Merchandise-Trade Deficit Widens on Exports Drop
(Nathan Howard/Bloomberg) The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in May on the biggest drop in exports since the onset of the pandemic, while imports were little changed. The shortfall in goods trade grew 11.1% to $96.6 billion, Commerce Department data showed June 26. The figure was larger than the $86.1 ...more
A truck driver got permission to take his uncle’s prized Peterbilt for a spin for the first time in this ...more
Vermont State Police (VSP) confirmed that a man and his infant son were killed in a multi-vehicle pileup on I-91 ...more
SAF-Holland’s Haldex Launches ApolloSDx Air Treatment System
“We noticed we had a gap. What if it is not a line-haul application and what if it is not ...more
TMC Blends ‘Back to Basics’ With Advanced Tech Learning
Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., is the site of TMC 2025, which runs March 10-13. (Judd Hanson/Transport Topics) With ...more
TMC Blends ‘Back to Basics’ With Advanced Tech Learning
Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., is the site of TMC 2025, which runs March 10-13. (Judd Hanson/Transport Topics) With ...more
Samsara Expands Smart Trailer Capabilities
The company’s smart trailer features are enabled by the Samsara asset gateway device, which installs in under five minutes and ...more
Eye-opening video follows owner-op who says he’s homeless even though he works 14 hour days
In this short documentary video, a crew follows an owner-operator who struggles to make ends ...more
Motorist okay after crashing rented Lamborghini under semi trailer at high rate of speed
A motorist is lucky to have survived a high speed collision with a semi trailer ...more
Teamsters Halt Yellow Strike Plan After Benefits Extended
Yellow is North America's third-largest LTL carrier, trailing only FedEx Freight and Old Dominion Freight ...more
Teamsters Halt Yellow Strike Plan After Benefits Extended
Yellow is North America's third-largest LTL carrier, trailing only FedEx Freight and Old Dominion Freight ...more
Judge Denies Yellow’s Request to Block Strike
Yellow is North America's third-largest LTL carrier, trailing only FedEx Freight and Old Dominion Freight ...more
Canada Dockworkers to Vote on New Contract Today
International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers picket in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 5. (Don ...more
Volvo Signs Fuel System JV Deal With Canada’s Westport
Volvo FH gas-powered truck equipped with a Westport LNG HPDI fuel system. (CNW Group/Westport Fuel ...more
New Jersey Sues Over NYC Congestion Pricing Plan
Vehicles and pedestrians crowd a New York City intersection. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) A plan to charge ...more
Arkansas police officer killed while escorting Wreaths Across America trucks
A Benton County Sheriff’s Office Detective lost his life over the weekend while escorting a ...more
Inflation Fell in March Ahead of Tariff Impact
Gas prices fell in March. (Tom Merton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation declined last month ...more
November Tonnage Increases Year-Over-Year, but Declines From October
Truck tonnage inched up year-over-year in November, but for the second consecutive time declined on ...more
Trailer Connectivity Becoming More Intelligent
Orbcomm In his 47 years as a technician, Tony Morthland remembers a time when preventive ...more
Elon Musk Tells Investors He’ll Pause on Tesla Stock Sales
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he won’t sell any more shares in Tesla for 18 ...more
Diesel Price Drops 6¢ to $3.579 a Gallon
Diesel's previous price drop was 5.3 cents a gallon on the week of March 10. ...more
VIDEO: Truckers use dual-driver system to haul oversized load
A motorist captured video of an unusual oversize load haul with a second driver operating ...more
Truck driver wages rose 16% in the first quarter of 2025, according to one study ...more