A Texas sheriff helped to rescue a stuck dog that went missing from his trucker owner at a Houston truck stop. According to a June 17 news release, the Waller County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) Animal Control Unit was called in to assist at a Pilot truck stop at Highway 290 ...more
Nikola Q2 Loss Widens on Romeo, European Exits
The first FCEV customer deliveries are expected to take place in September. (Nikola Corp.) Losses at Nikola Motor widened year-over-year ...more
Tyson Foods to Close Four Chicken Processing Plants
Tyson has been trying to cut costs over the past several months. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Tyson Foods ...more
Class 8 Truck Orders Jump 45% in July
A Volvo truck in production at the New River Valley plant in Virginia. Order are till "on a low level, ...more
EPA’s Emissions Plan Runs Into Skepticism
Studies by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology show that shifting to electric vehicles delivers a 30% to 50% reduction in ...more
Daimler Truck CFO Jochen Goetz Dies at 52
Goetz speaking last month at Daimler's Capital Market Day 2023 in Boston. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) Daimler Truck AG announced Aug. ...more
Yellow Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Yellow Corp. trucks navigate the YRC Freight terminal July 28 in Kansas City, Mo. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press) Yellow Corp. on ...more
North Carolina School Gets $1.7 Million to Expand CDL Program
A student driver climbs into a truck during a CDL training program. (Guilford Technical Community ...more
Penske Automotive Group Buys Winnipeg Truck Retailer
Premier Truck Group's dealership in Brandon, Manitoba. (Premier Truck Group) Penske Automotive Group on June ...more
The Pony Express Rides Again
Steve Pool rides off on his Arabian horse “Guy” on the first leg of the ...more
HTI Acquires U.S. Trailer Parts & Supply
Trailer by benkrut via Getty Images Hinton Transportation Investments Inc. (HTI) acquired Chicago-based U.S. Trailer ...more
Michigan, Australia to Partner on Transportation Technology
Australian Minister Catherine King (left) and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the memorandum of understanding, ...more
Ascend Makes Deal With Carmaker on Cathode Plant in Kentucky
Ascend Elements' battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. (Arvin Temkar/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Tribune News ...more
Congressional Funding Leaders Eye Fiscal 2024 Bills
Ting Shen/Bloomberg News Moving on from monthslong negotiations over the nation’s debt ceiling, congressional leaders ...more
West Coast Ports See Disruption as Labor Talks Drag On
A containership at the Port of Long Beach. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News) Tensions between the Pacific ...more
A man was arrested in Connecticut on Sunday after driving in reverse on a highway ...more
Tesla releases video of Semi durability testing in ‘harsh’ conditions
Tesla recently released a brief video touting the ruggedness of company’s new-to-market all-electric Class 8 ...more
Daimler Truck North America Sales in Q1 Slide 16%
A fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia on the road. Daimler Truck North America sold 38,992 trucks and ...more
Ford, China’s CATL Mull Workaround for New US Battery Plant
Ford Motor Co. and China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. are considering building a battery ...more
Vertical Cold Storage Buys Michigan Facility
The facility is 140,000 square feet, has 19 dock doors and includes more than 20,000 ...more
Iowa DOT cameras capture semi truck slipping off of icy roadway
The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) shared dramatic traffic camera video of a semi truck’s ...more
Truck Prices to Rise as Early as May Due to Tariffs
Even before steel and aluminum tariffs were imposed, demand in 2025 was weaker than expected, ...more
Truck driver killed by car after trying to cross five lanes of traffic on foot
Police in Redmond, Oregon, are investigating a passenger vehicle versus pedestrian crash that claimed the ...more