A truck driver hauling an improperly permitted oversize load was found not guilty in the accidental death of a motorcyclist who was struck by the large equipment. The fatal accident happened in June of 2023 on Route 190 near Princeton, Massachusetts. According to Boston 25, 25-year-old Jacob Brisbois was stopped in ...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 New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) shared dash cam video of a crash ...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
House Committee Tackles Workforce, Federal Permitting Issues
Trucks line up at the Port of Los Angeles. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg News) Proposals to ensure ...more
Trump Says He’ll Delay Threatened EU Tariff Until July
The U.S. and EU flags. (E4C/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said May 25 ...more
New law requiring restroom access for truck drivers goes into effect in Washington in July
Truck drivers in Washington state will soon have increased access to bathroom facilities thanks to ...more
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) recently shared video of “one of the heaviest loads ever ...more
Impact of a Potential UPS Strike Looms Large
UPS customer Jessica Ray with her aging pooch Adu, who requires specialty dog food. (Bebeto ...more
Kenworth Expands Powertrain Options for T680, T880, W990
Kenworth’s flagship T680 on-highway tractor is available with PX-9, MX-11 and MX-13 engines and TX-12, ...more
Results released from surprise nationwide semi truck brake blitz
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released the results from an unannounced single day brake ...more
Police shared dash cam video of a vehicle pursuit in Washington State that ended with ...more