A pair of team drivers were ticketed for falsified logbooks after police arrived at the scene of their failed u-turn attempt. The incident happened last week on June 19th outside of Fort Nelson in British Columbia, Canada. According to CJDCTV, a tractor trailer was hauling mail when one of the team ...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
Trucker caught with 162 pounds of meth on I-65 sentenced to federal prison
A California-based truck driver has been sentenced to federal prison after he admitted to transporting ...more
Literal clown suing trucking company for wrongful death of wife
A longtime performer in Missouri is suing a trucking company for the wrongful death of ...more
C.H. Robinson Expands AI Agents Across Shipment Life Cycle
The AI agents can perform numerous tasks like price quoting, processing orders, acquiring trucking capacity, ...more
Truckstop Stresses Carrier Trust Following Broker Survey
Dehan recommended that carriers learn more about their broker partners to build relationships and acquire ...more
Interstate 65 has been reopened after an emergency asphalt replacement to repair damage done by ...more
FTR Announces Key Executive Changes
FTR, an economic and freight forecasting firm, announced it appointed Jonathan Starks CEO of the ...more
Trump Floats ‘Substantial’ China Tariff Cuts in Trade Deal
(Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News) President Donald Trump said he plans to be “very nice” to China ...more