Driver leaps to safety just before 18-wheeler flips off overpass
PASADENA, Texas — The driver of a tractor-trailer jumped clear just before the rig flipped off an overpass on a Texas highway following a collision
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TA Truck Service Center opens Summit, South Dakota, location
SUMMIT, S.D. — TravelCenters of America is expanding its network of TA Truck Service Centers by opening a new location at the TA Express in
DOT leader Buttigieg to visit 6 states this week on ‘Building a Better America’ infrastructure tour
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg is embarking on a four-day, six-state tour, visiting Florida, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Ohio, Nevada and New
Section of I-40 east in Little Rock metro area to close this weekend
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Interstate 40 eastbound in North Little Rock will experience a full closure this weekend as part of a ramp construction
New report shows growing gap between asking, auction values across equipment, truck markets
LINCOLN, Neb. — With values in transition across equipment and trucking industries throughout Q2 2022, the newest market reports from Sandhills Global take a look
2 dead after ATV collides with tractor-trailer in New York City
NEW YORK — Two men are dead after crashing an ATV into a tractor-trailer in the New York City Borough of Queens early Friday morning.
Big rig hauling bread crashes into 18-wheeler loaded with mezcal
REDLANDS, Calif.– A semi-truck hauling bread smashed into another big rig pulling a full load of El Silencio Mezcal Thursday, Aug. 18, along Interstate 10
Transicold to standardize more environmentally sustainable refrigerant
ATHENS, Ga. — Beginning later this year, new-generation refrigerant R-452A Carrier Transicold will become the standard for new transport refrigeration units in North America in an effort
US net trailer orders see gains above last year in topsy-turvy market
COLUMBUS, Ind. — July net U.S. trailer orders of 16,997 units were 33% lower compared to last month, but more than 103% above the year-ago
Autonomous Trucking: Leadership change at Daimler Truck’s independent subsidiary Torc
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Daimler Truck and Torc Robotics have announced a change in leadership at Torc, which company officials say “will usher in the next
Louisiana detectives arrest man caught stealing, selling diesel fuel to truck drivers
CADDO COUNTY, La. — Louisiana law enforcement officers have man accused of stealing fuel and then selling it, according to a post by Caddo County
Driver killed in chain-reaction crash on I-476
DELAWARE COUNTY, Penn. — A tractor-trailer driver is dead as the result of chain-reaction crash in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on the evening of Aug. 12.
New Love’s location adds 84 truck parking space in Minnesota
OKLAHOMA CITY – Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Columbus, Minnesota, thanks to a travel stop that opened Thursday, Aug. 18. The store,
Study shows commercial fleets can save up to 13% on fuel costs using automation
SAN FRANCISCO — As fuel prices remain high across the nation, everyone is looking for ways to try and save at the pump. Automated operations
Indiana gasoline taxes dropping 5 cents a gallon next month
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s state gasoline taxes will fall by about 5 cents per gallon next month in the first significant drop since reaching record levels
Win $500 in free fuel as part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
PHOENIX – Trucker Path, The Trucker Media Group, Sheetz and Kwik Trip/Kwik Star are sponsoring a Free Fuel Sweepstakes in support of the 2022 National
Port of Mobile sets cargo record; truck turn times also low, officials boast
MOBILE, Ala. — The Alabama Port Authority (APA) says that July was its busiest month ever for containerized cargo, breaking 50,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units)
Driver injured, beef burned in I-77 tractor-trailer blaze
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A tractor-trailer hauling beef and produce for Walmart caught fire in the northbound lanes of Interstate 77 on the morning of Aug.
US traffic deaths, once in decline, continue to rise in 2022
WASHINGTON — Traffic deaths rose by 7% in the first quarter of this year compared to 2021, the highest jump in 20 years, according to
Navistar rolls out new International rig, last new diesel-powered engine
LAS VEGAS — Navistar has released plans for a redesigned International LT Series rig, along with a new global integrated powertrain that was developed in