AmeriStarRail has pitched a major coast-to-coast rail project that they say could “usher in a profitable Golden Age of rail travel for passengers and truckers.” AmeriStarRail, a private sector high-speed rail company, has issued a sweeping proposal to Amtrak, asking to initiate a partnership on a project called the “Transcontinental ...more
Thune Doubts Future of Tariff Oversight Bill
“The president’s indicated he would veto it," Thune said. "And I don’t see how they’d get it on the floor ...more
Thune Doubts Chances for Congressional Tariff Oversight
“The president’s indicated he would veto it," Thune said. "And I don’t see how they’d get it on the floor ...more
Tennessee Offering $19.4M for Fleets to Buy Green Trucks
A DTNA Freightliner eCascadia charges. The grants are being offered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to reduce ...more
House Unveils Bathroom Access Bill for Truck Drivers
Trucks at a rest area near Elizabethtown and Glendale, Ky. A bill that would guarantee truckers on their routes have ...more
Iowa Law Aims to Strengthen Trucking Independent Contractors
(Iowa Department of Transportation) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has enacted a law backed by the state trucking association to strengthen ...more
Auto Reprieve From Tariffs Isn’t Enough to Weather Trade War
Chevrolet vehicles on the assembly line at the General Motors assembly plant in Fort Wayne, ...more
U.S. authorities recently arrested a Canadian commercial vehicle drivers at a New York port of ...more
A truck driver is facing charges after setting his own truck on fire on the ...more
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) shared a trucker’s dash cam video as a reminder to ...more
A couple of tow truck drivers claim that this semi truck actually got stuck on ...more
Bipartisan legislation promises to compensate truckers more fairly for the hours that they work by ...more
A sheriff in Vienna, Illinois, promised to take action against semi drivers parking illegally and ...more
Watch this police officer pull a motorist from a flaming crash with a tanker truck ...more
The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) announced the launch of a pilot program ...more
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is asking for public help in locating a family ...more
NYC Congestion Pricing Raises $52M Amid Trump Backlash
Signs, including some advising drivers of congestion pricing tolls, are displayed near the exit of ...more
The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) arrested two juvenile males for allegedly targeting several semi trucks ...more
February Used Truck Sales Slip After Previous Month Gains
The average retail sale price for a used Class 8 truck in February dropped 13.1% ...more
A fake trucking company was able to drive away with two loads of beef after ...more
Lutnick Fields Rival US Steel Bids by Nippon Steel, Activist
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick by Francis Chung/Bloomberg News U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has ...more
The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MSP) issued a notice to the trucking industry this week after ...more