Amtrak train hits water truck, derails with 198 passengers on board in Southern California
MOORPARK, Calif. — An Amtrak train carrying nearly 200 passengers struck a water truck and derailed on Wednesday in Southern California but caused no major
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US arrests 4 Mexican nationals in 2022 deaths of 53 migrants found trapped in hot big rig trailer
SAN ANTONIO — U.S. authorities on Tuesday, June 27, announced the arrests of four more people in last year’s smuggling deaths of 53 migrants, including
Amazon wants small businesses to help make deliveries in rural areas and big cities
Many small businesses have long relied on Amazon’s platform and delivery pipeline to boost their business. Now, Amazon wants to enlist them to help with
Trucker dies after driving rig off Chesapeake Bay Bridge
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A semi-truck crashed on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and went over the side and into the water on Thursday, June 22,
Interstate 95 reopens to some traffic less than two weeks after deadly collapse in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Interstate 95 reopened Friday less than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia, a quicker-than-expected rebuild to get traffic flowing again on
Buttigieg says ‘green corridors’ initiative is key to cutting shipping industry emissions
YOKOHAMA, Japan — An American push to establish “green shipping corridors” is key to reducing carbon emissions from the shipping industry, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete
Governor: I-95 traffic to resume this weekend with interim fix; permanent repair to follow
PHILADELPHIA — Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, more than
Collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia to reopen within 2 weeks, governor says
PHILADELPHIA — The collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will reopen within two weeks, Pennsylvania’s governor said Saturday, after joining President Joe Biden on
Bus full of seniors heading to a casino in Canada collides with big rig, killing 15
TORONTO — A bus carrying seniors to a casino collided with a semi-trailer truck at a highway intersection in a rural part of the Canadian
West Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement
SAN FRANCISCO — The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, it was announced Wednesday, after
Rebuilding plans for Philadelphia’s I-95 revealed
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania will truck in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets to help quickly rebuild a collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and
Buttigieg: I-95 collapse forcing truckers to take lengthy detours, hiking end cost of consumer products
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promised Tuesday, June 13, to help repair the East Coast’s main north-south highway as quickly as possible and said that
Remains of tanker driver at center of I-95 bridge explosion reportedly found, identified
PHILADELPHIA — The driver of a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline lost control on an off-ramp and flipped the tanker truck on its side in a wreck that set
East Coast traffic nightmare: Long detours start after part of I-95 collapses in Philadelphia following tanker truck fire
PHILADELPHIA — Drivers began longer commutes Monday after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia a day earlier following damage caused by a
Section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker truck catches fire
PHILADELPHIA — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing a heavily
Federal funding made available to reduce vehicle crashes at dangerous railroad crossings
OMAHA, Neb. — With the rail industry relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs, the Biden administration is handing out $570 million in
Audit finds National Highway Traffic Safety Administration auto safety defect probes take too long
DETROIT — The U.S. government agency charged with keeping the roads safe is slow to investigate automobile safety defects, limiting its ability to handle rapidly
US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles and set tougher standards
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking
Daimler Truck to partner with Toyota on climate and self-driving tech
TOYKO — German truck maker Daimler and Japan’s top automaker Toyota said Tuesday they will work together on new technologies, including using hydrogen fuel, to
US opens probe into Freightliner trucks automatically braking without obstacle in road
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking on big Freightliner semis can stop the trucks unexpectedly