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
Truck driver fatally crushed while unloading marble slabs at San Antonio facility
A truck driver lost his life on Wednesday morning in a workplace accident in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred ...more
Yellow sues Teamsters for $137 million, says union could drive them out of business and cause 30K workers to lose jobs
On Tuesday, Yellow Corporation announced a lawsuit has been filed against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), alleging that IBT is ...more
Guangzhou Automobile Group Unveils Ammonia-Powered Engine
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Aion Y compact electric multi-purpose vehicles at the Auto Shanghai 2021 show. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News) China’s ...more
Fiscal 2024 Appropriations Bills on Agenda in Congress
Fiscal year funding authority for certain federal agencies necessitates renewal beginning Oct. 1 to avoid a partial government shutdown. (Samuel ...more
Business Equipment Orders Increase Again in May
A worker operates a forklift to carry boxes through the warehouse of the Black & Decker Inc. DeWalt brand production ...more
Iowa Farmers Among Winners in $2.94 Million Grants
River Valley Cooperative in Elkridge, Iowa, will spend its $125,000 in grant funding to provide 50 people with entry-level driver ...more
Colorado Leads 16 States Suing FHWA to Recoup $1B in EV Grants
The lawsuit claims FHWA is withholding billions of dollars in states’ NEVI funds for fiscal ...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
Landstar Posts Q1 Revenue of $1.15B After Fraud-Related Delay
Landstar's Q1 2025 included a $4.8 million pretax charge related to the fraud incident. (John ...more
I-10 fully reopens in Arizona following fatal big rig crash into bridge pillar
All lanes of I-10 at the New Mexico state line are now open following an ...more
April Medium-Duty Truck Sales Drop 8.8% From Last Year
An International Motors eMV medium-duty electric truck. One category of medium-duty truck sales increased year ...more
Minnesota trucking company facility burns to the ground
A major structure fire destroyed the Schak Trucking facility in Tyler, Minnesota, over the weekend. ...more
Tariff Truce Boosts Global Shippers
The Port of Keelung in Taiwan. (Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg News) Importers rushing to ship Chinese ...more
WATCH: Helicopter rescues tanker driver from intense floodwaters
A truck driver in Kenya was saved from a disastrous situation by a helicopter in ...more