Truck Orders See Surprise Sequential Rise, Still Trail 2024
Workers paint a truck chassis at the Mack Trucks facility in Macungie, Pa., in 2018. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) North American Class 8 truck orders continued to trend below the previous year but did see a surprise sequential improvement during May, according to ACT Research. ACT preliminary data showed orders decreased 44% ...more
Truck’s ‘significant tire damage’ results in citation, Out of Service order
A truck driver was cited this week by the Wyoming Highway Patrol – Commercial Carrier (WHP-CC) after the vehicle entered ...more
Oklahoma troopers catch teen motorist hitting 140 m.p.h.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) recently nabbed a teen girl who was reportedly late for work for Reckless Driving. OHP detailed ...more
Man arrested for threatening truck driver with gun, four hour police standoff, at Walmart dock
Police in Wallace, North Carolina, have provided more information on a police standoff that occurred at a Walmart store early ...more
Bill would forbid FMCSA from passing speed limiter mandate for trucks
This week, a bill was introduced in the House that would ban the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from ...more
Texas DPS to inspect 100% of big rigs at Veterans International Bridge through Sunday, per report
Truck drivers are reporting staggering wait times at a south Texas border crossing after officials reportedly ordered that every single ...more
Death toll increases to seven in Illinois 72 vehicle pileup triggered by dust storm
Illinois State Police (ISP) have released more information on Monday’s deadly pileup crash on I-55. In a May 2 press ...more