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 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
The Thomasville Police Chief says that two team drivers on work visas are “going to pay” for a deadly, dramatic ...more
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) placed a box truck and a driver out-of-service for numerous safety violations. On May 6, ...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
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 truck driver is dead after hitting his head during an incident with a semi ...more
The family of a woman killed in a 133 vehicle pile up crash in Fort ...more
Two teenage sisters were seriously injured after failing to yield to a semi truck in ...more
Trump Moves Closer to Port Fee on Chinese Vessels
Containerships at anchor near the Port of Los Angeles. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg) The Trump administration took ...more
The Virginia State Police are still investigating a semi truck tire blowout crash that caused ...more
Norfolk Southern Profit Increases in Q1
(Norfolk Southern) Norfolk Southern’s quarterly profits were again inflated by insurance payments related to its ...more
A truck driver was transported by ambulance after a turkey flew through his windshield on ...more
