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
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
28 immigrants found stuffed inside semi truck cab
Twenty nine people were placed under arrest after agents discovered a huge amount of people stuffed inside of one tractor ...more
Here’s what truckers need to know about Colorado chain law going into effect soon
Truckers traveling through Colorado should be aware of chain requirements going into effect in early September.The Colorado Department of Transportation ...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
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
TuSimple TuSimple Holdings has begun Level 4 autonomous test runs on a major freight corridor ...more
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
Matt Rourke/Associated Press DETROIT — General Motors said June 7 that it will sink more ...more
Oklahoma police thank trucker for rescuing toddler wandering in the streets
The Wynnewood Police Department (WPD) recently recognized a truck driver for saving a small child ...more
VIDEO: Would you drive this double-decker container combo?
Australian transportation authorities say that they’ve completed a successful on-road trial of the double-stacked container ...more
A truck driver gives his depressing opinion on the trucking industry and life in it ...more
Volkswagen Raises $393M in Sale of Traton Truck Unit Stake
The Volkswagen headquarters and auto plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News) Volkswagen AG raised ...more
The city of San Antonio has officially approved an amendment to the city’s code that ...more
US Levies on Chinese Ships Risk ‘Trade Apocalypse’
Ship under construction in China. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) For a symbol of the chaos engulfing world ...more
Trump Taps Derek Barrs for FMCSA Head Amid Turmoil
Barrs enters the nomination process with a lengthy background in transportation safety. (Juan Sorto/Transport Topics) ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has plans to phase out Motor Carrier (MC) ...more
Economist: Tariffs Risk ‘Irreparable Damage’ to US Carmakers
An aerial view shows auto dealerships in Cerritos, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/AP) WASHINGTON — Noted ...more
A man is in police custody following a Tuesday shooting spree that injured at least ...more