A traffic stop on a speeding commercial vehicle resulted in the discovery of more than a dozen safety violations, according to the Iowa State Patrol (ISP) On June 16, 2025, the ISP’s Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit stopped a vehicle hauling a trailer in Wapello County, Iowa, after clocking it traveling ...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
Medics unable to save life of man pinned against wall by semi truck
A man is dead after being pinned between a wall and a semi truck at a business in Illinois on ...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
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
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
VIDEO: Please don’t follow this guy’s funny but chaotic trucking ‘tips’
If you need truck maintenance advice, ask anyone but the truck driver featured in these ...more
Man dies after his box truck was dragged under tractor trailer, South Carolina officials say
Authorities say that a box truck driver was killed in a crash involving a semi ...more
Carmakers Freeze Prices, Offer Discounts
Hyundai pledged to hold prices steady until June 2. (Hyundai) Jeep maker Stellantis NV is ...more
Texas troopers begin new campaign of ‘enhanced’ random CMV inspections
On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that state troopers will begin ...more
US Hits Canada Lumber With 34% Duties Even Before Tariffs
(mntnvision/Getty Images) The U.S. is poised to more than double duties on Canadian softwood lumber ...more
Trucker charged for running over 86 goats
A truck driver has been charged after running over a herd of goats last week. ...more
A newly signed law in Maryland will crack down on drunk driving offenses committed by ...more
Trump China Tariffs Now at Least 145% as Trade War Ramps Up
Gantry cranes at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump’s tariffs ...more
Ports on Both Coasts See Drop-Off in Volume in November
Port container volumes on the West Coast and East Coast declined in November, although shippers ...more