Ascent On-Demand joins EPA SmartWay Transport partnership
BELLEVILLE, Mich. — Logistics company Ascent has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides
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Logistics software developer Imaginnovate to triple tech workforce by next spring
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Software creator Imaginnovate is hiring 200 additional developers to address tech talent shortfalls in the logistics industry. The logistics technology innovator said
Pacific Drayage Services opens Bakersfield location
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Pacific Drayage Services has opened a new location in central California at 4115 Fruitvale Avenue in Bakersfield. This facility features a paved,
As diesel fuel prices see slight decline, EIA to resume price updates after technical issues
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will resume publishing U.S. national and regional average on-highway diesel prices at 4 p.m. Daylight Savings Time
Georgia woman sentenced for CARES Act loan fraud scheme using fake trucking companies
ATLANTA — A Georgia woman has been sentenced to prison for her part in a scheme using fictitious trucking companies to steal federal COVID-19 aid.
Hale Trailer names America’s Top 15 truck stops
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — What’s the “best” truck stop in the U.S.? Ask 100 different truck drivers and you’ll probably get at least a dozen
Arkansas teacher helps rescue trucker from tanker fire
MADISON COUNTY, Ark. — An Arkansas middle school teacher became a hero after rescuing a driver from a burning tanker July 1. KFSM reports that
Lytx DVIR service aims to improve safety programs, increase fleet efficiency
SAN DIEGO — Lytx Inc. has released a new Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIR) service for fleets wanting to improve safety and productivity. “DVIR solutions
Emergency Safety Solutions announces ‘intelligent emergency communications’ solution
HOUSTON — Emergency Safety Solutions has completed the first phase of installations of its new H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFETM (Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol) safety feature in Indeca
Pennsylvania announces crackdown event on aggressive driving
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced that more than 80 municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery
Critics slam new rear underride protection rule as inadequate; committee forming for underride crash study
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has begun accepting nominations for its advisory committee on underride protection for semi-trailers. The NHTSA also
Driver injured after driving into hole at Houston construction site
HOUSTON, Texas — A truck driver found his rig at the bottom of a hole on a construction site in Houston after they said they
Reduced lanes, intermittent full roadway closures planned for Illinois Tollway through mid-July
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – Temporary, overnight lane closures, including intermittent full closures, are scheduled to begin this week on the Tri-State (Interstate-294) at the Hinsdale
Big rig theft suspect accused of trying to use vehicle as a weapon against police
RUSK COUNTY, Texas — A man is accused of stealing a tractor-trailer and using it as a weapon against law enforcement officers in a June
INDOT opens new I-65/I-70 flyover bridge
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has opened the largest structure within the North Split project. The southbound-to-eastbound flyover bridge is now open to
Tractor-trailer carrying ferric chloride flips on I-49 in Louisiana
CADDO PARISH, La. — A tractor-trailer carrying ferric chloride crashed on Interstate 49 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, on the afternoon of June 29, causing traffic
NHTSA issues final rule on rear underride protection for semi-trailers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has finalized a rule that updates two Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Missouri man dies when jet-powered big rig explodes at air show
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A Springfield, Missouri, man died following an explosion during a jet-fueled semitruck performance Saturday at a southwestern Michigan air show, officials
AB5 will be enforced on California’s trucking industry after Supreme Court denies hearing
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has decided against hearing the California Trucking Association’s case against a worker classification law known as Assembly Bill 5,
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