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
Driver takes hammer to fellow trucker, screwdriver to others, in apparent road rage incident
A truck driver took a hammer to another driver’s truck in an apparent road rage incident that ended in felony ...more
Motley Crew member had “a f*n blast” playing trucker for a year
A former member of Motley Crew says that he spent a year trucking after his departure from the band and ...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
June Truck Orders Drop 36% From Last Year
A Mack truck in production at the company's Lehigh Valley, Pa., manufacturing plant. ACT's preliminary ...more
CHP video shows crowd surrounding and breaking into Amazon semi truck’s trailer
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) shared alarming video of a semi truck caught up in ...more
Trump Threatens Russia With 100% Tariffs Over Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (left) shakes hands with President Donald Trump during a meeting ...more
Daimler Stresses ‘Transition’ to Green Energy
Daimler at Capital Market Day stressed that diesel will remain an important part of the ...more
Nissan to Close Flagship Car Plant in Japan
Nissan’s Oppama plant in Japan. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg) Nissan Motor Co. plans to shutter vehicle output ...more
VIDEO: Wayward tire demolishes big rig windshield
A trucker survived a terrifying moment when a loose tire crashed right through his windshield ...more
Waymo Expands in Austin After Tesla Launches Robotaxi
A Waymo autonomous taxi and a Tesla vehicle for robotaxi testing purposes in Austin, on ...more
This 8 vehicle pileup was the third in the same I-70 construction zone in three days
Another major pileup involving four semi trucks and several passenger vehicles occurred on I-70 in ...more