A man will serve more than six years in prison for the kidnapping of a trucker who was able to escape the situation when the man dozed off. The incident happened on January 13th, 2023. The man, Barry Perez, was sentenced on June 20th, 2025. According to the United States Attorney’s ...more
Aldi to Buy 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys Stores in Southern US
Customers enter an Aldi supermarket in Bensalem, Pa. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press) Discount grocer Aldi said Aug. 16 it plans to ...more
New Fee Structure Part of Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolling Plan
The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1940 as the nation’s first superhighway. (Jan Murphy/Tribune News Service) Truckers traveling along the Pennsylvania ...more
Amazon Imposing Fee on Sellers Who Do Their Own Shipping
Thousands of third-party sellers who ship products themselves will start paying a 2% fee on each sale in October. (Chris ...more
Lordstown Settles Karma Lawsuit for $40 Million
Lordstown Motors' Endurance pickup truck. (Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg News) Electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors Corp. has agreed to pay $40 million ...more
East and West Coast Ports Spar Over Who’s No. 1
The Port of New York-New Jersey had a record year in 2022, handling 9.5 million containers. (Port of New York ...more
Tesla Rolls Out New Base Model S and X for $10,000 Less
Tesla Model S. (Tesla) Tesla Inc. added new lower-range iterations of the Model S sedan and Model X sport utility ...more
Fewer Truck Drivers Looking to Switch Carriers
Truck drivers emphasized predictable pay and better home time as high priorities in the survey. ...more
Nikola Needs New Leadership, Says Trevor Milton
With about 50 million shares, Trevor Milton remains Nikola's largest individual shareholder. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg ...more
Amazon Debuts ‘HQ2’ Complex in Virginia
The two buildings comprising Amazon's second headquarters, HQ2, are seen after a grand opening ceremony ...more
Labor Secretary Nominee Su Awaits Senate Vote Amid Pushback
Julie Su speaks during a recent hearing in Washington. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg News) Nearly two months ...more
Intermodal Players Lead on ESG Scores
Top-ranked Covenant has a deal with Nikola for 50 zero-emission vehicles. (CovenantLogistics.com) Trucking and logistics ...more
CVSA Schedules Brake Safety Week for Aug. 20-26
An inspector checks the brakes on a truck. (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance via Twitter) Inspectors ...more
Woman in recent “Dukes of Hazzard’ leap says the incident “just replays over and over”
The motorist in a recently viral video showing a car vaulting over a tow truck ...more
VIDEO: Big bear makes himself at home in work truck
A bear goes looking for snacks inside a work truck in this video recently captured ...more
Two semi trucks burned to the ground in a crash that made a “boom” on ...more
Florida’s Blue Innovations Group Betting on Electric Boats
As Tesla helped usher in electric cars, a Tampa Bay, Fla., company seeks to do ...more
Marten Transport Q1 Profit Slumps 55.2% to $4.3 Million
Marten’s Q1 revenue totaled $223.2 million, down 10.6% from $249.7 million in the first three ...more
Mercedes to Build Its Own EV Charging Network
LAS VEGAS — Mercedes-Benz says it will build its own worldwide electric vehicle charging network ...more
A semi truck rollover shut down an eastbound I-80 rest stop in Nebraska on Monday ...more
Florida police are investigating a multiple fatality crash that occurred near Panama City, Florida, on ...more
