Arizona troopers uncovered hundreds of violations during a targeted enforcement effort on commercial vehicles hauling hazardous materials. According to a June 20 statement from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement troopers took part in a a week-long enforcement detail with a focus on Hazardous ...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
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
Sudden brake leaves flatbed upside down, two cars crushed
A wreck involving a semi truck and several other vehicles ended in one death in ...more
VIDEO: Big rig driver takes a WTF shortcut through the median
A truck driver makes the wild decision to cut across a grassy median to reach ...more
Lucid’s CEO Warns of Price Hikes Even for American-Made Cars
Workers assemble a Lucid electric vehicle in Newark, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) The head ...more
How High Temperatures Break Down Electric Car Batteries
Traffic on Highway 101 in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Consider it ironic, or ...more
Diesel Price Nudges Up 1.9¢ to $3.758 a Gallon
Despite recent increases, the price of trucking's main fuel is still 6.8 cents less on ...more
House Panel Advances Fiscal 2024 Transportation Bill
Cole (R-Okla.) said the transportation appropriations bill would improve safety and efficiency throughout the nation's ...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
POV: You’re a car sitting helplessly while a train slams into a car hauler
A nearby motorist captured footage of a passenger train colliding with a car hauler in ...more
A baby raccoon was rescued from the inside of a semi truck engine compartment in ...more
Delaware Officials Pick New Operator for Port of Wilmington
Port of Wilmington, Del. (GT USA Wilmington) Delaware officials have given the green light to ...more