Senators Push Fix for Dry Bulk Trucking Penalties
ATA emphasized that the proposal does not increase payloads but allows for a more realistic approach to axle weight distribution during transit. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Federal lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill June 18 that would give dry bulk haulers a 10% axle weight variance, aiming to ease ...more
New NTDC History Book Celebrates Former Champions
The grand champion trophy on display at NTDC 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) COLUMBUS, Ohio ...more
Volvo Trucks Triples Demonstration Track Size
The Volvo Trucks Customer Center tripled the size of the customer experience track in Dublin, Va. (Volvo Trucks North America) ...more
About Us: Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers for 2023
ImageThe Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers is a listing of the largest corporate-owned truck fleets in North America. Companies are ...more
Marathon to Shut Third-Largest US Oil Refinery After Fire
Smoke billows from a tank fire at the Marathon Petroleum facility in Garyville, La. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate ...more
July Cargo Volumes Decline at Most Ports
Houston Ship Channel will be 700 feet wide and about 46.5 feet deep after an expansion project is completed next ...more
Cruise, Waymo Cope With Robotaxi Backlash in San Francisco
A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco on Aug. 10. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Just before Patti Smith took the ...more
Former Longistics Transportation Chairman Duane Long Dies
Duane Long at the headquarters of Longistics in Raleigh in 2014. (John Sommers II for ...more
Parts, Labor Expenses Up More Than 8% Year-Over-Year in Q1
Parts costs rose more than 8% and labor 10%, respectively, in the first quarter of ...more
Rule Would Require First Responder Alerts After Derailment
This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that ...more
I-95 Bridge Repair: How NASCAR Is Helping Speed Things Along
Aerial view of the damaged section of I-95 in Philadelphia the day after the fire ...more
I-95 Bridge Repair: How NASCAR Helped Speed Things Along
Aerial view of the damaged section of I-95 in Philadelphia the day after the fire ...more
ATA’s Spear: Emission Mandates to Be Decade’s Defining Issue
ATA President Chris Spear speaks at the American Truck Dealers event. Spear urged government agencies ...more
ATA’s Spear: Emission Mandates Must Follow Realistic Timelines
ATA President Chris Spear speaks at the American Truck Dealers event. Spear urged government agencies ...more
FBI Says EVs Raise Risk of Cyberattacks
Electric fleets face increased risks of cyberthreats. (Daimler Truck North America) Trucking companies that are ...more
A trucking fraud expert says that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is not doing ...more
Congressional Republicans Push Reconciliation Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure panel gave partisan backing to an electric vehicle fee of ...more
Thousands of commercial vehicle drivers who received physical exams in Houston could face license downgrades ...more
Trucker walking to semi killed during multi-vehicle collision on NYS Thruway
New York State Police (NYSP) are investigating a deadly crash that occurred in Monroe County ...more
Maersk Cuts Global Container Market Outlook on Tariff War
Maersk shipping containers. (Jeppe Boje Nielsen/Bloomberg) A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the Danish container giant, lowered its ...more