Federal Reserve Leaves Its Key Rate Unchanged
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell by Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by the end of this year, the same as they projected in March. The Fed kept its key rate unchanged for the ...more
AI Startup Helps Diesel Trains Clean Up Their Emissions
General Electric diesel locomotives stand on the final assembly line at the GE Manufacturing Solutions facility in Fort Worth, Texas. ...more
Norfolk Southern Says Derailment Cost Soars to $803 Million
Norfolk Southern’s revenue declined to $2.98 billion in the second quarter. (Norfolk Southern Corp.) OMAHA, Neb. — The costs associated ...more
Covenant Reports Revenue, Earnings Decline for Q2
Covenant says it is pleased with the initial operating results of Lew Thompson & Son Trucking after acquiring the company ...more
Shell Earnings Top $5 Billion in Q2
(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News) LONDON — Shell reported July 27 that it earned nearly $5.1 billion in the second quarter, nearly ...more
Economy Grew at a Faster 2.4% Rate in April-June Quarter
Kubota tractors are stored in Uniontown, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/AP) WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy accelerated unexpectedly to a 2.4% ...more
Semi-Automated Trucks to Be Tested on Ohio-Indiana Route
The route is the result of a partnership between ODOT, DriveOhio, the Indiana Department of Transportation and the Transportation Research ...more
Motorist’s stop for deer with no lights end in triple fatality collision with semi truck
Three people are dead after a car stopped right in the path of a semi ...more
Ohio State Highway Patrol shouts out truckers for helping trooper with flat tire
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) took a moment to praise a couple traveling in ...more
Washington trooper accused of improperly ticketing trucker for crash reassigned due to investigation into ‘alleged misconduct’
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has removed an officer from law enforcement activities after he allegedly ...more
Livestock hauler out of service for fatigue after motorists call Nebraska troopers
The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is asking people to report any unsafe driving that they ...more
New TA brings 60 truck parking spaces to California
TravelCenters of America (TA) recently opened a new store in Olancha, California. The new store ...more
Trucking school charged after rig caught with inoperative brakes
A trucking school has been charged after one of their rigs was found to have ...more
‘Road Wars’ TV series features video of big rig dragging car for four miles on Cajon Pass
The popular A&E television series “Road Wars” recently took a deeper dive into a crash ...more
Sixteen charged with stealing 100K gallons of diesel in Houston, reselling stolen fuel to truckers for discount
Texas police have arrested eight people and are seeking several others connected to a large-scale ...more
PepsiCo Lifts 2023 Profit Forecast as Q2 Revenue Up 10%
Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry is displayed at a market in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) ...more
FMCSA Nominee Barrs Touts Workforce, Supply Chain
At his hearing, Barrs touted the Trump administration’s approach toward improving connectivity along supply chain ...more
Here are 10 tips to help you get ready for August’s CVSA brake inspection blitz
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week 2023 is now behind us, but ...more
A truck driver is dead after passing out behind the wheel during a medical emergency ...more
Union Pacific to Renew Push for One-Person Crews
Union Pacific officials say the test could bolster their case in future negotiations for cutting ...more
Wrecked semi truck causes nine hour backup, serious injury
Traffic on Interstate 5 in Washington was backed up for nine hours after a serious ...more
Judge Denies Yellow’s Request to Block Strike
Yellow is North America's third-largest LTL carrier, trailing only FedEx Freight and Old Dominion Freight ...more
How Important is Flexibility in Driver Lodging?
When economic conditions shake the market, transportation and logistics (T&L) companies are among the most ...more