Producer Price Index Rises Less Than Forecast in May
Excluding volatile food and energy prices, wholesale costs were up 0.1% from April and 3% from May 2024. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly last month from a year earlier, another sign that inflationary pressures remain mild. The Labor Department reported June 12 that its producer ...more
Eight hundred trucks ordered to launch ‘world’s first’ self-driving trucking company
On Thursday, a major self-driving truck technology company announced a new partnership to launch the “world’s first trucking company dedicated ...more
Tractor trailer crashes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Officials have confirmed that a semi truck went over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, ...more
VIDEO: Trucker tensions are so high during this argument that a fire extinguisher gets involved
Trucker tensions reach an all time high in this parking lot video. In the clip, two drivers are having an ...more
FMCSA pushes out rule proposal to require automatic emergency braking systems on big rigs
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ...more
PA Governor recruits NASCAR jet dryer to keep I-95 reopening on schedule in face of rain
The Governor of Pennsylvania has recruited the help of a nearby raceway to help keep the I-95 temporary repairs on ...more
Truckers face stiff penalties under new distracted driving law in Michigan starting next week
A new distracted driving law goes into effect in Michigan next week — here’s what truck drivers need to know ...more
Biden, McConnell Announce $1.4 Billion Brent Spence Bridge Grant
Efforts to improve the Brent Spence Bridge in northern Kentucky took a step forward on ...more
Secretaries Granholm, Buttigieg to Headline 2023 TRB Conference
Biden administration Cabinet secretaries Pete Buttigieg and Jennifer Granholm are headlining this year’s annual meeting ...more
Used Class 8 Prices on Edge of Cliff, ACT Reports
The average retail price for a used Class 8 vehicle in November inched higher though ...more
C.H. Robinson CEO Bob Biesterfeld Steps Down
Biesterfeld (left) and Anderson (C.H. Robinson) C.H. Robinson CEO Bob Biesterfeld has stepped down from ...more
Fresh Fragility in Global Trade Set to Be Revealed in 2023
It’s been almost two years since an Arabian sandstorm roiled the world’s supply networks by ...more
Two drivers, passenger killed in head-on semi truck crash
Two truck drivers and a passenger are dead after a head on collision between two ...more
A national trucking company has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle claims that ...more
Nikola’s Wild Week Erases 2023 Losses
Nikola's stock is still down more than 90% from its pandemic peaks. (Andreas Gebert/Bloomberg News) ...more
A towing company in Kansas City was caught illegally towing a car just about a ...more
VIDEO: Hay truck driver with a very hot load leaves ‘trail of fire’
A motorist captured wild video of a truck driver carrying a load of burning hay ...more
British Columbia Dockworkers Go Back on Strike
Workers walk the picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver on ...more
Nikola Sells Arizona Hydrogen Production Project to Partner
A rendering of the Phoenix Hydrogen Hub. (Fortescue Future Industries) Truck maker Nikola agreed to ...more
Drivers back to paper logs after FMCSA removes four ELDs from list of approved devices
On Tuesday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that four Electronic Logging Devices ...more