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
The Supreme court has ruled in favor of a truck driver fired for a failed drug test after consuming a ...more
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is using a recent crash as a sobering reminder of why motorists need to pay ...more
A truck driver is dead after colliding with a Tesla car in a crash in Florida on Tuesday night. The ...more
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) released dash cam video from a work truck involved in a road rage incident ...more
Management at a truck stop is taking paid truck parking just a little too seriously in this short video. In ...more
An apparently unaware truck driver just drives right into a couple of stopped cars on a Louisiana interstate in this ...more
Quantron to Bring Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks to Europe, US
Quantron plans to begin producing a Class 8 fuel cell electric tractor in the United ...more
Analysts: Diesel Price Augurs Carrier Casualty Acceleration
Stifel Associate Vice President Bruce Chan said Sept. 12 that higher fuel prices are likely ...more
Biden Sends Top Aides to Detroit to Help With Auto Strike
President Joe Biden speaks about the auto workers strike from the Roosevelt Room of the ...more
Port of Long Beach’s Hacegaba Sees Better Days Ahead in 2024
The Port of Long Beach is in the midst of a 10-year, $2.2 billion capital ...more
Senate, House Differ on FY24 Funding Bills
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) recently speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. "We are committed to ...more
Electric Vehicle Sales Hit Critical Mark
Tesla vehicles in a parking lot after arriving at a port. (Toru Hanai/Bloomberg News) Electric ...more
August Class 8 Sales Down 1%
Daimler Truck North America’s Freightliner brand took the largest market share in August with 34.9% ...more
Volvo Charts Customer-Focused Path for Zero-Emission Goals
Trucks at the Volvo Customer Center in Gothenburg. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Leaders ...more
Starmer, Trump Agree to Implement Tariff-Cutting Deal
For U.K. leader Keir Starmer, completion of a deal sheltering key industries from more aggressive ...more
CVSA plans Brake Safety Week blitz for August
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released new information on a week-long brake inspection ...more
Seven men have been named in an indictment regarding a massive jewelry heist at a ...more
Port of Savannah Expansion Plans Moving Full Speed Ahead
Containers are in position on a ship for unloading at the Port of Savannah. (Dan ...more
This week on CDLLife, the community brought the heat — literally and figuratively. From former ...more
FMCSA Issues Final Guidance on Two Brokerage Terms
Employees on the Schneider brokerage floor. The review of the definitions of "broker" and "bona ...more
NYC Expands Crackdown on BQE Overweight Trucks
Trucks and other vehicles on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Enforcement under the new system began June ...more
Global Shipping Company ZIM Relocates US Headquarters
A cargo ship loaded with ZIM containers. ZIM was founded in 1945 and operates in ...more