Tariff Revenue Hits Record $23 Billion in May
A containership passes under the International Gateway Bridge at the Port of Long Beach. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg) U.S. customs duties climbed to a record in May, helping shrink the budget deficit for the month, while doubts remain about the persistence of the inflows as the Trump administration negotiates with trading partners ...more
ATA Launches Safety Spending Survey
American Trucking Associations American Trucking Associations is carrying out a safety spending survey and is seeking participants, it said. Last ...more
TuSimple Starts Level 4 Autonomous Truck Testing in Japan
TuSimple TuSimple Holdings has begun Level 4 autonomous test runs on a major freight corridor in Japan, the autonomous driving ...more
DOT’s Polly Trottenberg Chosen as Acting FAA Head
Polly Trottenberg by Noël Fletcher/Transport Topics. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has picked a longtime government official and current top ...more
GM to Invest $500 Million at SUV Plant in Texas
Matt Rourke/Associated Press DETROIT — General Motors said June 7 that it will sink more than $500 million into its ...more
VIDEO: Would you drive this double-decker container combo?
Australian transportation authorities say that they’ve completed a successful on-road trial of the double-stacked container transport combination. Video shared this ...more
Indiana troopers conduct CMV blitz targeting overweight trucks
This week, Indiana State Police (ISP) teamed up with a local sheriff’s office for a commercial vehicle enforcement effort following ...more
Semi truck gets stuck under pedestrian bridge while avoiding poorly parked van
A pedestrian bridge in Georgia will be closed for several days after a semi truck ...more
Popular chain of truck stops to require face masks nationwide
Visitors will be required to wear a mask or face covering at all Love’s truck ...more
Protesters are shutting down I-490 in Rochester, NY this Sunday
A group of protesters said they’re going to shut down Interstate 490 this Sunday. The ...more
FMCSA plans to review safety measures on last-mile delivery
FMCSA plans to review the involvement of last-mile delivery trucks in road traffic accidents, considering ...more
North Carolina has formed a team to catch speeders
Look out, drivers. North Carolina Highway Patrol has formed a team of officers to catch ...more
Per-mile Rates Are Surging after The First Phase of Reopening
Per-mile spot market rates jumped in all three segments in June, according to data on ...more
Tesla Semi Truck Spotted while Hauling Cars
A red Tesla semi-truck was spotted in California hauling a load of Tesla Model Y ...more
US, Canada Plan First Cross-Border Electric Vehicle Corridor
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (foreground) joined Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (second from left) and other ...more
Volvo Cars to Cut 3,000 Jobs to Reduce Cost
A logo on a new Volvo vehicle. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg) FRANKFURT, Germany — Sweden-based Volvo Cars ...more
Minnesota’s $1.3B Transportation Deal Includes Gas Tax Hike
Vehicles on a wet Minnesota road. The gas tax provision will result in a 5-cent ...more
No one was seriously hurt after a sedan crashed into the side of a tractor ...more
Tonnage in April Drops 3.4% Year-Over-Year
John Sommers II for Transport Topics Truck tonnage in April fell on both an annual ...more
DOT Moves to Slash Dozens of Trucking Regulations
DOT said that in total, the deregulatory package will rescind, withdraw or amend burdensome regulations ...more
Cat hitches ride in Amazon trailer
A cat hitched a ride in an Amazon semi truck in Minnesota on Tuesday morning. ...more
Watch this quadruple road train make a turn, just for the fun of watching it. ...more