This week, the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) charged a truck driver who allegedly entered a construction area after bypassing several signs, causing “a significant safety risk.” JCSO responded to a reported traffic hazard on State Road 7 North at 1 p.m. on June 23.When deputies arrived, they discovered that ...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
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
UDOT installing new brake check on problem road because trucking is already “hard enough”
The Utah Department of Transportation is installing a new brake check area along a notoriously ...more
Lawsuit accuses FedEx of ‘largest odometer fraud scheme’ in U.S. history
A class action lawsuit accuses shipping giant FedEx of wide scale odometer fraud. A lawsuit ...more
US Shale Drilling Sees Sharpest Drop Since 2023
An Exxon Mobil Corp. oil drilling rig near Stanton, Texas. (Justin Hamel/Bloomberg News) Drilling in ...more
Supply Chain Envoy Stephen Lyons Sees Significant Improvement From 2021
White House Supply Chain Envoy Stephen Lyons says the nation’s supply chain is ending 2022 ...more
California Highway Patrol (CHP) troopers recently caught an unusual semi truck fueling mishap at a ...more
Trucker dead after tree falls on rig
A truck driver is dead after a tree fell onto their truck in Oregon on ...more
Transport Topics Wins Four Regional Awards From ASBPE
Transport Topics captured four regional Azbee awards for its coverage of the trucking industry in ...more
VIDEO: Motorist makes sudden turn, causing near head-on collision with semi
A motorist’s dash cam recently captured a strange Honda vs. semi truck collision in Utah ...more
A load of spilled plastic pipes led to a pile up crash involving six vehicles ...more