A man has been charged for reselling diesel fuel to trucking companies at below-market rates in a fraudulent credit card scheme. 56-year-old Orlando Pardo Ortega was taken into custody on June 25th for a series of alleged diesel fuel thefts in Miami-Dade County, Florida. According to CBS News, Ortega was first ...more
FMCSA Plans Study on Vehicle Maintenance Impact on Safety
A mechanic checks data. FMCSA will conduct a survey and study that focuses on how vehicle maintenance requirements impact overall ...more
Old Workhorses Find Resting Place in Pennsylvania Truck Museum
The exterior of the Orwigsburg Historical Society & Museum. (Google Maps) DEER LAKE, Pa. — Keith Ernst never knew West ...more
Battery Maker Clarios Expands Low-Voltage Systems
Clarios CEO Mark Wallace discusses the evolution of low-voltage networks for cars and commercial trucks. (J. Kyle Keener) MUNICH — ...more
ZF Develops EV Motor That Cuts Out Rare Earth Materials
ZF’s new I2SM electric vehicle motor does not incorporate magnets. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) MUNICH, Germany — Automotive supplier ZF Group ...more
Driving A Lucky Veteran’s Career Forward
Ashley Leiva of Noemi TruckingAs we celebrate the contributions of professional truck drivers this week, Kenworth and FASTPORT, in partnership ...more
Hyundai, LG Invest $2 Billion More Into Georgia Battery Plant
The Hyundai company logo hangs over a long row of cars at a car dealership in Centennial, Colo. (David Zalubowski/Associated ...more
Uber Freight: Empty Miles Likely Underreported
Uber Freight estimated that truck drivers could be wasting about 3.5 billion hours in total ...more
Fleets Can Expect Long Timelines for Facility Connections
Ryan Wheeler says fleet electrification projects tend to be bigger than most utility connections. (Blake ...more
XPO Workers at Florida Facility Decertify Teamsters Union
The vote to decertify Teamsters Local 769 at XPO's Hialeah, Fla., facility was taken June ...more
USDA Offers Up to $500 Million in Biofuel Grants
(United Soybean Board) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that up to $500 million in federal ...more
May Used Class 8 Sales Down 4.9% Year-Over-Year
(TEC Equipment) Used Class 8 truck sales in May decreased 4.9% year-over-year to 19,300 units ...more
Vacancies Common Among Heads of Transportation Agencies
The FAA's acting administrator Polly Trottenberg is one of multiple interim leaders at transportation safety ...more
Senate EPW Leaders Introduce Diesel Emissions Bill
Funding is meant to facilitate the voluntary replacement or installation of retrofits on existing heavy-duty ...more
Truck driver fatally crushed while unloading marble slabs at San Antonio facility
A truck driver lost his life on Wednesday morning in a workplace accident in San ...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
Port of Baltimore Welcomes Biggest Containership Ever
The Evergreen Ever Max at Port of Baltimore on Aug. 19. (Port of Baltimore via ...more
New NTDC History Book Celebrates Former Champions
The grand champion trophy on display at NTDC 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (John Sommers II ...more
Hurricane Idalia Swamps Southeast, Closes Highways
A portion of Interstate 275 is flooded near Tampa, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia bears down ...more
US Trade Deficit Widened by Less than Expected in July
A cargo ship moves under the Bayonne Bridge as it heads into port in Bayonne, ...more
NTSB Nominee Alvin Brown Awaits Senate Vote
Alvin Brown speaks at his nomination hearing June 21. (commerce.senate.gov) Two months after a panel ...more