Pilot announced the opening of new locations in several states and Canada as well as renovations completed at nearly a dozen other travel centers. On July 17, Pilot issued a release highlighting several travel centers that were recently opened as part of the company’s network.Pilot #1439 – Port Allen, Louisiana ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized more than 1,700 pounds of methamphetamine from a commercial shipment of produce. ...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. has closed its southern border ...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 weigh stations and were turned ...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 in Brasilia, Brazil, on July ...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 its delivery fleet. (US Foods) ...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 the G7 Summit on June ...more
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) is asking for public help in locating a truck ...more
Tariff Foes Urge Appeals Court to Curb ‘Blank Check’
(greenleaf123/Getty Images) A group of small businesses that won an order finding President Donald Trump’s ...more
Nvidia Becomes Most Valuable Company in World at $4 Trillion
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a roundtable discussion at the VivaTech fair dedicated to innovation ...more
Daimler Targets Expansion in Heavy-Duty Vocational Market
Western Star vocational trucks on display at Daimler Truck North America's Cleveland, N.C., manufacturing plant. ...more
Trucking Industry Praises Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Tractor-trailers and other vehicles on a highway near Atlanta. ATA President Chris Spear said, "Motor ...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
Cruise Cuts 101 Employees as GM Winds Down Robotaxi Program
A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco in 2023. (Cruise) Cruise, the embattled self-driving car subsidiary ...more
Trump’s Trade Blitz Yields Few Deals but Lots of Uncertainty
President Donald Trump announces tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office on March 26. ...more
DHL Express Opens Atlanta Cargo Facility
DHL's Atlanta facility at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is equipped with technology capable of sorting up ...more
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol is asking drivers to check both ...more
West Coast Swapping Diesel for Biofuels
Harvesting a soybean crop. Biofuels (biodiesel and renewable diesel) have become alternatives to diesel and ...more
Trump’s NHTSA Pick Promises Rapid Self-Driving Deployment
An autonomous self-driving taxi in Los Angeles. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) President Donald Trump’s choice to ...more
Teen arrested for doing 91 while hauling improperly secured skid steer with no license
A sheriff’s deputy in Wisconsin nabbed a commercial vehicle driver for excessive speed and a ...more
Interstate 35 was shut down overnight after suspects armed with an AK style rifle fled ...more
Tesla Starts Cybertruck Production Two Years Behind Schedule
Musk has said he will give updated specs and pricing information around the end of ...more
Did you miss the Walcott Truckers Jamboree? Here are the winners from the 2023 Super Truck Beauty Contest
If you missed this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, then you missed one of the most ...more