A county in northern California is pushing a brake fire crackdown to prevent roadside fires this summer. Placer County is stepping up efforts to prevent semi truck brake fires and the subsequent roadside fires along Interstate 80 through the Sierra this summer with a push for preventative measures. June 16th ...more
Yellow Closure Reshuffles LTL Sector
Yellow's situation has disrupted the LTL market. (Yellow Corp.) Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. ceased operations on July 30 after nearly ...more
Schneider Sees Drop in Q2 Earnings
CEO Mark Rourke said in a news release. “Our dedicated new business pipeline remains solid." (Schneider National Inc.) Schneider National on ...more
Ohio Turnpike to Launch More Complex Toll Structure
An entrance to the Ohio Turnpike. (Marvin Fong/Tribune Content Agency) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Turnpike is preparing to overhaul ...more
Weaker Truck Sector Tire Demand Induces Q2 Loss at Goodyear
A Goodyear plant in Thailand. (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.) Weaker demand from the U.S. and European commercial truck sectors ...more
Truck driver stuck in Smugglers Notch told troopers he could not read signs in English
This week, a semi truck driver was issued multiple citations after becoming stuck on the Smugglers Notch segment of Vermont ...more
$2M worth of marijuana found in semi truck was supposed to be load of frozen waffles
A Canadian truck driver was taken into custody after he was caught with marijuana and ketamine hidden in his trailer ...more
Truck passenger seriously injured after rig misses runaway ramp due to traffic
A person in a semi truck was seriously injured after the rig they were riding ...more
Tesla, Battery Partner Get $1.8 Billion From Biden’s IRA
A Tesla logo on a vehicle on display in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) Elon ...more
Employers Added a Strong 339,000 Jobs in May
Construction workers push a cart of bricks on March 29 in New York. (Bebeto Matthews/AP/File) ...more
Walmart Announces Sustainability Initiatives
Walmart plans to combine multiple orders on single delivery routes and deliver them using electric ...more
GM, Stellantis Fined for Missing Fuel Efficiency Targets
A GMC Sierra Denali truck. GM paid nearly $90 million in fines for 2016 and ...more
Trucking Fleet IMC Names Joel Henry Its First CEO
(IMC Cos. via Facebook) Joel Henry is set to become the first CEO of marine ...more
Trucker says dash cam saved him after woman crashed into bushes then tried to blame him
A trucker’s dash cam protects him during an encounter with a van driver who he ...more
Ohio DOT cams capture semi tumbling off bridge in double fatality crash
Ohio Department of Transportation (DOT) cameras caught the moment that a big rig struck a ...more
Bill would forbid FMCSA from passing speed limiter mandate for trucks
This week, a bill was introduced in the House that would ban the Federal Motor ...more
Companies Ramp Up Production to Hit 90-Day Tariff Window
The Port of Boston receives furniture, wine, spirits, toys, apparel and plastics. (Massport) It may ...more
VIDEO: SUV brake checker insists on punishing trucker for not letting her merge in front
A truck driver’s dash cam captured an epic encounter with a stubborn brake checker. In ...more
Deere Swells to Record on Optimism for Farm Economy
Deere & Co. products at an agricultural exposition in Tulare, Calif. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images) ...more
New Georgia Laws Address EV Chargers, Max Truck Weight
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp gestures to lawmakers after delivering his 2021 State of the State ...more
A tornado in Kansas tossed tractor trailers and other vehicles off of Interstate 70 on ...more
Trucker awarded more than $300K after he was Tased by police while sleeping in cab
A Canadian court ruled in favor of a semi truck driver who sued after police ...more
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Slips 0.3% Sequentially in April
ATA's For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was at 113 for April, an increase from 111.7 in ...more