A truck hauling race cars caught fire in Colona, Illinois, over the weekend. At 6:12 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, the Colona Fire Department (CFD) responded to a reported “road freight vehicle fire” on I-74 at mile marker 13 in Colona.CFD said that the trailer had an active fire in ...more
Driver should expect to see an increased law enforcement presence as the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver ...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
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
Kenworth, Peterbilt Maker Cuts 175 Jobs in Quebec, Union Says
A Peterbilt truck at CES in Las Vegas in 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) Truck maker ...more
Trump Targets Brazil With Steep 50% Tariff Hike
Brazil had been set to face the minimum 10% levy under the so-called “reciprocal” tariffs ...more
Mother Nature’s April Fools’ joke this year came in the form of a serious snowstorm ...more
Trump Announces New Tariffs to Promote US Manufacturing
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden ...more
Popular chain of truck stops to require face masks nationwide
Visitors will be required to wear a mask or face covering at all Love’s truck ...more
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a final report on the probable cause of a ...more
Nebraska DOT closes ALL roads into Colorado, no truck parking available west of Grand Island
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has closed all roads into Colorado as a severe winter ...more
Trump Threatens 50% Additional Tariffs on China
(simon2579/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on April 7, ...more
Hydroplaning pickup causes wreck with two semis
A motorist was cited after causing a wreck with two tractor trailers in North Carolina ...more
Panama Auditor Says Port Operator Owes Millions
Containers and cranes at the Port of Balboa at the Pacific entrance of the Panama ...more