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
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
Two arrested after train obliterates stuck big rig, cocaine and mushrooms found in cab
A truck driver and passenger were arrested on Thursday in North Carolina after a train vs. truck strike led police ...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
Here’s what truckers need to know about Colorado chain law going into effect soon
Truckers traveling through Colorado should be aware of chain requirements going into effect in early ...more
Trucking Industry Reports Predictably Weak Q2
One analyst noted that while conditions are still bad, they don’t seem to be getting ...more
Citadel Acquires Yellow Debt Owned by Apollo, Other Lenders
Yellow shut its doors on July 30. (Yellow Corp.) An affiliate of Ken Griffin’s Citadel ...more
Cruise to Cut San Francisco Fleet in Half After Crashes
Cruise has agreed to no more than 50 driverless vehicles in operation during the day ...more
Werner Appeals Crash Verdict to Texas Supreme Court
Werner first appealed the jury verdict in October 2018 to the Texas Fourteenth Court of ...more
Flatbed and Cargo Safety Depends on Securement
Although the driver isn’t always the one who ties down and secures the load, they ...more
UAW Slams Automakers’ Slow Bargaining, Files Labor Complaint
United Auto Workers members walk in the 2019 Labor Day parade in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/Associated ...more
Former Ford, VW Executives Start Stack AV
An autonomous truck in Stack AV’s test fleet. (Stack via Bloomberg) The founders of the ...more