TDOT to pause lane closures during Thanksgiving travel season
NASHVILLE — Thanksgiving travelers will not be delayed by construction on Tennessee roads during this holiday. Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will halt all lane
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Volvo VNR electric trucks deployed in South Bronx thanks to $10M clean transportation prize
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America will deploy eight Volvo VNR Electric trucks with two Bronx-based community groups as part of a $10 million award
Expediter Services hits 150 women-owned businesses goal
DALLAS — Expediter Services (ES) has met its goal of creating and growing 150 women-owned businesses and is expanding the initiative to continue to finance
DriveOhio set to deploy automated driving systems in rural Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — DriveOhio‘s Rural Automated Driving Systems project moves closer to deployment as two semi-trucks complete controlled testing on a closed track at the Transportation
Concerns grow as US freight spot rates continue to drop below costs
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The past few months have been difficult for many in the trucking industry. Rising diesel prices, regional, temporary diesel fuel supply crunches
Transervice employees help out ‘Book Fairies’
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — For the fourth consecutive year, employees of Transervice Logistics Inc. collected books, CDs, DVDs and magazines for The Book Fairies to distribute to under-resourced
Paper Transport adopts Platform Science’s platform, app catalog
SAN DIEGO, Calif. and DE PERE, Wis. — Platform Science and Paper Transport have announced a new collaboration to bring Platform Science’s technology to Paper Transport’s entire
HDA Truck Pride partners with Diesel Laptops
HAZLEWOOD, Mo. — HDA Truck Pride has forged a new partnership with diagnostic repair and tool provider Diesel Laptops. “With their continued commitment to training
ACT Research: Commercial vehicle market resilient despite aggressive interest rate hikes
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Current commercial vehicle market conditions continue to prove resilient in the face of aggressive interest rate hikes, according to ACT Research’s latest State
New Ohio Love’s location offers 90 truck parking spaces
OKLAHOMA CITY – Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Madison, Ohio, thanks to a travel stop that opened on Thursday, Nov. 17. The store,
Mercedes-Benz hydrogen fuel cell truck completes first high-altitude test
STUTTGART, Germany – A Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck prototype successfully completed its first high-altitude tests on public roads. A major point on the checklist of the
FMCSA’s proposal on pre-2000 tractor ELD requirement draws ire, support
WASHINGTON — The comment period on the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) proposal to require trucks with pre-2000 engines to comply with the electronic
Autonomous truck tech company Waabi releases ‘Waabi Driver’
TORONTO — Waabi has released the Waabi Driver, which it deems as “the next generation of autonomous trucking technology.” The Waabi Driver combines Waabi’s AI-first
Love’s ‘actively monitoring’ diesel supply in western US
PHOENIX — Officials with national truck stop giant Love’s say they are “actively monitoring the diesel supply situation in Arizona, Utah and surrounding areas as
Class 8 used retail tractor volumes show decrease as new trailer orders rise
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Preliminary used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) decreased 10% month-over-month and were 30% lower compared to October 2021, according to
P&A Transportation scoops up Clay’s Transport Inc. in continued expansion
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — P&S Transportation LLC, a PS Logistics subsidiary, has purchased all substantial transportation assets of Clay’s Transport, Inc. and Clays Logistics LLC, a
New Pennsylvania law requires removal of snow, ice from all vehicles before travel
PITTSBURGH — A new law in Pennsylvania that requires drivers to remove snow and ice from their vehicles, including big rigs, has gone into effect.
New York announces CMV bans, declares state of emergency ahead of massive winter storm
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued a State of Emergency ahead of a winter storm forecast to impact portions of upstate New
Kodiak autonomous CMV tests show vehicles can maintain control after tire blowouts
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. —Â Tire blowouts are sudden and dangerous events that can happen when driving. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration estimates that tire problems
Penske expands use of renewable diesel in California
READING, Pa. —Penske Truck Leasing has expanded its use of renewable diesel in California through a preferred supplier agreement with Shell Oil Products U.S. The move