A police officer was sentenced to 45 days in jail and two years probation for tasing a trucker during a rainy traffic stop in Michigan nearly two years ago. The incident happened on July 20th, 2023 in Center Line, Michigan. 51-year-old former Warren police officer, Dammeon Player, was sentenced on ...more
Appeals Court Denies Review of Intellistop Exemption Request
A number of carriers and other trade organizations, including American Trucking Associations, said in written comments filed in 2021 the ...more
Trucking Highlights Access to Military Bases in Defense Bill
A Coast Guard Petty Officer uses a Transportation Worker Identification Card scanner to verify the information of a driver entering ...more
PepsiCo Lifts 2023 Profit Forecast as Q2 Revenue Up 10%
Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry is displayed at a market in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) Higher prices lifted PepsiCo’s revenue ...more
House Panel Advances Fiscal 2024 Transportation Bill
Cole (R-Okla.) said the transportation appropriations bill would improve safety and efficiency throughout the nation's infrastructure networks. (Mariam Zuhaib/Associated Press) ...more
Texas cops take trucker out of service after finding beer during inspection
The Grapevine Police Department (GPD) recently sidelined a truck driver after discovering multiple cans of beer during an inspection. According to ...more
VIDEO: Trucker comes completely unhinged in fit of road rage
A truck driver exhibits some seriously unhinged behavior towards a motorist in this road rage clip. In the dash cam ...more
VIDEO: Frito-Lay OTR driver talks about driving Tesla Semi
On Thursday, snack company Frito-Lay shared video featuring a quick conversation with the company’s first ...more
Two injured in major big rig crash on I-95 in Florida
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating a serious semi truck crash that occurred in ...more
Privately built toll bridge designed to ‘help truckers maximize driver hours’ opens in Illinois today
On Thursday, the Houbolt Road Extension will open to traffic in the Joliet, Illinois, area. The ...more
Man arrested for shooting at semi truck on Indiana interstate
A motorist is facing felony charges for allegedly opening fire on a moving semi truck ...more
Semi truck driver ejected during collision with train
Multiple agencies in Texas have responded to an injury train vs. truck collision that occurred ...more
CHP sends ‘heartfelt’ thanks to truckers who parked under bridge ‘to shorten the drop’ for person in crisis
The California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Bakersfield Division recently thanked a group of truckers who volunteered ...more
Eleven men and three companies face federal charges for ‘deleting’ emissions controls from hundreds of semi trucks
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan has announced that multiple individuals and ...more
VIDEO: Big rig violently jackknifes while hitting pole amid possible road rage incident
A suspected road rage incident resulted in a major single vehicle semi truck crash that ...more
EPA Final Biofuel Volume Rule Slammed by Ag Interests
Farmers picking cabbage. The American Farm Bureau Federation expressed disappointment in EPA’s final rule. (American ...more
EU to Accept Trump’s Universal Tariff, Seeks Key Exemptions
European Union flags at the European Commission in Brussels. (Mlenny/Getty Images) The European Union is ...more
Car slides down hill straight into semi truck
A car smacked into a semi truck after sliding down a hill in West Virginia ...more
DTNA to Relocate 2 West Coast PDCs by 2027
DTNA's Phoenix PDC will be relocated to Las Vegas in 2026. (Daimler Truck) Daimler Truck ...more
SAE International Plans to Standardize Tesla’s EV Chargers
Tesla's EV charging connector at a charging station in Anaheim, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press) ...more
Nike Likely to Hike Prices More After Vietnam Tariff Deal
Nike shoes on display at a store in London. Nike had already been planning on ...more
Former FMCSA worker sentenced to prison for soliciting and accepting bribe from trucking company
A U.S. Department of Transportation worker has been sentenced to prison on an extortion charge ...more
Oregon Backs $100 Million Coos Bay Container Terminal
Ships dock at the Port of Coos Bay. (Oregon State University) Oregon lawmakers on June ...more