Phoenix, AZ – Omnitracs and the PrePass Safety Alliance (PPSA) announced on Tuesday the companies have entered into a partnership that will allow fleets to bypass weigh stations via Omnitracs technology. According to a press release, PrePass — the only weigh station bypass service based in the United States — will be available to Omnitracs […]

Springdale, AR – The world’s second largest meat processor is requiring its 120,000 employees in the United States, including its more than 2,500 truck drivers, to take the COVID-19 vaccination. On Tuesday, Donnie King, president and CEO of Tyson Foods, announced all company employees must provide proof of vaccination no later than November 21, 2021. […]

Detroit, MI – A trucker who immigrated to Canada from India is declaring “justice” was served following his release from jail in connection to a major drug smuggling bust last month. Tasbir Singh, 32, of Windsor, Ontario, was arrested on July 7 after border officials at the Fort Street Cargo facility in Detroit discovered he […]

Salt Lake City, UT – Two trucking executives were recently sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a lucrative scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Hubert Ivan Ugarte, 52, of Draper, UT, and Lisa Bradshaw Rowberry, 49, of Provo, UT, have both been sentenced […]

Greenbelt, MD – The results from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 72-hour North American inspection blitz known as International Roadcheck are in. CVSA reported inspectors conducted more than 40,000 commercial motor vehicle (CMV) inspections from May 4-6, 2021.   Approximately 83.5% of the CMVs examined had no out-of-service (OOS) violations. However, CVSA reported inspectors […]

Sweetgrass, MT – A trucker from Canada will likely face smuggling charges after she was busted with cocaine last week. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), agents at the Office of Field Operations Area Port of Sweetgrass seized 69.5 lbs. of cocaine from a big rig on Thursday, July 29.   While […]

Garden City, MO – A truck driver and three motorists were killed in a crossover crash Monday morning along a Missouri highway. The deadly incident occurred at approximately 11:15 a.m. when a 2000 Peterbilt, operated by Everett E. Ashley, 59, of Lowry City, MO, was southbound on State Route F.   According to investigators, Ashley […]

Charleston, WV – The West Virginia Trucking Association (WVTA) is taking Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to task over his support for a bill many trucking stakeholders warn will lead to the wipeout of thousands of independent contractors. In opinion editorial recently published by the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Daniel Hall, director of government affairs for the WVTA, […]

Washington D.C. – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is once again teaming up with law enforcement officials across the country to crackdown on unsafe driving behaviors. FMCSA’s multi-state enforcement initiative called SafeDRIVE (Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement) kicks off on Tuesday, August 3 and runs through Thursday, August 5.   SafeDRIVE’s enforcement efforts […]

Washington D.C. – The United States Senate unveiled its more than $1 trillion infrastructure bill in the early morning hours on Monday. Nearly a week after the Senate advanced its version of an infrastructure bill, it has now released the text of the more than 2,700-page legislation.   The bill calls for roughly $555 billion […]

Hampshire, IL – The 39th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition — a truck beauty contest for actively working trucks — took place last week in northern Illinois and the results are in! Held at the Love’s Travel Stop in Hampshire, IL, this year’s event boasted 70 entries from across the United States and Canada. “All of the amazing […]

Memphis, TN – The months-long closure of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge along Interstate 40 connecting Arkansas and Tennessee is officially over. In an update on Monday, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) confirmed all lanes of the bridge are now open.   TDOT first opened all eastbound lanes late last Saturday evening and reopened all […]

Denver, CO – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced the indefinite closure of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon as a result of “extreme damage” from heavy rain and flooding over the weekend. Officials on Sunday stated I-70 in Glenwood Canyon is expected to be closed “indefinitely” at Exit 87 (West Rifle), Exit 109 (Canyon […]

Jackson, MS – A trucker who immigrated from India is going to prison for more than a year after earlier this year pleading guilty to his involvement in a telemarketing fraud scheme. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), an original indictment naming ten defendants in the U.S. and abroad, charged Lovepreet Singh, an […]

Laredo, TX – A trucker caught smuggling more than 100 illegal migrants into the United States earlier this year has changed his original story and since pleaded guilty to transporting undocumented aliens. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 42-year-old Jonathan Kyle Price, of Covington, GA, recently admitted in federal court he agreed to smuggle […]