Washington D.C. – July is going to be a very busy month for Democrats on Capitol Hill as they press forward on plans to pass major priorities of the Biden Administration. In a letter to colleagues last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) put forward his target date to win Senate approval on a […]

Washington D.C. – The Biden Administration is lauding recent efforts to both vaccinate truckers as well as to persuade more of them to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In a White House briefing on Monday, Jen Psaki, press secretary, said in future briefings she will be “lifting up some of the innovative ways that Americans across […]

Dublin, VA – Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) has issued its final offer to more than 2,900 United Auto Workers (UAW) union members who staff its largest assembly plant. Workers at Volvo’s New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly plant have been on strike — for the second time this year — since June 7 after […]

Abingdon, VA – A trucker is facing at least ten years in prison after admitting to raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl while she was in the sleeper of his big rig in 2015. Last week, David Kyle Skaggs, 33, of Cahokia, IL, pleaded guilty to transporting a minor from Virginia to South Dakota with […]

Dublin, VA – A third “tentative” labor agreement to end an ongoing work stoppage at Volvo Trucks North America’s (VTNA) largest assembly plant has once again been rejected. On Friday, United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2069 rank-and-file voted down yet another deal recently reached between VTNA and UAW negotiators.   The deal would have put 2,900 […]

Washington D.C. – President Biden and Democratic leaders are moving full speed ahead to pass a bill many trucking groups warn will lead to the wipeout of hundreds of thousands of independent contractors, but one United States Senator could derail their plans. Late last month amid the political rancor over the so-called bipartisan infrastructure deal, […]

Washington D.C. – A coalition of truck safety advocacy groups is turning up the pressure on federal lawmakers to impose its wish list of reforms. In a letter sent this week to leadership of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, a coalition of more than a dozen truck and auto safety organizations […]

Tonopah, AZ – Arizona authorities say two motorists made an illegal U-turn in front of a big rig on Interstate 10 last week resulting in a horrific crash that killed six people and injured five more. The deadly accident occurred Friday, July 2, at approximately 1:20 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-10 near mile […]

Albany, NY – The New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) released the first of the State’s 27 service areas that will receive a revamp as part of a $450 million, multi-year project. Construction will officially begin on Thursday, July 29, as ten service areas will close for renovations.   The locations that will close as […]

Ontario, Canada – A Canadian trucker is facing charges after being busted with an estimated $14 million (CAD) worth of cocaine last month. According to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), on June 15, 2021, a commercial semi-truck driven by 24-year-old Pardeep Singh of LaSalle, Quebec, entered Canada in Fort Erie, Ontario.   Singh was […]

Washington D.C. – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is eyeing possible regulatory changes in order to allow for the deployment of self-driving trucks. The Agency continues to evaluate what steps it can take to help speed the adoption and deployment of trucks equipped with self-driving technology.   One area regulators are evaluating is […]

Memphis, TN – A new inspection of the shuttered Hernando DeSoto Bridge along Interstate 40 revealed previous inspections failed to identify additional repairs also needed before the bridge can be reopened. Following the abrupt closure of the I-40 bridge — connecting Arkansas and Tennessee — in May, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) commissioned a […]

Phoenix, AZ – The largest trucking company in North America, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., grew exponentially this week following the acquisition of less-than-load (LTL) giant AAA Cooper Transportation. Knight-Swift announced on Monday it had acquired 100% of Dothan, AL-based AAA Cooper and an affiliated entity in a deal worth $1.35 billion.   The transaction included […]

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) this week announced yet another tolling cost increase beginning next year. According to a release by PTC, the increase will begin 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, January 2, 2022.   It will be effective across the entire system, with the exception of the Southern Beltway (PA Turnpike 576) […]

Lewisburg, PA – A trucker accused of heinously killing a woman in his semi-truck before dumping her body along a Pennsylvania interstate will avoid the death penalty if convicted of murder. Tracy Ray Rollins Jr., 29, of Dallas, TX, is charged with criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse in the gruesome shooting death of […]