One dead in crash with Freightliner in Oregon
MALHEUR COUNTY, Ore. — One driver is dead and a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving a Freightliner According to the Oregon State Police
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FTR: Preliminary Class 8 order numbers down 22% y/y
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR is reporting preliminary net orders for North American (N.A.) Class 8 trucks and tractors totaled 24,300 units in October – up
19th annual Truckers for Troops campaign begins Nov. 10
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is getting ready to launch its annual Truckers for Troops campaign from Nov. 10-16. The
ATRI welcomes two industry leaders to board
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is announcing the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. Mike Ludwick, president and ceo, Bison
Spot truckload rates cooled ahead of Halloween
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Load posts on the DAT One load board dipped by 6% to 2.16 million last week and truck posts declined for the
Drivewyze by Fleetworthy now provides real-time alerts for truckers in Louisiana
ALBANY, N.Y. — In a move to reduce traffic crashes and fatalities, Louisiana has become the latest state to offer sudden slowdown alerts and a
ACT: Preliminary Class 8 orders down 17% y/y
COLUMBUS, Ind. — October preliminary North America Classes 5-8 net orders of 40.0k units declined 17% y/y. “Preliminary Class 8 orders totaled 24,500 units in
Sunny Roberts choreographs TCA meetings with enthusiasm
Sunny Roberts, meetings and events manager for the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), didn’t take the same road to the trucking industry as many have before
Pilot opens two new travel centers with 165 truck parking spaces
FINDLAY, Ohio and EAGLE PASS, Texas — Pilot is opening two new travel centers with a combined 165 dedicated truck parking paces. “The Findlay location
Eastbound Blue Water Bridge toll increase begins Dec. 1 in Michigan
PORT HURON, Mich. — Effective Dec. 1, the toll rate for crossing the eastbound span of the Blue Water Bridge (BWB) in Port Huron will
Voting now open for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award
Public voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award finalists is now open through through Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The award , coordinated by the
ATA names finalists for 2026-2027 America’s Road Team
WASHINGTON — The American Trucking Associations is releasing the names of the 31 professional truck drivers who are finalists for the 2026-2027 America’s Road Team.
FTR, Truckstop: Spot rates weaker for all equipment types in the latest week
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop.com system declined versus the previous week for all equipment types during the week ended Oct. 31.
Court grants temporary injunction for truck manufacturers
A court decision on Friday means Daimler, Volvo, PACCAR and International Motors temporarily do not need to comply with the Clean Truck Partnership they signed
WattEV unveils Solid-State Transformer to accelerate megawatt HD electric truck charging deployment
LONG BEACH, Calif. — WattEV is announcing the introduction of its Solid-State Transformer (SST), a compact medium voltage power conversion system (MV-PCS) designed to accelerate
CEC-funded EnergIIZE Project debuts $10M megawatt charging infrastructure funding lane
PASADENA, Calif. — The California Energy Commission (CEC)-funded Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission (EnergIIZE) Commercial Vehicles Project opened its first MCS infrastructure funding lane to
FleetPride and TruckPro announce merger
FleetPride and TruckPro are announcing a strategic merger, operating under the combined ownership of American Securities and Platinum Equity. “[This] announcement marks an exciting new
Organized crime drives surge in high-value cargo theft
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CargoNet is reporting its Q3 results of cargo theft trends with organized crime revealed as a cause for a surge in
Rand McNally introduces truck-safe connected navigation
BOISE, Idaho — Rand McNally is partnering with Platform Science to bring its next-generation Rand Navigation powered by Rand Road IQ to the Virtual Vehicle
Driving while fatigued leads to violent crash, citations on I-80 in Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Driver fatigued named as cause for violent crash in Cheyenne, Wyo. on Wednesday. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP), on Wednesday