Cargo Theft Bill on House Radar
The bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act would facilitate the adoption of technologies in the rail sector that could protect the freight industry. (keithbwinn/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A House lawmaker is pressing colleagues to advance legislation that takes aim at cargo theft in the rail sector. Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.), ...more
Transportation Stakeholders See Slow Growth in 2024
Moderator Evan Armstrong and LIANA panelists (from left) Lawrence Gross, Tim Denoyer and Alan Murphy discuss the state of the ...more
Diesel Issues Could Worsen Due to Lack of Crude From OPEC+
(Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News) The diesel market is pricing in a crisis, one that soon could get even worse because of ...more
FTR’s Starks: Trailer Production to Trend Lower Through 2024
The production line at a Stoughton facility. Starks said production of trailers in the U.S. is set to decline for ...more
UAW May Consider Strikes at Small Number of Factories
United Auto Workers members walk in the 2019 Labor Day parade in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press) DETROIT — Leaders of ...more
Union Pacific’s New CEO Won’t Rule Out Cuts
(Union Pacific Railway via Facebook) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s new CEO, who came into the job last month with ...more
Hyundai Could Get $2.1 Billion in Aid to Make EVs in Georgia
A banner welcomes Hyundai Motor Group to their future home at the Bryan County site in Ellabell, Ga. (Richard Burkhart/Savannah ...more
IMO Countries Agree to Net-Zero Shipping Emissions by 2050
A ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press) Maritime nations agreed ...more
Here’s what truckers are saying about the FMCSA’s controversial automatic emergency braking rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is now accepting public comments on a proposed ...more
VIDEO: Motorcyclist jumps to safety before backing big rig runs over his bike
A motorcyclist shared frightening video of his way-too-close encounter with a backing semi truck. The ...more
Pickup wedged beneath trailer after driving up & over Porsche
No one was seriously hurt after a pickup truck drove over a porsche and ended ...more
Dump truck driver sidelined for unsafe concrete slab haul
A Utah sheriff placed a truck out of service following an alarming attempt to haul ...more
OOS truck driver arrested on outstanding warrant for New Year’s Eve crash into home
A truck driver was arrested this week for a fatal New Year’s Eve crash that ...more
Troopers offer real talk on alcohol possession as an on-duty truck driver
The Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit recently shared a buzzy social media post ...more
Brothers arrested after challenging delivery driver to a fight, firing shots
A delivery truck driver says two brothers “nearly ran him off the road” in Utah ...more
No brakes and booze are just the beginning of CMV violations found by Georgia officers
Police in Georgia uncovered multiple violations on a truck driven by an under-21 year old ...more
A truck driver is dead and several workers are injured after a semi truck crashed ...more
VIDEO: Little car clips big rig, gets punted into trees
A trucker’s dash cam captured a dramatic double crash that sent both vehicles off the ...more
Cattle Herds Grow After 70-Year Low, JBS Foresees Recovery
Cattle at a livestock crossing in Santa Teresa, N.M. (Paul Ratje/Bloomberg) U.S. ranchers are moving ...more
I-95 temp lanes now expected to reopen this weekend
Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will open sometime this weekend, Governor Shapiro announced on Tuesday. ...more
This week, Illinois State Police (ISP) weighed thousands of trucks during a 72 hour commercial ...more
GOP Senators Press for Labor Nominee Julie Su’s Withdrawal
President Joe Biden and Julie Su at the White House on March 1. (Susan Walsh/AP) ...more
Continental Considering $45M Expansion Near San Antonio
Continental's headquarters in Hanover, Germany. Continental Automotive is being spun off and renamed Aumovio in ...more