Perspective: Mission Impossible for New CSA Changes?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is readying changes to the Compliance Safety Accountability Safety Measurement System after a long, fierce debate over its ability to accurately identify unsafe carriers. Along the way, even the Government Accountability Office and Congress got involved. The changes include simplification of the severity weights ...more
‘People matter to us’ — Family-owned Missouri trucking company finds success by putting drivers first
Content Sponsored by RBX Inc.A Missouri-based truckload carrier is quietly garnering a reputation as a place where truckers can grow ...more
Feds are trying to find more than 1300 drivers who are owed $5.6 million in back pay and damages
This week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice in hopes of locating former employees of a national auto ...more
80+ miles of Penn. Turnpike to close Saturday night for cleanup of DUI tractor trailer crash
More than 80 miles of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed over the weekend for the cleanup of a tractor ...more
Amazon Prime Day Drives All Online Sales Up 6.1%
Workers fulfill orders at an Amazon fulfillment center on Prime Day in Melville, N.Y. (Johnny Milano/Bloomberg News) U.S. shoppers spent ...more
Daimler Cites Flexibility as Key to Zero-Emission Future
Jochen Goetz stressed that the company will assess where it needs to invest, or where partnership with another supplier may ...more
Anxiety Grows as UPS Strike Deadline Nears
UPS workers go through a rehearsal for a pending strike at a UPS Customer Center in Longwood, Fla., on July ...more
Texas city rolls out new tech to help truckers avoid waiting at red lights
On Monday, the City of Arlington, Texas, announced the deployment of new technology to help ...more
Semi driver accused of firing several shots at car following crash in Detroit
Michigan State Police (MSP) arrested a truck driver for allegedly opening fire on a motorist ...more
I-55 closed until Tuesday for ‘multiple fatality’ 60 to 80 vehicle pileup amid dust storm
Officials say that I-55 near Springfield, Illinois, will likely remain closed into Tuesday after a ...more
New FMCSA task force to fight back against ‘predatory’ truck leasing
On Monday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the members of a new ...more
VIDEO: Seventh grader brings bus to a safe stop after driver passes out behind the wheel
A middle school student took heroic action to bring a school bus to a halt ...more
I-55 in Illinois shut down for dust storm, ‘large’ pileup crash
A dust storm and a major multi-vehicle crash with injuries forced officials to shut down ...more
Dash cam shows semi striking cable pulled down by excavator on I-95
Wild dash cam video captures the moment that a semi truck strikes a low-hanging cable ...more
USDOT approves oral fluid drug testing to help combat shy bladder, employee cheating on urine tests
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has issued a Final Rule that will allow companies ...more
Volvo Earnings Beat Estimates on Firmer Europe Market
(Eric Thayer/Bloomberg) Volvo AB reported better-than expected second-quarter earnings as signs of a recovery in ...more
DWI driver nearly sends rig off Texas overpass
A truck driver has been released on bond after a DWI incident that nearly sent ...more
Mower in critical condition after collision with semi truck
A man who was mowing alongside Interstate 69 is in critical condition after his mower ...more
California Bill Would Keep Drivers in Autonomous Cabs
AB 316 applies to SAE Levels 3, 4 and 5 autonomous trucks. (gorodenkoff/Getty Images) California ...more
VIDEO: Lady in a Prius refuses to back up for truck, resulting in epic traffic standoff
A motorist causes traffic trouble for a trucker when she refuses to turn or back ...more
UPS, Teamsters Reach Agreement on New Contract
A UPS truck exits a Chicago distribution center. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. and the ...more
Senators Introduce Trucking Safety Bill
Mikhail Makarov/Getty Images Legislation meant to promote highway safety by setting federal standards that further ...more
Yellow Ceases Operations
A memo to employees and customers is posted on a padlocked Yellow facility in Carlisle, ...more