Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Rhode Island Tolling Plan
A toll gantry on I-95 in Rhode Island. (TT File Photo) Attorneys for American Trucking Associations and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation sparred in oral arguments before a federal appeals court over whether the state’s trucks-only tolling plan discriminates against out-of-state heavy trucks traveling in the state. In a ...more
Railroads Resist Joining Safety Hotline
The major freight railroads had promised in March to join the hotline program. (JerryB7 via Getty Images) OMAHA, Neb. — ...more
Workers Win Raises at GM Ultium Cells Battery Plant
The 1,100 workers at the Ultium Cells plant near Warren, Ohio, will get $3- to $4-per-hour increases as well as ...more
Instacart Files for IPO Revealing Profit, PepsiCo Investment
The Instacart logo on a smartphone seen in a shopping bag. (Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg News via Getty Images) Instacart joined chip ...more
New NTDC History Book Celebrates Former Champions
The grand champion trophy on display at NTDC 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) COLUMBUS, Ohio ...more
Volvo Trucks Triples Demonstration Track Size
The Volvo Trucks Customer Center tripled the size of the customer experience track in Dublin, Va. (Volvo Trucks North America) ...more
About Us: Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers for 2023
ImageThe Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers is a listing of the largest corporate-owned truck fleets in North America. Companies are ...more
Old Dominion Tops Estes’ Bid for Yellow Terminals
Old Dominion was founded in 1934, making it nearly as established as Yellow, which had ...more
Mexico’s Fultra Buys Ohio-based Trailer Manufacturer East
East Manufacturing's Horizon round-bottom trailer. (East Manufacturing) Mexican truck parts and trailer specialist Fultra bought ...more
Trucking Community Rallies Around Ex-Yellow Drivers at NTDC
"It's been rough," says Istre of qualifying for nationals but then learning he was out ...more
Intricate Driving Course Vexes NTDC Field
Olamide Olayiwola of FedEx Freight discusses the intricacies of the course after completing his 3-axle ...more
Former NTDC Grand Champions Reflect on Driving Course
Roland Bolduc of FedEx Express steers his sleeper berth rig during the skills portion of ...more
Deere Raises Profit Outlook With Farmer Demand Still Strong
For the quarter ended July 30, Deere’s reported adjusted earnings per share of $10.20 beat ...more
Georgia Tax Revenue Rises on Restarted Motor Fuel Taxes
Georgia motor fuel tax collections in July reached $179.5 million, making up 62% of total ...more
Revived Amazon Service for Sellers Competes With UPS, FedEx
Amazon Shipping operates only for domestic shipments. (Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg) Amazon has restarted a shipping service ...more
Multi-vehicle crash reported on I-70 bridge
A major crash involving a loaded cattle truck was reported on Tuesday near Columbia, Missouri. ...more
Volvo prepares to launch self-driving truck lanes in Texas
On Thursday, Volvo announced major plans to begin autonomous truck operations for customers in Texas. ...more
Indiana troopers conduct CMV blitz targeting overweight trucks
This week, Indiana State Police (ISP) teamed up with a local sheriff’s office for a ...more
Consumer Price Growth Slows in May
A customer shops at a retail store in Vernon Hills, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) ...more
96 truck charging station to service Port of Oakland
Plans for an electric truck charging depot have been approved near the Port of Oakland. ...more
Grid Planning Must Accommodate Electric Trucks
(BloombergNEF) Electrification of longhaul trucking in the U.S., and globally, will require power-grid operators and ...more
Bernie Sanders Launches Probe Into Amazon Workplace Safety
Amazon warehouse workers move carts filled with packages. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via Bloomberg News) Sen. ...more
Eight hundred trucks ordered to launch ‘world’s first’ self-driving trucking company
On Thursday, a major self-driving truck technology company announced a new partnership to launch the ...more