A reckless truck driver nearly crashed into a house while evading police in Georgia on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred on June 24th in Cobb County, Georgia at about 8:30 a.m. According to 11 Alive, police were contacted by several concerned motorists reporting a reckless truck driver operating on the Dallas ...more
Locomotive Manufacturer, Union Agree to End Two-Month Strike
Wabtec's FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives at the Freight 2030 event on Sept. 10, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (Ed Rieker/Associated Press for Wabtec) ...more
Used Truck Market Can Likely Handle Yellow Liquidation
Yellow trucks at a YRC facility in Richfield, Ohio, on July 29. (Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press) Used trucks and trailers owned ...more
Florida Starts to Recover as Idalia Rain Hits North Carolina
Reporters wade through floodwaters in downtown Tarpon Springs, Fla., area after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore on Aug. 30. (Joe Raedle/Getty ...more
Barge Freight Rates Surge as Mississippi River Levels Drop
A backup of barges on the Mississippi River in November of 2022. (Rory Doyle/Bloomberg News) The cost to transport America’s ...more
UPS Offers Buyouts to 167 Pilots as Air Cargo Slumps
Tail section of a UPS cargo jet. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. is offering a voluntary severance package for 167 ...more
Action Sought Against China for Chassis, Container Practices
Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin says China's practices are "not competition, that’s an economic disease eating into our communities.” (House ...more
Guangzhou Automobile Group Unveils Ammonia-Powered Engine
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Aion Y compact electric multi-purpose vehicles at the Auto Shanghai 2021 ...more
Fiscal 2024 Appropriations Bills on Agenda in Congress
Fiscal year funding authority for certain federal agencies necessitates renewal beginning Oct. 1 to avoid ...more
Business Equipment Orders Increase Again in May
A worker operates a forklift to carry boxes through the warehouse of the Black & ...more
Iowa Farmers Among Winners in $2.94 Million Grants
River Valley Cooperative in Elkridge, Iowa, will spend its $125,000 in grant funding to provide ...more
Yellow Sues Teamsters, Alleging Breach of Contract
Yellow insists that its restructuring plan “is necessary to compete against nonunion carriers that dominate ...more
ELFA Reports $9.5 Billion in New Business in May
The ELFA Monthly Leasing and Finance Index found that, in May, new business volume increased ...more
Trans Mountain’s Rising Shipping Costs Draw Oil Producer Ire
A worker stands on a concrete berm at the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project at ...more
Trucking Interests Say EPA Is Moving Too Fast on GHG Rule
Volvo VNR Electric tractors recharge at a depot. (Performance Team, a Maersk Co.) Many of ...more
Fleet Optimization with Kinedyne Solutions
In today's fast-paced world, efficiency is crucial when it comes to fleet management. Whether you're ...more
Trump’s Oil Tariffs Set to Reshape Global Trade Flows
The Par Montana refinery, located outside Billings, Mont., processes crude oil from western Canada. (Matthew ...more
An extra long flatbed semi truck was placed out of service after a California Highway ...more
Trump Says He May Hit Canada With Dairy, Lumber Tariffs Soon
(mntnvision/Getty Images) President Donald Trump said he may implement reciprocal tariffs on Canadian lumber and ...more
Kalmar Ottawa Begins Sales of OT2 Electric Terminal Tractor
Image Kalmar Ottawa's OT2 EV electric terminal tractor. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, ...more
Canada to Unveil New Tariffs Against $21 Billion of US Goods
A sign marks the international boundary between Canada and the United States in Blaine, Wash. ...more
A series of snowy semi truck crashes forced the temporary closure of Interstate 90 in ...more