G7 Summit Opens in Canada With a Focus on Trade
President Donald Trump arrives at Calgary International Airport on June 15 ahead of the G7 Summit. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) KANANASKIS, Alberta — When U.S. President Donald Trump last came to Canada for a Group of Seven summit, the enduring image was of him seated with his arms folded defiantly as then-German ...more
Daimler Stresses ‘Transition’ to Green Energy
Daimler at Capital Market Day stressed that diesel will remain an important part of the mix while development of battery-electric ...more
Renault, China’s Geely Sign $8.8 Billion Powertrain Tie-Up
Employees work on a Renault Clio automobile on the production line at the Renault Revoz d.d. plant in Novo Mesto, ...more
Daimler Truck Increases Full-Year Guidance
Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum says, “Daimler Truck is doing very well.” (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) BOSTON — Daimler Truck is updating ...more
UPS Schedules Later Release of Midyear Earnings
A UPS delivery truck in Glendale, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images via Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. investors will wait longer than ...more
Amazon Prime Day Invite-Only Deal Targets Buyer Frustration
A box with Amazon Prime Day-branded tape. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News) Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day sale can be a frustrating experience ...more
Truck tire anomaly sensors at Wyoming Port of Entry lead to out of service order, citation
The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) recently utilized newly installed technology at a Port of Entry to detect a semi truck’s ...more
Texas DPS says unsafe speed led to fiery tanker crash that killed truck driver
Officials in Texas are investigating a tanker truck crash that claimed the life of a ...more
$2.1 million worth of cocaine found hidden in the floor of a flatbed trailer
Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently discovered millions of dollars worth of drugs ...more
Kentucky weigh station to reopen with new flat/worn tire detectors, weigh in motion tech
A Kentucky weigh station that closed earlier this month will soon reopen with new upgrades ...more
Officials seize 7000 pounds of pot from semi, shut down ‘black market’ distribution center in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) announced a large-scale drug bust that occurred late last week ...more
Bridge strike reveals 750 lbs. of marijuana concealed in roof of semi trailer
Police in New York made an unusual drug bust on Monday after a truck struck ...more
Illinois trooper’s cruiser sideswiped during roadside CMV inspection
An Illinois State Police (ISP) trooper’s vehicle was struck by a passenger vehicle while the ...more
VIDEO: Car driver is just a heartbeat away from a T-bone crash with a big rig
CDLLife reader Scott recently sent in a dash cam clip of his close call with ...more
Is Biodiesel More Effective Than Electric at Reducing Carbon?
With the transportation sector being the largest source of GHG emissions in the U.S.1, fleets ...more
FMCSA Issues Final Guidance on Two Brokerage Terms
Employees on the Schneider brokerage floor. The review of the definitions of "broker" and "bona ...more
NYC Expands Crackdown on BQE Overweight Trucks
Trucks and other vehicles on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Enforcement under the new system began June ...more
Global Shipping Company ZIM Relocates US Headquarters
A cargo ship loaded with ZIM containers. ZIM was founded in 1945 and operates in ...more
The South Carolina Department of Transportation will utilize federal funding to expedite the rebuilding of ...more
XPO’s Ramos Captures New Jersey TDC Title
Lorenso Ramos says he wants to compete at the level of Robert Dolan, the 1991 ...more
NMFTA LTL Freight Code Update Spurs C.H. Robinson AI Tool
C.H. Robinson has seen automation jump from 50% to more than 75% of LTL orders ...more
Former Longistics Transportation Chairman Duane Long Dies
Duane Long at the headquarters of Longistics in Raleigh in 2014. (John Sommers II for ...more
A North Carolina bill will forbid the use of boot devices on commercial vehicles a ...more