Washington D.C. – Cross-border truckers will not be exempted from a “new travel system” being rolled out by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and that has some Canadian trucking executives concerned. This week, DHS unveiled a plan to ease cross-border travel restrictions in a two-phased approach, but only for the fully vaccinated. […]

Pharr, TX – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials assigned to the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility recently seized nearly $18 million in narcotics from big rigs arriving from Mexico. According to CBP, two of the busts occurred on Friday, October 1.   A secondary inspection of the first tractor-trailer uncovered 35 packages of […]

Washington D.C. – President Biden and Democrats are being accused of using the ongoing supply chain crisis as leverage to gain support for their unprecedented social spending agenda. As America’s supply chain woes continue, Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee say Democrats’ policies are only making matters worse.   “The policies of […]

Benton County, AR – Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials are warning of lane closures and traffic delays due to rock blasting operations in the Northwest part of the state next Monday. According to ARDOT, crews will perform the blasts on Monday, October 18 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m, weather permitting.   During the […]

Wise County, VA – A trucker who was high on narcotics at the time of a deadly crash earlier this year has been sentenced to over two decades in prison. On Wednesday, Travis Lee Tolliver, 31, of Jackson, OH, was sentenced to 22 years in prison in connection to a crash that left a young […]

Washington D.C. – As the supply chain crisis worsens by the day, one trucking group is urging politicians and media not to blame the problem on a shortage of truck drivers. In a statement in response to President Biden’s speech from the White House on Wednesday addressing the nation’s supply chain woes, Todd Spencer, CEO […]

Washington D.C. – The President of the United States is calling on trucking companies and truckers to “step up” their contributions amid America’s worsening supply chain crisis. Speaking from the White House on Wednesday, President Joe Biden detailed current challenges in America’s supply chain — particularly bottlenecks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long […]

Washington D.C. – Leading trucking industry groups are preparing to battle the Biden Administration over its vaccine mandates on businesses. Last month, President Joe Biden issued two sweeping Executive Orders (EO) imposing COVID-19 vaccination requirements on federal contractors and thousands of private businesses covering more than 80 million American workers.   Major trucking groups such […]

Greenbelt, MD – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announced on Wednesday results of an unannounced five-day inspection initiative which focused on vehicles transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG). According to CVSA, the 2021 HM/DG Road Blitz took place June 21-25, and spanned the United States, Canada and Mexico.   In total, 13,471 HM/DG commercial motor […]

Columbus, OH – Law enforcement officials in six states will once again be joining forces this week in an effort dubbed the “6-State Trooper Project.” The multi-state law enforcement project, set to begin on Friday, October 8, includes state police in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.   Troopers will be cracking down […]

Elk Grove Village, IL – President Joe Biden is mounting an unapologetic defense of vaccine mandates even as thousands of frontline workers are being fired for refusing the COVID-19 shot. In a speech on Thursday, the President again called on employers to require vaccination of its workforce. “These requirements work,” Mr. Biden said. “More people […]

Sellersburg, IN – A trucker died today in a crash involving two big rigs along an Indiana interstate. Indiana State Police (ISP) reported the fatal accident occurred at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday in the northbound lanes of Interstate 65 near the 34 mile-marker.   At the time of the fatal crash, traffic was diverted […]

Washington D.C. – The national average price for on-highway diesel saw its largest weekly jump in months last week and sits at its highest point since 2014. According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) latest weekly report, the national average price for diesel for the week ending October 4, rose an eye-popping 7.1 cents […]

Lafayette, IN – A trucker suffered serious injuries on Saturday after crashing into the rear of a big rig along an Indiana interstate. According to Indiana State Police (ISP) investigators, the accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 65 near the 155 mile-marker.   Truck driver Semir Prijic, of Skokie, IL, had to be […]

Washington D.C. – Thousands of United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) employees will remain on the job after Congress approved a temporary funding extension over the weekend. On Friday, after the September 30 deadline to reauthorize funding for federal highway programs had passed, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an emergency 30-day funding extension.   […]