May Trailer Orders Increase 12% From Last Year
McNealy cautioned that expectations for subdued build and order intake levels this year remain intact. (Stoughton Trailers via Facebook) U.S. trailer orders continued fluctuating between year-over-year gains and losses by increasing again during May, ACT Research reported. Preliminary net data showed orders increased 12% to 6,600 units when compared with ...more
Dash cam catches trucker saving car driver suffering from medical emergency
Dash cam video captures a semi truck driver going above and beyond to help stop a moving car after the ...more
Truckers remind public lack of parking means they “have to break the law” in face of recent fatal bus crash
A recent deadly Greyhound bus crash into a line of parked semi trucks has brought the issue of truck parking ...more
Wrong-way, DUI motorist wreaks havoc between multiple cars, semi trucks
A motorist has been charged with driving under the influence after a wrong-way crash involving multiple cars and two semi ...more
Wabash Quarterly Profit Jumps as Margin Rises
Activity at the Wabash National manufacturing facility. The Lafayette, Ind., company's net sales in the most recent quarter totaled $686.6 ...more
Strategic Tactics Drive Cargo Theft Rise
The trucking industry is dealing with a rise in online shipment misdirection attacks. The criminals use legitimate processes like load ...more
Large US-Mexico Truck Crossing to Reopen in Texas
About 300 trucks weekly are expected to pass through Marcelino Serna once trade there resumes starting Aug. 7. (U.S. Customs ...more
Veto Expected After Congress Rescinds EPA Emissions Rule
Traffic on a California highway. Democrats defended EPA’s rule as a necessary public health measure. ...more
Truckstop Ramps Up Campaign to Combat Freight Fraud
Julia Laurin by Truckstop Truckstop has ramped up a campaign aimed at combating trucking fraud ...more
Supply Chain Bills Reach House Floor
"The committee took action to strengthen our supply chain in numerous," says Chairman Sam Graves ...more
Hair Drug-Testing Rule Could Be Finalized by Midsummer
Hair testing at a lab. (Psychemedics) It has been more than six years since Congress ...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
GM Names Duncan Aldred New North America Leader
Duncan Aldred. (General Motors) General Motors Co. on May 5 named Duncan Aldred the new ...more
Illinois trooper’s cruiser sideswiped during roadside CMV inspection
An Illinois State Police (ISP) trooper’s vehicle was struck by a passenger vehicle while the ...more
The cause of a fire that destroyed 10 semi trucks at a trucking company in ...more
Iowa DOT issues reminder about scale house parking for truckers
On Monday, Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement (MVE) reminded truckers that they are “not only ...more
Volvo Sells $563 Million Bond on Tariff Concerns
(Casper Hedberg/Bloomberg) Volvo Treasury AB is selling a five-year, $563 million bond on May 9, ...more
Indianapolis interstate to reopen after years of construction
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced that they’ll be reopening I-65 through the North Split ...more
A truck driver allegedly consumed an “unknown amount of tequila” before causing eight crashes along ...more