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Coyote Logistics carriers now have instant access to parking reservations through TruckPark
CHICAGO — Coyote Logistics, a global third-party logistics provider that serves more than 15,000 shippers around the world, announced April 15 that it is...
Meera Joshi named as Biden’s pick for top spot at FMCSA
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on April 14 officially announced plans to nominate Meera Joshi as administrator of the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor...
Launch of Portland, Oregon’s ‘Electric Island’ charging station for commercial trucks is on the...
PORTLAND, Ore. — As the automotive industry accelerates the delivery of electrified truck models, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Portland General Electric (PGE)...
Hyliion partners with transport providers to equip Class 8 trucks with natural gas-powered electric...
AUSTIN, Texas — Hyliion Holdings Corp., a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 trucks, last week announced the formation of the Hypertruck...
Thin red line: Wisconsin trucker, firefighter pursues dual passions
It’s not uncommon for someone to have to choose between making a living and pursuing something they are passionate about. Dan Ravenhorst of Eau...
Tractor-trailer plunges into Wyoming pond, driver swims ashore
LARAMIE, Wyo. — A tractor-trailer driver this morning plunged into a pond off Interstate 80 and swam ashore, according to a report from the...
CVSA sets Operation Safe Driver Week for July 11-17, places focus on speeding
GREENBELT, Md. — This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week, set for July 11-17, will have an emphasis on speeding, according to the Commercial Vehicle...
Texas man pleads guilty to smuggling 119 undocumented immigrants in tractor-trailer
LAREDO, Texas — A 32-year-old man has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to transport illegal immigrants, according to an April 7 announcement by...
Closures planned along westbound Interstate 694 in Minnesota’s northern Twin Cities metro area
ROSEVILLE, Minn. — Motorists traveling on and near Interstate 694 and Interstate 35 West in Minnesota’s northern Twin Cities metro area will encounter several...
Video game designed to attract youngsters to truck maintenance, repair industry
A new augmented-reality video game is giving young people an early glimpse of the trucking maintenance and repair industry in the hopes that it...
Group sues Oregon DOT over planned I-5 expansion in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — The group No More Freeways has filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Transportation’s plan to add auxiliary lanes and...
All-electric Freightliner eCascadia, eM2 now available for order
PORTLAND, Ore. — Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that the Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2 are now available to order. The eCascadia and...
Oil, diesel prices expected to stabilize to pre-COVID levels
Around the world, demand for oil continues to rise. The result is, as always, increased prices at the pump — and the trucking industry...
Wynona Judd to headline ‘Highway to Hope’ virtual concert for St. Christopher Truckers ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) announced that country music singer Wynonna Judd will headline the organization’s first ever virtual benefit concert...
Opening of Florida’s Pensacola Bay Bridge delayed until late May
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced this week that the reopening of the Pensacola Bay Bridge linking Gulf Breeze and...
Passing down passion: Pennsylvania family shares a father-son love of trucking
Pretty much every driver wants a great start to a trucking career. For Lamar Buckwalter, owner of Leola, Pennsylvania-based Buckwalter Trucking, the end of...
FMCSA shuts down Nevada trucker who received 2 DUIs just 12 days apart
WASHINGTON — After receiving two citations for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in a span of just 12 days, Julio Perea Ayala,...
Pig in a Rig: Pint-sized swine draws praise on the road
It was a match made in hog heaven when Jerry and Melissa Cooper met on an internet chatroom in 1998 and married a month...
Eager to build infrastructure, Biden plans to tax businesses
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants $2 trillion to reengineer America’s infrastructure and expects the nation’s corporations to pay for it.The president will travel...
Georgia trucking association activates Convoy of Care to help victims of Metro Atlanta tornado
ATLANTA — In response to severe weather and tornadoes that ravaged Coweta and Polk counties in Georgia’s Metro Atlanta area March 25-26, The Georgia...
