Police are hailing a truck driver as a hero for steering into the Ohio River during a fatal brake failure crash in West Virginia. The accident happened on Friday, July 18th along Washington Pike near Wellsburg, West Virginia, but police are still working to investigate the incident that took the ...more
Dozens of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) workers have accepted deferred resignation offers, according to a new report. Earlier ...more
The new FMCSA Administrator nominee vowed to value truckers while prioritizing roadway safety at a recent nominations hearing. Derek Barrs ...more
A truck driver died on Friday after losing control and crashing into the Ohio River, according to officials in West ...more
Port of Long Beach Reports Downturn in June
In June, cargo was down 16.4% at the Port of Long Beach. (Lauren Justice/Bloomberg News) Cargo slowed at the Port ...more
Alcoa Says Trump Tariff Added $115 Million in Aluminum Costs
(Alcoa) Alcoa Corp., the largest U.S. aluminum producer, said tariffs on imports from Canada cost it $115 million in the ...more
ArcBest’s Judy McReynolds to Retire as CEO at End of Year
McReynolds and Runser. (ArcBest) Judy McReynolds will retire as ArcBest CEO on Dec. 31, the company said July 17. Seth ...more
Volvo Q2 Profit Halves on US Truck, Battery-Electric Weakness
Volvo Trucks North America sales dived 43% year over year to 4,988 trucks from 8,779 ...more
Walmart Eliminates Hundreds of Store-Support, Training Jobs
A Walmart store in American Canyon, Calif. The staffing cuts represent a continued effort by ...more
Tesla Failed to Stop Autopilot Misuse, Safety Expert Says
A Tesla Model S. George McGee was driving a Model S but not paying attention ...more
Union Pacific Said to Be Exploring Deal for Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern (left) and Union Pacific freight locomotives in Kentucky. Any large merger would be ...more
Tesla Settles Over Autopilot Crash With Truck Crossing Highway
Tesla logo at a dealership in Germany. (Andreas Arnold/dpa/TNS) Tesla Inc. settled a high-profile lawsuit ...more
Class 8 Truck Sales in June Increase for First Time in 2025
International Motors sales in June climbed 22.3% to 2,110 units from 1,725. (International Motors) U.S. ...more
FMCSA Nominee Barrs Touts Workforce, Supply Chain
At his hearing, Barrs touted the Trump administration’s approach toward improving connectivity along supply chain ...more
US to Impose 93.5% Tariff on Graphite From China
Graphite ore at the Nouveau Monde Graphite Matawinie Mine in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec. (Renaud Philippe/Bloomberg) The ...more
Diesel Price Drops 5.3¢ to $3.582 a Gallon
Diesel now costs 42.2 cents less a gallon on average compared with this time in ...more
House Republicans Pass Bill to Avoid Shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Democrats would be responsible for “every negative consequence that comes ...more
A motorist recently filmed a shipping container getting knocked neatly off of a tractor trailer ...more
Trump Set to Meet Oil Titans on Energy Production
Trump speaks at a campaign town hall before Election Day on Oct. 14, 2024, in ...more
A driver turned himself in late last week after a warrant was issued for his ...more
A retired railroad conductor is making headlines for his proposal to use trains to reduce ...more
Canada Set for Snap Election With Trade War Rattling Economy
Mark Carney by Andrej Ivanov/AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set ...more
Police are investigating a large multi-vehicle collision that occurred on I-35 in Texas on Monday. ...more