Firefighters battled a trucking company fire for about six hours in Illinois earlier this week. The incident occurred just after noon on June 25th in the 2200 block of 5th Street in Lincoln, Illinois. According to WCIA, a fire at Lincoln Transload and Processing started in the basement level and traveled ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) recently ticketed a truck driver for a serious speed violation near Yreka. On March 6, ...more
An officer-involved shooting involving a semi truck is under investigation by police in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting occurred around 4 ...more
Ontario Slaps 25% Tax Increase on Electricity Exports to US
Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a news conference in Toronto on March 4. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO ...more
Lite-Check Introduces Stryker 1000 Trailer Tester
(Lite-Check) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lite-Check has introduced the Stryker 1000, a diagnostic tool that the company touted as “the next-generation ...more
Trova Announces Launch of Battery-Electric Terminal Tractor
Trova CEO Patrick Collignon says, "The first product to market is what we are launching here at TMC.” (John Sommers ...more
CHP warns CMV drivers — if you bypass open scales, you risk a misdemeanor charge
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) issued a warning to commercial motor vehicle drivers who are ...more
VIDEO: Low flying plane buzzes big rig
An unsuspecting semi truck driver’s unnerving close call with a plane was caught on video.The ...more
VIDEO: Yellow worker speculates on embattled trucking company’s fate, says ‘no more pickups’
Amidst reports that the trucking company is planning to file for bankruptcy, a Yellow Corp. ...more
Ohio cop who released K-9 on surrendering truck driver has been fired
On Wednesday, the Circleville Police Department (CPD) announced that an officer was terminated after he ...more
Pedestrian fatally struck by semi truck in grocery store parking lot
Arizona police are investigating a fatality incident involving a semi truck that occurred on Wednesday ...more
Eleven state traffic blitz happening today
Law enforcement agencies in eleven states are coming together for a single day effort to ...more
UPS, Teamsters Reach Agreement on New Contract
A UPS truck exits a Chicago distribution center. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. and the ...more
Aurora Details Financial Plan, Unveils Lidar Breakthrough
CEO Chris Urmson says Aurora has put itself in a strong financial position for at ...more
Yellow Ceases Operations
A memo to employees and customers is posted on a padlocked Yellow facility in Carlisle, ...more
Tesla Wants to Build Texas-to-California Semi Charging Route
At an energy conference in Austin in June, CEO Elon Musk said the Tesla Semi ...more
Truck “literally” crashes through yard and into elderly woman’s house
A truck driver is in critical condition after a flatbed truck veered off a roadway ...more
Motorist pinned beneath pile of logs from wrecked semi truck
A logging truck crashed into three other vehicles in Rhode Island on Saturday afternoon, sending ...more
FMCSA to Renew Plan for Carriers to Keep Accident Records
Record-keeping is relatively standard for motor carriers, either for DOT or their own use. (Becky ...more
Truck driver honored for achieving 5 million safe miles
A Werner Enterprises driver is being celebrated for achieving an impressive safety milestone, according to ...more
Amazon Dinged for Coming Up Short on Carbon-Emission Actions
An Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News) Four years into a plan ...more
Past Grand Champion Dick Gillespie Stays Close to NTDC
Dick Gillespie enjoys another year at NTDC. (Dan Ronan/Transport Topics) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Veteran truck ...more