A trucker in his late twenties was found dead inside of his truck cab at a travel plaza in Iowa earlier this month. The incident occurred on June 6th near Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa, but the press release was not issued until June 12th. According to the Meskwaki Nation Police Department, police ...more
XPO Workers at Florida Facility Decertify Teamsters Union
The vote to decertify Teamsters Local 769 at XPO's Hialeah, Fla., facility was taken June 21. (XPO) XPO workers on ...more
USDA Offers Up to $500 Million in Biofuel Grants
(United Soybean Board) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that up to $500 million in federal funds are available to boost ...more
May Used Class 8 Sales Down 4.9% Year-Over-Year
(TEC Equipment) Used Class 8 truck sales in May decreased 4.9% year-over-year to 19,300 units from 20,300, ACT Research reported. ...more
Vacancies Common Among Heads of Transportation Agencies
The FAA's acting administrator Polly Trottenberg is one of multiple interim leaders at transportation safety agencies. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News) Three ...more
Senate EPW Leaders Introduce Diesel Emissions Bill
Funding is meant to facilitate the voluntary replacement or installation of retrofits on existing heavy-duty diesel vehicles and engines. (CHUYN/Getty ...more
Trucker caught with 162 pounds of meth on I-65 sentenced to federal prison
A California-based truck driver has been sentenced to federal prison after he admitted to transporting drugs in exchange for $30,000. ...more
Paccar Plans Platform Science Integration
Paccar said Jan. 19 it is collaborating with Platform Science to integrate its virtual vehicle ...more
Truck Tonnage Rises 3.8% in 2022
Tonnage's 3.8% annual gain marked the 16th consecutive year-over-year increase. (vitpho/Getty Images) Truck tonnage rose ...more
Pitt Ohio Expands Service to New York State
Pitt Ohio has added 32 next-day lanes in an effort to improve transit times on ...more
Police in Florida say that multiple commercial vehicles were targeted by thrown objects while they ...more
Trucking company owner indicted for conspiracy to steal interstate shipments from Amazon, Bath & Body Works
An Ohio man was recently indicted on multiple charges related to a complex cargo theft ...more
A new suspect has been named in the investigation into an attack at an Arizona ...more
WATCH: Driver realizes at the last second she’s too close to truck stuck on train tracks
A truck driver narrowly avoids getting pummeled by her own truck as a train strikes ...more
Jobs at the Port of Los Angeles Are Down by Half
Activity at the Port of Los Angeles in May. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Job ...more
Nebraska Soybean Farmers Extol Biodiesel Benefits
Nine delivery trucks were wrapped with the banner saying, “Biodiesel, cleaner fuel for Nebraska.” (Nebraska ...more
XPO Opens Its Largest Facility, Employing 450 in Pennsylvania
XPO operates the Carlisle service center LTL freight facility. (Dan Gleiter/pennlive.com/TNS) XPO Inc. has opened ...more
Would you give away a shower credit to a driver in need? Poll shows most truckers would
A poll recently posted in the CDLLife App showed that an overwhelming majority of responding ...more