A tire blowout crash killed a truck driver but left the passenger unhurt in Texas on Monday afternoon. The accident happened at about 3:45 p.m. on June 16th in Newton County, Texas. According to 6 KFDM, 41-year-old truck driver, Josette Blasdel of Leesville, Louisiana was driving east on Highway 63 near ...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
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
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
California officially outlaws the sale of ‘dirty’ diesel trucks starting in 2036
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved sweeping changes today that will force trucking fleets ...more
Trucker arrested after Illinois troopers find suitcases containing $1.8 million in cocaine during I-88 inspection, prosecutors say
A truck driver is facing the possibility of life in prison after he was allegedly ...more
The truck driver involved in the fatal pile up crash on Interstate 35 last month ...more
Canadian police are seeking a semi truck driver hauling heavy equipment who they say struck ...more
Chevron Cuts Buybacks and Exxon Sits Tight as Oil Plunges
(Chevron by David Payl Morris/Bloomberg; Exxon by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) Chevron Corp. will reduce share buybacks ...more
Data Center Demand Propels Eaton Q1 Profit, Revenue Growth
Eaton Center office in Beachwood, Ohio. (Eaton Corp.) Data center and electricity generation construction continued ...more