Train cuts trailer in two in Minnesota
SLEEPY EYE, Minn. — Only minor injuries were reported when a semi trailer collided with a train as the truck was crossing tracks literally splitting
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission & Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association plan trucker appreciation events
MIDDLETOWN, Penn. — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PMTC) and the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association (PMTA) announced the two organizations are partnering to show truckers “we
Uber Freight: ‘Tariffs add cost pressures to an already fragile manufacturing sector’
The Associated Press reported on Thursday morning that financial markets around the world are reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs,
Georgia Governor announces new Flock facility in Atlanta area
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced that Georgia-headquartered Flock Safety is opening a new manufacturing facility in Smyrna. The new 97,000-square-foot facility will
Wild weather expected Wednesday gets a rare ‘high-risk’ designation — the most severe category
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. government forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation — the highest category they use — to warn that a major tornado
Semi driver killed in Florida crash
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. − According to a report from Treasure Coast newspaper, a Miami man died following a crash on Florida’s Turnpike that involved
CBP agents find $4M of cocaine in tractor-trailer at the I-35 checkpoint in Texas
LAREDO, Texas — Customs and Border Patrol reported another drug seizure in Texas. According to a release issued on Tuesday, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents
Michigan Governor deploys National Guard, lifts trucking restrictions
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered measures to aid in storm recovery. According to a press release from her office, Whitmer ordered
GMTA partners with Atlanta organization for hurricane relief in Georgia
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. — Saturday was a day of service to community for the Georgia Motor Trucking Association and an Atlanta non-profit. Caring For Others, a
Woman injured after semi rear-ends vehicle in Florida
OCALA, Fla. — One woman has been seriously injured after a semi-truck driver from Ocala, Fla., reportedly rear-ended a vehicle and caused a chain reaction
CBP conducts operation on I-20 in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — The Customs and Border Patrol announced last week that the Border Patrol New Orleans Sector was successful in executing Operation Magnolia, a
The Trucker is on the road at NAPFTDS conference
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools (NAPFTDS) conference in Daytona Beach kicked off March 31 and continues through
Arkansas teen killed after high-speed chase on Interstate 40
MORGAN, Ark. — According to a press release by the Arkansas State Police, a 19-year-old man from Mablevale, Ark., just south of Little Rock, was killed
Semi driver survives after rig goes over bridge at the Kentucky-Illinois border
A big rig driver survived an incident where the truck he was driving ran off the Ohio River bridge near Cairo, Ill., according to a
Wildfires in North and South Carolina fueled by drought, wind and fallen trees from Hurricane Helene
Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where evacuation orders were in effect Tuesday. Many people in
CBP finds 100 pounds of cocaine in commercial vehicle at Michigan port
DETROIT, Mich. — There have been more than 1,300 pounds of cocaine seized so far this fiscal year at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP)
Peterbilt unveils new engine and transmission combo
DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt announced on Monday the availability of the PACCAR TX-12 PRO automated transmission with PACCAR MX-13 engines for the Peterbilt Models 579,
ACT Research: US trailer orders delayed amid tariff ambiguity
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Research indicates that February net trailer orders, just below 18.2k units, were down 17% from January and 13% below the level accepted
RacTrac targets 100th high-flow diesel store in 2025
ATLANTA — As RaceTrac readies to exhibit at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky., the company announced it will open it’s 100th high-flow
33 fentanyl, cocaine traffickers charged in massive drug bust in Florida
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging 33 fentanyl and cocaine traffickers involved in a massive drug ring in Central Florida,