetts have ...more
A Florida-based trucking company has announced plans to shutter operations after decades in business. On ...more
Transportation Panel Embraces ‘Back to Basics’ Highway Plan
Spending from the Highway Trust Fund has exceeded revenues since 2001, according to Transportation and ...more
Louisiana Trucker Damien Hebert Driven by Details
XPO driver Damien Hebert of Louisiana displays his national twins championship trophy as (from left) ...more
The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) has put out a call for relevant dash cam ...more
‘Trooper in a Truck’ patrols taking place in Nebraska this week
As part of this week’s nationwide Operation Safe Driver Week enforcement campaign, the Nebraska State ...more
Carney Hints Tariffs to Stay but Sees Negotiations Continuing
“We need to recognize that the commercial landscape globally has changed,” Canada Prime Minister Mark ...more
Two drivers, passenger killed in head-on semi truck crash
Two truck drivers and a passenger are dead after a head on collision between two ...more
A national trucking company has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle claims that ...more
Nikola’s Wild Week Erases 2023 Losses
Nikola's stock is still down more than 90% from its pandemic peaks. (Andreas Gebert/Bloomberg News) ...more