The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended a 30-minute break exemption for oversize load haulers until mid December. The notice from the FMCSA is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Friday, June 20th, and was granted to the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association. The SC&RA is ...more
Canada Transport Minister Omar Alghabra Steps Down
Alghabra has been transport minister since January 2021. (omaralghabra/youtube) Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said he has decided not to run ...more
Kentucky Waives HOS Limits to Aid Storm Relief Efforts
Traffic on Interstate 65 in Shepherdsville, Ky. Heavy storms brought flash flooding, hail and damaging winds to western Kentucky and ...more
Stellantis, Samsung to Build Another EV Battery Plant in US
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares in 2020 by Michel Euler/AP Stellantis NV’s third battery manufacturing plant in North America will be ...more
How Important is Flexibility in Driver Lodging?
When economic conditions shake the market, transportation and logistics (T&L) companies are among the most vulnerable. Consumers have less discretionary ...more
How Important is Flexibility in Driver Lodging? – Cloned
When economic conditions shake the market, transportation and logistics (T&L) companies are among the most vulnerable.Consumers have less discretionary spending ...more
General Motors Q2 Earnings Rise 52% on Strong Sales, Prices
GM raised its financial guidance for the full year with one qualification: that it can negotiate union labor contracts without ...more
Werner Appeal of $89.7 Million Verdict Denied
(Getty Images) A Texas state court has denied an appeal by Werner Enterprises Inc. of ...more
Biden Delays Bid to Grant EV Makers Renewable Fuel Credits
A Tesla store in Corte Madera, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) The Biden administration has ...more
Ohio to Renovate 17 Rest Areas
The reimagined welcome center on Interstate 70 eastbound in Preble County, Ohio. (Ohio Department of ...more
Federal Reserve Chair Powell Hints at Pause in Rate Hikes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the Thomas Laubach Research Conference on May 19. (Andrew ...more
Walmart Stock Outperforms Target
Shopping carts in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Rohnert Park, Calif. (Justin ...more
DASH CAM: Car ignored flashing lights, stop sign in moments before fatal collision with tractor trailer
A trucker’s dash cam footage shows the moments before a motorist ignored the rules of ...more
Seven dead in wreck that “sandwiched” van between semi trucks
Seven people are dead after a serious wreck in Oregon involving two tractor trailers and ...more
Sleeping driver has TVs stolen from parked tractor trailer
More than 30 TVs were stolen out of the back of a parked semi truck ...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 ...more
Employers Add a Solid 187,000 Jobs in July
An employee works on a car on the assembly line at the BMW Spartanburg plant ...more
‘Sassy Trucker’ returning home after May detainment in Dubai for ‘offensive behavior’
A truck driver popular on social media is on her way home after being detained ...more
Protesters use semi trucks to shut down California interchange
Protesters caused major traffic backups in Glendale, California, on Wednesday night when they used vehicles ...more
UPS’ Christensens Step Up in the Step Van
Connor Christensen (left) and his father Ceth. (Gavin Blisset for Illinois Trucking Association) There is ...more
Tyson Foods Reportedly Explores Sale of China Business
Signage outside a Tyson Foods plant in Union City, Tenn. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) Tyson Foods Inc., ...more
Five More Indicted in Staged New Orleans Crashes
The new indictment brings to about 60 the number of individuals who have been charged, ...more
July Cargo Volumes Decline at Most Ports
Houston Ship Channel will be 700 feet wide and about 46.5 feet deep after an ...more