Torc Invests $5.6M to Create Engineering Hub in Michigan
Torc expects the new facility to create 500 jobs in Ann Arbor Township. (Torc Robotics) LANSING, Mich. — Torc Robotics plans to invest nearly $5.6 million to create an engineering hub in Ann Arbor Township. The Michigan Strategic Fund awarded Torc a $3 million grant during its June 24 board ...more
Stakeholders Dissect Truck Parking Challenges
ATRI has been working to identify strategies for increasing public sector rest stop parking. (Ohio Department of Transportation) Freight stakeholders ...more
ATA, Freight Leaders Press Congress on Excise Tax Repeal
The World War I-era federal excise tax is 12% on new commercial trucks. (Kenworth) When they return to Washington from ...more
Yellow’s Shutdown Opens Up LTL Market for Competitors
Yellow's freight volumes have already started shifting to competitors, with assets expected to follow. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) The Yellow ...more
Private Equity Firm H.I.G. Buys 3PL Ascent Global Logistics
A unit of H.I.G. Capital is to acquire third-party logistics provider Ascent Global Logistics. (Ascent Global Logistics) A unit of ...more
Werner Appeals Crash Verdict to Texas Supreme Court
Werner first appealed the jury verdict in October 2018 to the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston. That appeal ...more
Advance Auto Names New CEO Shane O’Kelly
Advance Auto Parts stock has plunged 54% this year through the Aug. 22 close. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Advance Auto Parts ...more
EPA Final Biofuel Volume Rule Slammed by Ag Interests
Farmers picking cabbage. The American Farm Bureau Federation expressed disappointment in EPA’s final rule. (American ...more
Warehouse Robots Help Deliver the Goods
Skypod robots are seen in the service room of Exotec's headquarters in Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta ...more
Tractor trailer crashes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Officials have confirmed that a semi truck went over the side of the Chesapeake Bay ...more
VIDEO: Trucker tensions are so high during this argument that a fire extinguisher gets involved
Trucker tensions reach an all time high in this parking lot video. In the clip, ...more
FMCSA pushes out rule proposal to require automatic emergency braking systems on big rigs
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal ...more
PA Governor recruits NASCAR jet dryer to keep I-95 reopening on schedule in face of rain
The Governor of Pennsylvania has recruited the help of a nearby raceway to help keep ...more
Truckers face stiff penalties under new distracted driving law in Michigan starting next week
A new distracted driving law goes into effect in Michigan next week — here’s what ...more
WATCH: Australian trucker yanks climate change activists out of the way
A truck driver was caught on camera taking matters to his own hands during a ...more
Embark to Be Acquired by Applied Intuition
Embark Embark Technology is set to be acquired by fellow autonomous vehicle software company Applied ...more
OPEC Raises Oil Output as Group Begins Bumper Set of Hikes
(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News) OPEC raised oil production last month as the group began a series ...more
Cops will crack down on speeding during this year’s CVSA driver-focused blitz
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released new information on this year’s Operation Safe ...more
CVSA to Enforce English Tests for Truck Drivers Starting June 25
CVSA’s upcoming inclusion of English-language proficiency skills for truckers supports both a recent executive order ...more
UPS-Teamsters Talks to Resume June 5
Richard Drew/Associated Press With fewer than 60 days to go until the current labor contract ...more
EV Truck Maker Bollinger Motors Restructures With New CEO
A prototype B4 Chassis Cab Class 4 truck at Bollinger Motors headquarters in Oak Park, ...more
UPS Union Workers to Vote on Whether to Authorize a Walkout
UPS workers at a rally in Brooklyn in April. (Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc.’s union ...more
Tesla, Musk Tease Robotaxi Launch With Driverless Demo
A Tesla Model Y sits on display for the Department of Transportation's Great American Road ...more