The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has provided guidance on how motor carriers should ensure that their drivers are qualified as new English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards go into effect. As of June 25, 2025, non-compliance with federal ELP regulations is an out-of-service offense for truck drivers. In order to ...more
UAW Slams Automakers’ Slow Bargaining, Files Labor Complaint
United Auto Workers members walk in the 2019 Labor Day parade in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press) DETROIT — The United ...more
Labor Market Still Resilient, Adds 187,000 Jobs in August
A construction worker wires rebar for a foundation in Boston. (Michael Dwyer/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers added 187,000 ...more
Trimac Acquires Two More Carriers, Continues to Shop
Trimac Transportation's latest acquisition is Gleason, Tenn.-based Doyle Sims & Sons Trucking. (Sims & Sons) Trimac Transportation Ltd. has purchased ...more
Think Tank Urges DOT to Begin National VMT Fee Pilot
Trucks line up at an inspection station. (Utah Department of Transportation) A Washington think tank is encouraging the federal government ...more
Driverless Trucks Face Regulatory Opposition in California
A Peterbilt-manufactured truck equipped with Kodiak Robotics' self-driving technology. (Raymond Rudolph/Kodiak Robotics) Driverless 18-wheel trucks won’t be driving down Interstate ...more
Amazon, Shopify Open Amazon Logistics Resources to Sellers
A box with Amazon Prime Day branded tape in a distribution cage at an Amazon fulfillment center in Dartford, U.K. ...more
The FMCSA is quietly working on making ‘in-motion roadside inspections’ happen
Federal transportation authorities are currently at work on new technologies that will make it possible ...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
Check out these 14 defensive driving tips for truckers
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) shared a list of tips to help commercial vehicle ...more
VIDEO: Pickup couldn’t possibly wait for a nice clear straightaway to pass this trucker
A pickup truck driver couldn’t bear to wait for an appropriate time to pass a ...more
Five more people indicted on one year anniversary of tragic death of 53 migrants
Five more people have been charged for the death of 53 migrants in a hot ...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
Biden’s Rules on Clean Transportation Face a Crucial Test
President Joe Biden drives a Cadillac Lyriq through the showroom during a tour at the ...more
Trump Says Tariffs on Foreign Farm Goods Start April 2
The president did not provide more detail on which products would be affected, or if ...more
Uber Teams With Waymo on Robotaxi Rides in Austin, Texas
Two Waymo driverless taxis stop before passing one another on a San Francisco street. (Terry ...more
A sheriff in Vienna, Illinois, promised to take action against semi drivers parking illegally and ...more
Several lanes of a bridge in Lake Charles will be closed this upcoming week for ...more
Crew Rescued as Fuel Tanker, Cargo Ship Collide in North Sea
Fire and rescue services attend to a collision between oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate and ...more
Utility Trailer, Schmitz Cargobull Show Reefer Innovations
Jeff Bennett discusses the Utility Trailer reefer separation wall. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) ...more
EU Retaliates With Tariffs on Produce From GOP States
EU flags in front of the European Commission. (Mlenny/Getty Images) BRUSSELS — The European Union ...more