Crews clear wreckage after ‘super fog’ near New Orleans causes highway crashes, killing at least 7
NEW ORLEANS — Following a series of crashes on Interstate 55 near New Orleans on Monday, Oct. 23, crews worked into Tuesday morning clearing the
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Ryder to acquire IFS Holdings, adding 15 operations in 9 states
MIAMI — Ryder System Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement in the third quarter to acquire all the outstanding equity of IFS Holdings LLC,
Sensata’s PreView Sentry79 promises ‘new standard’ for blind-spot monitoring
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — The PreView Sentry79 take-off and reverse blind-spot monitoring radar, released by Sensata Technologies, “sets a new standard for blind spot detection and
Lightning eMotors hits milestone in monitoring electric vehicle fleets
LOVELAND, Colo. — Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles and charging solutions for fleets, has passed the 10 terabyte
J.B. Hunt Transport Services reports third quarter earnings
LOWELL, Ark. — J.B. Hunt Transport Services has announced its third quarter of 2023 United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) net earnings, which
I-25 in Colorado set to reopen after train derailment collapsed bridge, killing trucker
PUEBLO, Colo. — Interstate 25 in southern Colorado is expected to reopen Thursday, Oct. 19, four days after the main north-south route through the state
Stretch of I-25 to remain closed for days as debris from train derailment is cleared
PUEBLO, Colo. — A broken rail caused a train derailment that collapsed a bridge over a Colorado highway, killing a truck driver and blocking the
Semi-truck driver killed, train derails, spilling train cars and coal onto a highway in Colorado
PUEBLO, Colo. — A semi-trailer truck driver is dead after a train derailed, spewing coal and mangled train cars across Interstate 25, causing a bridge
Auto workers escalate strike, walking out at Ford’s largest factory
DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit’s Three automakers, shutting down Ford’s largest factory and threatening Jeep maker Stellantis.
Mexico to send diplomatic note protesting Texas border truck inspections causing major delays
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said on Monday, Oct. 9, that he is going to send a diplomatic note to the United States to protest
The auto workers’ strike enters its 4th week
CHICAGO — The president of the United Auto Workers and other labor leaders headlined a rally Saturday, Oct. 7, in Chicago to maintain union members’
Workers at Mack Trucks go on strike after rejecting tentative contract deal
DETROIT — Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday, Oct. 9, after voting down a tentative five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached
US government agrees to help restore sacred Native American site destroyed for Oregon road project
PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. government has agreed to help restore a sacred Native American site on the slopes of Oregon’s Mount Hood that was
Auto workers stop expanding strikes against Detroit 3
DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union said Friday, Oct. 6, that it will not expand its strikes against Detroit’s three automakers after General Motors
Georgia’s governor continues rollback of state gas and diesel taxes for another month
ATLANTA — Georgia’s state taxes on gasoline and diesel will be suspended for another month after Gov. Brian Kemp extended the tax rollback in a
Truck that ruined a bridge over an Atlanta interstate was overloaded, inspection finds
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — A truck that ruined a bridge over an Atlanta-area interstate was carrying a load over the legal weight and height limits,
Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives is entering uncharted territory after a far-right effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded thanks
At least 2 dead in pileup on smoke-filled Arkansas highway
SWIFTON, Ark. — Smoke from a burning field apparently caused a crash involving over a dozen vehicles, killing at least two people and closing Highway
Illinois ammonia truck crash kills 5, forces temporary evacuation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The tanker truck crash in central Illinois that killed five people may have started when another vehicle tried to pass the chemical-laden
New York dries out after record-breaking rainfall submerges some roadways
NEW YORK — New York City began drying out Saturday, Sept. 30, after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city