Former ATA President Bennett Whitlock Dies at Age 97
Whitlock worked for American Trucking Associations for 36 years, culminating in his appointment as president in 1976. (SunJae Smith/American Trucking Associations) Bennett Clarke Whitlock Jr., who helped steer the trucking industry through deregulation in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died. He was 97. Whitlock worked for American Trucking ...more
BP CEO Looney Quits Over Past Relationships With Colleagues
Looney has been the strongest advocate among the CEOs of the oil supermajors for a faster shift into low-carbon energy. ...more
Panama Canal Says Shipping Congestion Will Last Into 2024
Cargo ships wait in the anchor zone to cross the Panama Canal from the Pacific entrance near Panama City, Panama, ...more
Wabtec Denies Charges of Anticompetitive Behavior
Wabtec's fully electric FLXdrive locomotive. (Wabtec) Progress Rail, a division of Caterpillar Inc., has accused Wabtec Corp. of violating antitrust ...more
Walmart Now Offers Late-Evening Delivery, Pickup
The late-evening service will be available at more than 4,000 stores nationwide. (Walmart) Walmart is making a late-night change to ...more
Cashless Tolling Is Coming to Kansas Turnpike in 2024
A truck passes under a tolling gantry on the Kansas Turnpike. (Kansas Turnpike Authority) Making driving safer between the Oklahoma ...more
Illinois Welcomes Expansion of Soybean Plant for Biodiesel
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (second from right) joins other dignitaries at the groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 6. (Illinois Dept. of Commerce ...more
WATCH: SUV thinks cutting the corner during left turn will save him from oncoming semi truck
A motorist seems to think cutting the corner during a left turn will protect him ...more
VIDEO: Can an ‘average Joe’ drive a big rig with zero training?
Is it possible to hop in a semi truck and successfully operate it with no ...more
One hospitalized after attempting to pass trucker on right
A motorhome driver was hospitalized after attempting to pass a semi truck on the right ...more
Beer truck driver charged in double fatality crash in Virginia
Virginia State Police say that a truck driver was charged following a three vehicle collision ...more
Hospital hoping for help in identifying man struck by tractor trailer
A hospital in Atlanta is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who ...more
Two CMV drivers headed for Mexico taken out of service in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently sidelined two drivers for unsafe commercial motor ...more
TireHub Appoints John Cavanaugh as Newest CFO
John Cavanaugh by TireHub. TireHub has appointed John Cavanaugh to the role of chief financial ...more
EV Startups Confronting Setbacks
Two Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks at the 2021 unveiling of the Iveco-Nikola electric truck plant ...more
Volvo Sells $563 Million Bond on Tariff Concerns
(Casper Hedberg/Bloomberg) Volvo Treasury AB is selling a five-year, $563 million bond on May 9, ...more
Indianapolis interstate to reopen after years of construction
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced that they’ll be reopening I-65 through the North Split ...more
A truck driver allegedly consumed an “unknown amount of tequila” before causing eight crashes along ...more
Clean Energy Investments Touted at Commerce Summit
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on May 3 announced Norwegian firm Nel Hydrogen's $400 million investment to ...more
FMCSA Revokes 8 Gorilla Fleet Safety ELDs From Approved List
Beginning July 11, motor carriers that continue to use the revoked devices will be considered ...more
Self-driving trucks to haul temperature-controlled loads for C.R. England as part of long-haul pilot
On Tuesday, self-driving vehicle technology company Torc Robotics announced a major partnership with Utah-headquartered trucking ...more
DHL Buys IDS Fulfillment to Beef Up US E-Commerce Division
The deal is the second U.S. e-commerce acquisition for DHL in 2025. (DHL Supply Chain) ...more
CBP Seeks Input for Green Trade Forum
(U.S. Customs and Border Protection) Public comments about how to decarbonize trade and create federal ...more