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
Eaton Merges Units in Preparation for Electrification Push
Eaton headquarters in Dublin. The company is merging its Vehicle Group and eMobility unit. (Eaton Corp.) Eaton Corp. is preparing ...more
US Dedicates $12 Billion to Retrofit Auto Plants for EVs
Workers build a Ford Focus on the assembly line at Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. (Bill ...more
Panama Canal Congestion Threatens US Trucking
A cargo ship waits on Gatun Lake for its transit through the Panama Canal. The U.S. is the main source ...more
Economist Sees Challenges and Opportunity in 2024 and 2025
Shoppers at a Buffalo Grove, Ill., store. Economist Rajeev Dhawan forecasts job growth to turn mildly negative in the first ...more
Hurricane Idalia Swamps Southeast, Closes Highways
A portion of Interstate 275 is flooded near Tampa, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia bears down on the Big Bend region ...more
Traffic Deaths Fall 3% in First Half of 2023, Report Finds
Miles traveled by American motorists in the first half of 2023 increased 2.3% from the same period a year ago. ...more
Kodiak to Equip 800 Loadsmith Trucks With Self-Driving Tech
Kodiak Robotics signed similar deals with other carriers over the past year, including Forward Air, ...more
Lordstown Motors Files for Bankruptcy Protection
A Lordstown Motors Baja truck at the Lordstown Motors complex in Lordstown, Ohio. (David Dermer/Associated ...more
PMTA Sues Pennsylvania Over California Emissions Regulations
Jan Murphy/Tribune News Service Fighting Pennsylvania’s automatic adoption of California heavy-truck emission standards, the Pennsylvania ...more
Buc-ee’s opens world’s largest gas station in Tennessee
Buc-ee’s broke its own world record for largest gas station in the world last week ...more
Six hurt in 5 vehicle crash involving two loaded daycare buses in Georgia
Police responded to a multi-vehicle collision involving daycare buses transporting children in Marietta, Georgia, on ...more
Florida troopers warn about serial semi truck tire slasher
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is on the lookout for a suspected former truck driver ...more
Officer thrown into sinkhole by semi truck unable to avoid barricade
A police officer was hurt on Monday evening after being thrown into a sinkhole by ...more
Trucker ticketed for brake defect following crash into creek
New York police have cited a truck driver who lost control and wound up in ...more
Cheap US Biofuels May Lead to Beer, Meat Shortages in UK
The closing of a single U.K. fertilizer plant in 2022 squeezed supply of CO2, resulting ...more
Feds are trying to find more than 1300 drivers who are owed $5.6 million in back pay and damages
This week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice in hopes of locating former ...more
The new FMCSA Administrator nominee vowed to value truckers while prioritizing roadway safety at a ...more
FMCSA says no to trucker’s ask for permanent personal exemption from HOS rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has denied a commercial vehicle driver’s request for ...more
June Medium-Duty Truck Sales Increase 22.7%
International eMV Series battery-electric medium-duty truck. (Navistar) U.S. medium-duty truck retail sales increased 22.7% in ...more
Oklahoma City warehouse raided, semi truck intercepted, as part of black market marijuana crackdown
This week, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) performed a raid on a distribution center ...more
‘Operation Orange Squeeze’ patrols to crack down on PA Turnpike drivers
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) and the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) will partner to put ...more
Waymo Via to Focus on Ride-Hailing Over Autonomous Trucking
Waymo's parent company, Alphabet, is prioritizing financial discipline. (Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg News) Waymo, the self-driving unit ...more