Interstate 40 at the Tennessee/North Carolina border will be closed for the next several weeks following a series of rockslides earlier this week. The rockslides happened on June 18th during an intense downpour. The largest of the four rockslides on I-40 near exit 451 happened around mile marker 450. According to ...more
Residents demand to know why local Werner terminal wants to add 185 more truck parking spaces
Residents of a town in Pennsylvania are skeptical that their local Werner terminal actually needs more truck parking following a ...more
I-96 west in Michigan closed for ‘serious’ collision involving multiple semis
Michigan State Police (MSP) are responding to a major multi-vehicle crash that has forced the closure of westbound I-96 near ...more
Drivers (apparently) don’t feel bad for the trucking influencer jailed in Dubai
‘The Sassy Trucker’ isn’t getting much support from her fellow drivers after returning home from a harrowing experience involving jail ...more
Video highlights truck driver’s next-level backing skills
Nearly 4 million people have viewed a video featuring a truck driver backing into a super tight spot.The video was ...more
Trucker undergoes surgery after heart attack leads to hazmat spill wreck
Officials worked overnight to clear a hazmat spill caused by a semi truck overturn after the driver suffered a heart ...more
NYC launches ‘nation’s first’ automated enforcement system for overweight trucks on the BQE
This week, New York City officials announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind system to automatically identify and ticket overweight trucks ...more
Lordstown Motors to Sue Foxconn Over Stalled Investment
Signage outside Lordstown Motors Corp. headquarters in Lordstown, Ohio, in 2021. (Dustin Franz/Bloomberg News) Lordstown ...more
Cummins, Government Lab Develop Enhanced Steel Alloy
High-temperature steel alloy in production. A 10% reduction in vehicle weight can result in a ...more
ATA Launches Safety Spending Survey
American Trucking Associations American Trucking Associations is carrying out a safety spending survey and is ...more
TuSimple Starts Level 4 Autonomous Truck Testing in Japan
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DOT’s Polly Trottenberg Chosen as Acting FAA Head
Polly Trottenberg by Noël Fletcher/Transport Topics. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has picked a longtime ...more
GM to Invest $500 Million at SUV Plant in Texas
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Group asks for help getting home three truckers who passed away OTR this week
The founder of a prominent trucking charity shared a social media post highlighting the plight ...more
VIDEO: Train hauling new vehicles derails massively
Drone video reveals the aftermath of a massive train derailment in Arizona on Wednesday. The ...more
Rivian Adopts Tesla’s EV Charging Standard
A Rivian R1T electric pickup. (Hannah Elliott/Bloomberg News) Rivian Automotive Inc. will incorporate Tesla Inc.’s ...more
Mack, International Buy Environmental Credits From Nikola
Nikola's Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric truck and the Mack Class 8 Anthem. Mack won ...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
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will investigate states issuing non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) ...more
I-95 Bridge in Philadelphia Reopens Ahead of Schedule
Philadelphia sports mascots ride a fire truck across the reopened section of I-95 in Philadelphia, ...more
Chipmakers Win Bigger Tax Credit Under Bill Passed by Senate
(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Sweeping tax legislation passed by the Senate on July 1 would make ...more
Six hurt in 5 vehicle crash involving two loaded daycare buses in Georgia
Police responded to a multi-vehicle collision involving daycare buses transporting children in Marietta, Georgia, on ...more
Video captured on the scene of a crash on I-57 in Illinois on Wednesday night ...more