Truck Parts Distributor Transaxle to Shut Down
(Transaxle) A truck parts distributor with facilities in 11 states is closing. Transaxle filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, informing the state it is laying off more than 200 people on the East Coast, including nine employees at 22073 Perry Highway ...more
Five semis involved in fiery crash in I-70 construction zone
Illinois State Police (ISP) are investigating a multiple semi truck crash that occurred near Teutopolis on Wednesday. Firefighters responded to ...more
VIDEO: Wayward tire demolishes big rig windshield
A trucker survived a terrifying moment when a loose tire crashed right through his windshield on a trip through Detroit, ...more
Senate Panel Approves NTSB Nominee Alvin Brown
Alvin Brown speaks at his nomination hearing June 21. (commerce.senate.gov) The Senate Commerce Committee on July 12 easily advanced the ...more
Amazon Prime Day Pushes Online Sales Up 6% in First 24 Hours
Prime trailers at an Amazon delivery station in Dallas. (Kathy Tran/Bloomberg News) U.S. consumers spent $6.4 billion online in the ...more
California Sees Huge Battery Storage Spike Over Three Years
The Crimson Battery Energy Storage Project in Blythe, Calif. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News) California has, in just three years, seen a ...more
Inflation Falls to 3% in June, Lowest in Two Years
A shopper looks down an aisle in a Target store in Upper Saint Clair, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) WASHINGTON ...more
Trucker says someone threw ‘two big rocks’ at his semi from an overpass in Texas
A truck driver reported that he was targeted by a suspect or suspects throwing rocks ...more
Ohio trucking company to pay $1.25 million in sex discrimination lawsuit
Federal authorities say that an Ohio-headquartered trucking company has agreed to pay more than one ...more
Bill outlawing self-driving trucks without a human driver on board advances in California
California lawmakers have advanced a high-profile bill that would ban the operation of heavy autonomous ...more
Volvo VNR Electric trucks recalled for ‘aggressive’ braking with use of adaptive cruise control
Volvo Trucks North America has issued a recall for certain VNR Electric models due to ...more
Hundreds of trucks inspected during Georgia blitz targeting container drivers, distracted drivers
Last week, officers with the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) held a large-scale enforcement effort ...more
FedEx semi truck driver knocked out by thrown rock while driving through Indiana
The Decatur County Sheriff Department (DCSD) is investigating a rock throwing incident that put a ...more
Iowa DOT issues reminder about scale house parking for truckers
On Monday, Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement (MVE) reminded truckers that they are “not only ...more
Big rig hits three parked police vehicles on I-44, leaving three officers injured
The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) is investigating a weekend crash that left two state ...more
XPO’s Robert Dean Wins Washington Title, Qualifies for NTDC
XPO driver Robert Dean clinched his fifth trip to the National Truck Driving Championships. (XPO) ...more
From Crickets to Click-Throughs
“For trucking brands, video provides a powerful way to connect with potential drivers — and ...more
Seven dead in wreck that “sandwiched” van between semi trucks
Seven people are dead after a serious wreck in Oregon involving two tractor trailers and ...more
A trucker was caught red-handed buying an armful of truck stop snacks for him and ...more
Roadrunner Improves Transit Times
The results follow a restructuring plan that was implemented to refocus business on core less-than-truckload ...more
Ford Says Michigan Battery Plant at Risk if Tax Credits Cut
Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford at the initial 2023 announcement of the battery plant planned ...more
Sixteen charged with stealing 100K gallons of diesel in Houston, reselling stolen fuel to truckers for discount
Texas police have arrested eight people and are seeking several others connected to a large-scale ...more
Trump Tells US Steelworkers He’s Going to Double Tariffs
President Donald Trump talks to workers as he tours U.S. Steel Corp.'s Mon Valley Works-Irvin ...more