A trucking company’s internal messaging regarding its employees forming a union was only partially unacceptable, a court ruled. Employees of Garten Trucking, operating in Virginia, West Virginia, the Carolinas, and Maryland lost an election to unionize in August 2021 by a vote of 65-30. Unionizers then accused Garten of tampering ...more
Trucker’s girlfriend delivers a son day after crash off CBBT
The partner of the truck driver killed in last week’s crash off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) in Virginia Beach, ...more
Five dead in multi-vehicle accident that sparked semi truck fire
Five people are dead after a car smashed into an attenuator, causing a chain reaction crash. The multi-vehicle accident happened ...more
Samsara Expands Connected Fleet Technology
Samsara co-founder and CEO Sanji Biswas announces new features for the company's Connected Operations Cloud. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) AUSTIN, Texas ...more
Nikola Suspects ‘Foul Play’ in Fire at Phoenix Headquarters
Street view from Google Maps of Nikola's headquarters in Phoenix. (Google Maps) Nikola Corp. suspects “foul play” after an early-morning ...more
Louisiana Adapts Law to Include EV Charging Stations
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Louisiana has a new law that enables the state to regulate fueling stations for ...more
Union Rep Says Norfolk Southern Has Cut Back on Inspections
The National Transportation Safety Board investigative hearing begins at the East Palestine High School in East Palestine, Ohio, June 22. ...more
Voltera Partners With Amerit on EV Fleet Maintenance
Voltera, a company that develops and operates electric vehicle charging facilities as a full-service turnkey ...more
Volkswagen Raises $393M in Sale of Traton Truck Unit Stake
The Volkswagen headquarters and auto plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News) Volkswagen AG raised ...more
The city of San Antonio has officially approved an amendment to the city’s code that ...more
US Levies on Chinese Ships Risk ‘Trade Apocalypse’
Ship under construction in China. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) For a symbol of the chaos engulfing world ...more
Trump Taps Derek Barrs for FMCSA Head Amid Turmoil
Barrs enters the nomination process with a lengthy background in transportation safety. (Juan Sorto/Transport Topics) ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has plans to phase out Motor Carrier (MC) ...more
Economist: Tariffs Risk ‘Irreparable Damage’ to US Carmakers
An aerial view shows auto dealerships in Cerritos, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/AP) WASHINGTON — Noted ...more
A man is in police custody following a Tuesday shooting spree that injured at least ...more
Community Colleges in Four States Enhance CDL Training
The Missouri Department of Revenue in March approved MTC Truck Driver Training as a third-party ...more