NYC Expands Crackdown on BQE Overweight Trucks
Trucks and other vehicles on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Enforcement under the new system began June 22 after a 90-day period that resulted in more than 3,000 notices sent to trucks exceeding state weight limits. (Mary Altaffer/Associated Press) New York City has started ticketing overweight trucks headed toward Staten Island on ...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
Driver who was adjusting the radio at time of deadly crash now facing seven felonies
A truck driver is facing multiple felony charges after getting distracted while driving and causing ...more
VIDEO: The internet loves this old school truck driver
A video featuring an older truck driver recently went viral, with thousands of people sharing ...more
Eight hundred trucks ordered to launch ‘world’s first’ self-driving trucking company
On Thursday, a major self-driving truck technology company announced a new partnership to launch the ...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
Nikola to Shift Battery Manufacturing to Arizona
Nikola Corp. announced it is moving its battery manufacturing to its Coolidge, Ariz., manufacturing facility ...more
Federal authorities announced the launch of an investigation into the national security implications of importing ...more
An Indiana truck driver says he will retire early after winning the fourth-largest jackpot in ...more
Saia Grows Q1 Revenue by About 4% but Misses Expectations
Saia pointed to the uncertain macroeconomic environment and harsh winter weather as reasons for missing ...more
Diesel Up 1.8¢ to $4.622 in Third Increase of 2023
The national average price of diesel nudged up 1.8 cents to $4.622 a gallon, according ...more
ArcBest Reports Q1 Revenue Slips Just Below $1 Billion
(ArcBest via X) ArcBest Corp. posted a drop in revenue but saw bottom-line results swing ...more