Flooding creates state of emergency in New York City
NEW YORK — A potent rush-hour rainstorm swamped the New York metropolitan area on Friday, shutting down parts of the city’s subway system, flooding streets
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UAW strike is growing, again
The UAW strike is growing, again. What to know as 7,000 more auto workers join the union’s walkouts NEW YORK — The United Auto Workers
New York City Council passes truck parking bill
NEW YORK — The New York City Council has passed a bill that will create designated off-street parking for big rigs. The legislation was approved
Driver dies after rig crashes, catches fire in rural Arkansas
MILLER COUNTY, Ark. — A 35-year-old Texas truck driver lost his life on Thursday, Sept. 28, after a crash. According to authorities, the wreck happened
Government shutdown would negatively impact transportation safety, NTSB chief says
WASHINGTON — National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy is sounding the alarm about how a government shutdown would affect the transportation industry. In
Truck gets wedged in tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn after ignoring warnings
NEW YORK — A driver who took an 18-wheel tractor-trailer inside a tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn on Thursday, Sept. 18, despite height restriction warnings
Traffic deaths declined 3.3% in the first half of the year, but Fed officials see more work ahead
WASHINGTON —Â Traffic fatalities dropped 3.3% in the first half of the year compared with the prior-year period, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained
NEW YORK — With gridlock persisting in Washington, a government shutdown is looking more and more likely ahead of Saturday night’s deadline. As the Senate
Driver OK after tanker truck full of fuel explodes in Utah
LOA, Utah — A tractor-trailer driver hauling doubles loaded with fuel escaped serious harm after their rig exploded on Wednesday, Sept. 27 in Utah. According
3 new Ohio Sheetz locations offer diesel lanes, truck parking
ALTOONA, Penn. — According to a Sept. 25 announcement, Sheetz is opening three new locations along the Interstate 70 corridor in Ohio, all offering diesel
One pleads guilty to smuggling charges over Texas deaths of 53 migrants in tractor-trailer
SAN ANTONIO — One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty for
Chicken-hauler overturns on Claxton, Georgia, street
CLAXTON, Ga. — An 18-wheeler hauling live chickens overturned on Wednesday, Sept. 27, on North Duval Street in Claxton, Georgia. Several live chickens spilled onto
Though average weekly diesel prices have eased, bigger picture shows increasing gains
FRANKFURT, Germany — The average weekly price for a gallon of diesel fuel — $4.586 per gallon– has eased for the first time in almost
Average US diesel prices decrease for first time in weeks
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –After nearly 10 weeks, average diesel fuel prices around the nation have dropped. According to the Energy Information Administration, the price sits
During UAW strike, Biden makes history as first sitting US president to visit picket line
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — President Joe Biden joined United Auto Workers (UAW) strikers on a picket line Tuesday, Sept. 26, as their work stoppage
Missouri towing company owner jailed for tampering with big rig emissions systems
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The owner of a Kirbyville, Missouri., towing company has been sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to illegally tamper with
High-dollar chopper damaged after truck driver misjudges Louisiana bridge’s height
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. — Louisiana police cited a truck driver after his rig, which was hauling a multi-million-dollar helicopter, became struck underneath the Interstate 12
Bendix salutes maintenance workers during national Technicial Appreciation Week
AVON, Ohio –The ability of every big rig to transport loads across the country, every vocational vehicle to move materials in and around jobsites, and
California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and
CargoNet: Cargo thefts rise nearly 60%
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CargoNet has recorded 582 cargo theft across the United States and Canada in the second quarter of 2023, a 57% increase