Multiple trucking companies and truck drivers say that they were never paid for their months of overtime cleanup efforts following the Palisades Fire. The Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, California burned for most of January 2025. After the destruction, nearly 37 square miles of destruction ...more
June Truck Tonnage Ticks Down 0.8% on Annual Basis
Trucks on a highway. American Trucking Associations' For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index dipped slightly in June compared to June 2022 but ...more
‘Nuclear’ Lawsuits Against Truckers Continue to Rise
“Verdicts in trucking accident cases accelerated in size starting in the 2000s but have skyrocketed over the last 10 years," ...more
Amazon Says Its Carbon Emissions Fell for First Time
Delivery vans at an Amazon facility in Denver. (Chet Strange/Bloomberg) Amazon.com Inc.’s carbon emissions ticked lower for the first time ...more
Schroeder Embraces Safety in Trucking Championships
Ohio grand champion David Schroeder is joined on stage by wife Denise. (Ohio Trucking Association) The words “Super Bowl of ...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 crew size if it is ...more
Delaware Officials Pick New Operator for Port of Wilmington
Port of Wilmington, Del. (GT USA Wilmington) Delaware officials have given the green light to Enstructure LLC to become the ...more
Oklahoma trooper helps out with trucker’s pallet problem
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) trooper stopped a truck after a load of pallets shifted, ...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
State Trucking Leaders Detail Tort Reform Efforts
From left: Miller, Neville and Oyler discuss their legislative efforts related to lawsuits. (SunJae Smith/American ...more
Daseke Reports Revenue, Earnings Drop in Q1
Daseke's fundamental performance was solid despite an industrywide decline in freight rates and rising interest ...more
ATA Leadership Touts Wins on Federal, State Levels
Chris Spear by SunJae Smith/American Trucking Associations HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The trucking industry is scoring ...more
XPO Confirms Job Cuts to Reduce Labor Costs
The XPO logo on a truck parked at the company's distribution hub in Barcelona, Spain. ...more
Westport Posts Q1 Loss
Westport Fuel Systems Westport Fuel Systems Inc. shifted to the red from the black in ...more
Nikola to Pause Battery-Electric Truck Production
Nikola Corp. Nikola Corp. is set to pause battery-electric truck (BET) production at its Coolidge, ...more
Trump Says Powell Should Resign if He Misled Congress
“There’s no VIP dining room, there’s no new marble,” Powell said of the Marriner S. ...more
Nebraska troopers to join other states for Highway 20 blitz in July
The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) announced that they’ll be working with other law enforcement agencies ...more
Tariff Foes Urge Appeals Court to Curb ‘Blank Check’
(greenleaf123/Getty Images) A group of small businesses that won an order finding President Donald Trump’s ...more
Here’s what truckers are saying about the FMCSA’s controversial automatic emergency braking rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is now accepting public comments on a proposed ...more
Amazon Accused of Hiring Spree to Block Canadian Union Drive
A new Amazon delivery facility in Sidney, British Columbia. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg) Amazon.com Inc. mounted a ...more
Michigan Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Limit EPA Emission Rules
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (left) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich., right) during a 2017 ...more
Police in New York State recently arrested a trucking company employee who is accused of ...more
FMCSA Leasing Task Force Begins Work
The task force's goal is to make sure that truck leasing agreements are not trapping ...more