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Navistar, GM collaborate to produce zero-emission long-haul trucks
LISLE, Ill. — Navistar Inc., working in collaboration with General Motors and hydrogen fuel company OneH2, plan to produce a fuel-cell-electric International RH Series...
Military veteran Ivan Hernandez named top military rookie, drives away in new Kenworth
Leadership. Discipline. Decisiveness. These are three qualities necessary for a successful military career. Those skills translate well to post-military careers, too. Like trucking.Ivan Hernandez...
Travel difficult as storm bears down on southeast Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — A Midwestern winter storm is making travel treacherous as wind-whipped snow piles up in Wisconsin Tuesday, Jan. 26.Snow plow drivers worked to...
New Class 8 truck sales start weak in 2020 but finish strong
As expected, U.S. sales of new Class 8 trucks finished the year with a strong December, making 2020 a better sales year than initially...
UPS puts $800 million price tag on trucking divisions in sales agreement with TFI...
ATLANTA and MONTREAL — UPS and TFI International Inc. on Jan. 25 announced a definitive agreement to sell UPS Freight (UPSF) to TFI International for...
DTNA to issue safety recall on more than 4,300 Freightliner Cascadias because of steer-tire...
WASHINGTON — Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) plans to recall more than 4,300 Freightliner Cascadia sleeper trucks because due to defective steer tires, according...
Comment period open for USDOT’s plan to integrate automated vehicles into U.S. highways
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is accepting comments on the agency’s Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan (AVCP). The plan outlines the DOT’s multimodal...
Newly opened Xpress Fuel in Arizona offers trucker amenities, gourmet fare
ELOY, Ariz. — Knoxville, Tennessee-based Pilot Co. and its One9 Fuel Network this week announced the grand opening of an Xpress Fuel travel center that...
USDOT announces Biden appointees to the department
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced key members of its U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) leadership on Jan. 21, many of whom were already...
Buttigieg aims for ‘generational’ change at Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration’s ambitious agenda to rebuild the...
Indiana trooper assists in trucking couple’s ‘special delivery’
LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. — Friday, Jan. 15, may have begun like any other day, but for Indiana State Trooper Thomas Maymi, trucker Carl Robertson...
FMCSA falls short in oversight of national registry of medical-certification examiners
WASHINGTON — A report released last week by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Inspector General revealed that the Federal Motor Carrier...
Delectable deliveries: Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, Waymo team up for cookie transport
DALLAS and PHOENIX — It’s Girl Scout Cookie season, and that means it’s time for some serious decisions: Thin Mints? Samoas? Trefoils? Tagalongs? All...
Border agents discover marijuana valued at more than $141,000 concealed in commercial shipment.
LAREDO, Texas — Officers with the U.S. Custom and Border Protection (CBP) at the World Trade Bridge stopped an inbound tractor hauling a shipment...
DOT unveils plan to integrate private, commercial automated vehicles onto nation’s roadways
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) this week released the Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan (AVCP). The plan outlines the DOT’s multimodal “roadmap” to...
FMCSA assembles advisory panel of 25 commercial drivers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator (FMCSA) has named 25 commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers from all sectors...
Winter storm creating blizzard conditions, closing roads in Midwestern US
MINNEAPOLIS — A slow-moving winter storm with gusty winds is whipping up blizzard conditions and causing hazardous travel in southwestern Minnesota and northeastern South...
DOT awards $40 million to improve safety at highway-railway crossings
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation on Jan. 14 provided a total of $40,255,750 in grants to five states to improve safety at...
FMSCA announces leadership, members of 2021 safety advisory committee
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator (FMCSA) this week announced its 2021 members for the Motor Carrier Safety...
New TA Travel Center adds 150 truck parking spaces to Huntington, Oregon
WESTLAKE, Ohio — TravelCenters of America Inc., nationwide operator of the TA, Petro Stopping Centers and TA Express travel center network, has opened a...
