Former Florida trucker gets 55 years for partner’s Indiana slaying
RICHMOND, Ind. — A former Florida truck driver has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for fatally stabbing his driving partner while the man
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Crude crime: 4 men accused of stealing $2.4 million of oil
WATFORD CITY, N.D. — Four North Dakota men are accused of stealing more than $2.4 million worth of crude oil over a period of more
Mexico returns 8 bodies of migrants in Texas big rig tragedy
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican air force plane landed at an airport near Mexico City on Wednesday, bearing eight bodies of the 53 migrants who
Surging fuel prices likely drove US inflation to 40-year high
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation likely reached a new 40-year high in June, driven up by a spike in fuel costs, more expensive food and rent,
Father: Blown tire caused jet-powered big rig’s fatal blast at Michigan air show
LANSING, Mich. — The father of the jet engine-powered semitruck driver who died during a performance at a southwestern Michigan air show said Tuesday that
NHTSA to investigate Florida Tesla crash that killed 2
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s auto safety watchdog is sending investigators to another Tesla crash, this time one that killed two people along Interstate 75
George Washington Bridge goes cashless
FORT LEE, N.J. — Attention drivers at the George Washington Bridge: Your cash is no good here. As of Sunday, drivers looking to cross the
I-64 bridge on schedule to open to traffic this fall in WVa
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Construction of a new bridge on Interstate 64 is on schedule to open to traffic this fall, the West Virginia Department of
Section of I-65 in Kentucky closed for bridge repairs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A section of Interstate 65 in Louisville will be closed for more than a month, officials said. Southbound lanes of the highway
West Coast dockworkers, including truck drivers, still talking after contract expires
LOS ANGELES — A contract between shipping companies and 22,000 West Coast dockworkers expired over the weekend. But both sides continued to talk and said
Kemp suspends Georgia fuel taxes through mid-August
ATLANTA — Georgia’s governor is extending the suspension of the state’s motor fuel tax through mid-August. Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed an executive order
Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in roads
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or
Big rig migrant deaths: Toll rises to 53 in San Antonio as families wait for answers
SAN ANTONIO — In the chaotic minutes after dozens of migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering under the Texas sun, the driver tried
New NHTSA chief: Agency to scrutinize auto-driver technology
WASHINGTON — The new head of the government’s road safety agency says it will intensify efforts to understand the risks posed by automated vehicle technology,
3 arrested, including truck driver, in San Antonio migrant deaths
SAN ANTONIO — The driver of the tractor-trailer truck where at least 51 migrants were found dead in Texas was allegedly high on meth when
Interstate 84 closed in eastern Oregon due to wildfire smoke
ONTARIO, Ore. — Transportation officials said Tuesday evening that Interstate 84 is closed near the border of Oregon and Idaho because of wildfire smoke. The
50 migrants die in big rig trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat
SAN ANTONIO — Fifty people died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat, one of the worst tragedies to claim the
3 killed when Amtrak train hits dump truck, derails in Missouri
MENDON, Mo. — Three people were killed and several others were injured Monday when a passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a
Several injured when commuter bus collides with big rig, overturns near LAX
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — A commuter bus crash left the vehicle on its side Monday morning near Los Angeles International Airport. Three people in critical
Did corporate greed fuel inflation? It’s not biggest culprit
WASHINGTON — Furious about surging prices at the gasoline station and the supermarket, many consumers feel they know just where to cast blame: On greedy