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
Port Charleston Freight Tied to Averitt Express Expansion
Averitt Express opened its first hybrid facility in Charleston County more than a decade ago. (Averitt Express) South Carolina state ...more
EPA Denies Oil Refineries Seeking Biofuel-Blending Exemption
The Biden administration last year rescinded dozens of previously granted RFS exemptions. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Associated Press) The Biden administration on ...more
King of Kentucky Truckers: Willinger Bound for NTDC Again
Kentucky grand champion John Willinger receives the trophy from Kentucky Trucking Association CEO Rick Taylor. Willinger prevailed in the 4-axle ...more
Nikola’s Wild Week Erases 2023 Losses
Nikola's stock is still down more than 90% from its pandemic peaks. (Andreas Gebert/Bloomberg News) Nikola Corp. has finally reignited ...more
Midwest Rivers’ Falling Water Levels Raise Shipping Concerns
Low water levels on the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn., late in 2022. (Houston Cofield/Bloomberg News) Water levels on the ...more
‘Green Bank’ Opens for Clean Energy Projects Like EV Charging
A Tesla electronic vehicle charging station in Nashville, Tenn. (George Walker IV/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is making ...more
Man arrested for threatening truck driver with gun, four hour police standoff, at Walmart dock
Police in Wallace, North Carolina, have provided more information on a police standoff that occurred ...more
I-10 west still closed as crews repair buckled pillar from fatal big rig bridge collision, Arizona DOT says
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has provided more information on an extended interstate closure ...more
‘High Visibility Enforcement’ patrol to take place statewide in Washington
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) and other law enforcement agencies will be conducting a traffic enforcement ...more
Bill would forbid FMCSA from passing speed limiter mandate for trucks
This week, a bill was introduced in the House that would ban the Federal Motor ...more
Texas DPS to inspect 100% of big rigs at Veterans International Bridge through Sunday, per report
Truck drivers are reporting staggering wait times at a south Texas border crossing after officials ...more
Death toll increases to seven in Illinois 72 vehicle pileup triggered by dust storm
Illinois State Police (ISP) have released more information on Monday’s deadly pileup crash on I-55. ...more
Trucker shot by co-driver during in-cab domestic dispute, Indiana sheriff says
The Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) responded to an in-cab shooting involving a couple early ...more
Vans damaged when car hauler collides with overpass, Michigan troopers say
A truck driver hauling automobiles ran into trouble at an overpass on Wednesday morning, Michigan ...more
Trucking Leaders Warn of Lax Oversight in CDL Training
160 Driving Academy operates 152 schools in 44 states and will graduate about 30,000 students ...more
Hong Kong Post Office to Stop Shipping Parcels to US
Worker at the headquarters of Hongkong Post on Jan. 6. (Li Peiyun/VCG/Getty Images) HONG KONG ...more
Congress OKs $350M for Great Lakes Icebreaker
Congress has authorized funding for a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes, a priority that ...more
Norfolk Southern, Chemical Maker Hash Out Who Pays Residents
Norfolk Southern and OxyVinyls, the chemical company that made the vinyl chloride that was released ...more
Trump Gives NYC ‘One Last Chance’ to End Congestion Pricing
Manhattan traffic before congestion pricing. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg News) The Trump administration is threatening to stop ...more
