A Texas jury convicted a South Carolina woman on charges related to a tractor trailer human smuggling attempt. On July 15, 2025, a jury convicted 46 year old Sharon Thompkins of Columbia, South Carolina, for transporting illegal aliens, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.The ...more
Interstate 40 at the Tennessee/North Carolina border will be closed for the next several weeks following a series of rockslides ...more
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) shared dash cam video from a fiery semi truck crash on the Will Rogers Turnpike ...more
This week on CDLLife, the community brought the heat — literally and figuratively. From former careers to current adventures, the ...more
A Texas sheriff helped to rescue a stuck dog that went missing from his trucker owner at a Houston truck ...more
Police in Arizona shared body cam video from a traffic stop on a flatbed truck that uncovered a large amount ...more
An autonomous logistics and infrastructure company announced approval from the Trump Administration to kick off construction on a “megaproject” intended ...more
Canadian police say that brake failure was to blame for a recent semi truck rollover ...more
Police officers tracked down a trucker believed to be involved in the accidental death of ...more
US Sees Oil Output Falling in 2026 in Blow to Trump’s Agenda
Pumpjacks operate on oil wells in the Permian Basin in Crane, Texas. (Daniel Acker/ Bloomberg ...more
Auto Parts Supplier Marelli Plans Bankruptcy Filing
The Marelli Corp. headquarters in Saitama, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg) Marelli Holdings Co., the struggling auto ...more
EV-Carrying Ship Still on Fire Days After Blaze, Images Show
The Morning Midas was still burning on June 9. (U.S. Coast Guard) The U.S. Coast ...more
Fleetworthy Buys Haul to Add to Safety, Compliance Portfolio
Haul, headed by two former Uber Freight employees, specializes in artificial intelligence compliance and safety ...more
World Bank Warns 2020s Face Weakest Global Growth Since ’60s
The Cosco Shipping France containership is moored at the Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle ...more
Daimler, Toyota Finalize Plan to Merge Truck Units in 2026
A Mitsubishi Fuso eCanter electric truck. (Shoko Takayasu/Bloomberg) Toyota Motor Corp. and Daimler Truck have ...more
FMCSA Appoints Acting Administrator Adrienne Camire
(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Getty Images) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ...more
Tesla Tumbles Most Since 2020 on Pullback in Sales Estimates
A Tesla dealership in Beijing. In China — the world’s biggest EV market — Tesla ...more
From Baseball Bats to Caskets, Trump Tariffs Set to Hit Home
A boy prepares to bat in a Little League baseball game. (Al Bello/Getty Images) If ...more
Drivers should expect to see increased patrols along a busy Tennessee interstate as multiple law ...more
Officials are investigating the death of a truck driver at a landfill in Minnesota on ...more
How BYD’s Five-Minute EV Charging Stacks Up Against Rivals
A sign outside a BYD showroom in Budapest, Hungary. (Akos Stiller/Bloomberg News) BYD Co., a ...more
Trump Approves LNG Exports From Venture Global’s CP2 Project
Venture Global's CP2 project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. (Venture Global LNG Inc.) President Donald Trump’s ...more
The city of Vail has voted in an ordinance that will charge truckers more than ...more