A truck driver was run over by his own truck after being fatally rear ended by a second semi truck while standing outside of his rig. The accident happened near the Long Beach Port in California on Wednesday morning, June 18th. According to Long Beach Patch, the first truck driver was ...more
NHTSA Investigates Tesla Steering Control Complaints
Tesla's Model Y (pictured) and Model S are part of the investigation. (Tesla) DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators have ...more
Yellow Reportedly Working on Loan From Apollo
Yellow trucks at a YRC facility in Richfield, Ohio, on July 29. (Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press) Creditors led by Apollo Global ...more
Daimler Truck Q2 Profit Rises on Sales Tailwind
A Freightliner truck on display at an industry trade show. Freightliner is a brand of Daimler Truck North America. (John ...more
UPS-Teamsters Contract Takes Step Forward
A UPS driver unloads packages for delivery in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Local union leaders voted in favor of ...more
Nikola Stock Surges as Retail Investors Pile In
A test driver at the wheel of a Nikola Tre. (Andreas Gebert/Bloomberg News) A gravity-defying rally in electric vehicle startup ...more
Senate Passes Supply Chain-Related Defense Bill
The proposed legislation would update programs throughout the Pentagon. (Stefonlinton/Getty Images) A proposal to further facilitate access for trucks to ...more
Progressive Introduces Truck Roadside Assistance Coverage
aogreatkim via Getty Images Progressive Insurance launched a new roadside assistance coverage option for commercial ...more
Back-Office Job Demand Remains Steady at Fleets
Fleets, like Yellow, have been working on retention of back-office employees over the past few ...more
Lack of Truck Parking Alarms Pennsylvania Drivers
A truck enters the Pennsylvania Turnpike. (Tom Volk/The Morning Call via Tribune Content Agency) WASHINGTON, ...more
Consumer Confidence Declines Again in May
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News Consumer confidence fell in May as Americans became more pessimistic about the ...more
Startup Verne Aims for Hydrogen Breakthrough in Trucking
Verne co-founder Ted McKlveen next to hydrogen storage tanks. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group via ...more
EPA Seeks Information by June 5 for Clean Energy Programs
The Mack MD Electric, unveiled March 8, will be offered in Classes 6 and 7. ...more
PGT Trucking Delivers Nucor Steel Using Nikola Truck
From left: Nucor EVP of Plate & Structural Products Al Behr; Nikola Global Head, FCEV ...more
Why Ford Chose Tesla for EV Partnership: It’s the Plug
Ford CEO Jim Farley with an F-150 Lightning electric pickup. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images via Bloomberg ...more
Auto Parts Supplier Marelli Plans Bankruptcy Filing
The Marelli Corp. headquarters in Saitama, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg) Marelli Holdings Co., the struggling auto ...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
Trump Removes California Emissions Waiver
President Donald Trump displays a signed bill June 12 that formally rolls back a Biden-era ...more
Man accused of using $2.9 million in fraudulent COVID relief funds to start company that deleted emissions controls on big rigs
A Missouri man and his truck repair company were indicted on multiple counts related to ...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
Nippon Wins Conditional Approval to Buy US Steel
The U.S. Steel Irvin Works facility in West Mifflin, Pa. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg) Nippon Steel Corp. ...more
Pilot car driver struck and killed by another truck while checking on rig
A pilot car driver is dead after being struck and killed by a semi truck ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended a 30-minute break exemption for oversize load ...more