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
BYD’s Growth Slows as China’s Auto Price War Takes Its Toll
A BYD Co. Dynasty series electric vehicle at a dealership in Beijing on Aug. 28. (Bloomberg News) BYD Co. reported ...more
Flatbed and Cargo Safety Depends on Securement
Although the driver isn’t always the one who ties down and secures the load, they are responsible for the examination ...more
Why the EV Industry Is Talking About ‘Black Mass’
A worker holds a piece of black mass, which is a mix of lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite, at the ...more
Transfix Fights Freight Fraud With Shipment Verification Tool
The new Transfix feature adds a unique QR code to its rate confirmations, making it easy to check that the ...more
CVSA Inspection Finds Violations in 30% of Hazmat Packages
A pallet of mixed dangerous goods. (WidsPX/Getty Images) Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspectors found violations with more than three of ...more
Truck driver with oversized load nabbed for drugs, fake pee
A truck driver who failed to stop at a Wyoming Port of Entry is facing ...more
Car slides down hill straight into semi truck
A car smacked into a semi truck after sliding down a hill in West Virginia ...more
Trucker’s girlfriend delivers a son day after crash off CBBT
The partner of the truck driver killed in last week’s crash off the Chesapeake Bay ...more
Five dead in multi-vehicle accident that sparked semi truck fire
Five people are dead after a car smashed into an attenuator, causing a chain reaction ...more
CHP arrests suspect in I-5 shooting that killed truck driver
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting death ...more
Autopilot Tesla slams into work truck directing traffic in construction zone
No one was hurt after a Tesla on autopilot crashed into a truck directing traffic ...more
WATCH: Biker plays with death-by-truck and wins (this time)
A motorcycle rider nearly lost their life speeding by a semi truck in this dash ...more
Philly sports teams donate $50K to daughter of trucker killed in I-95 collapse
Multiple sports teams from the Philadelphia area came together to donate money to benefit the ...more
Harbinger Introduces Electric-Gas Hybrid Model
Harbinger’s new electric-gasoline hybrid medium-duty truck offers a vehicle range of up to 500 miles. ...more
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association remains “deeply skeptical” about driverless trucks now operating along Interstate ...more
Windrose Prepares for July Launch of US Truck Assembly
Windrose CEO Wen Han said he expects to begin assembly of R700 Class 8 battery-electric ...more