Trucking News

The bankruptcy court has granted approval to Nations Capital and Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to act as the representative and seller for Yellow Corporation’s transportation assets. These two firms will oversee the relocation, transportation, refurbishment, inventory management, storage, and eventual sale of Yellow’s fleet of vehicles. The sale will encompass approximately 60,000 units of trucks, trailers, […]

The U.S. Senate has given its approval to a bill designed to simplify the process for military veterans to acquire a commercial driver’s license. The “Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023” has been advanced from the Committee on Veterans Affairs and received unanimous consent in the full Senate on Thursday. This legislation, supported

Last Friday, the well-known global logistics company, Maersk, made a significant workforce reduction announcement due to a deteriorating financial outlook and difficult market circumstances. In a press release issued on November 3, the Denmark-based Maersk disclosed that they have already terminated 6,500 positions in 2023, with intentions to eliminate an additional 3,500 jobs throughout the

Law enforcement agencies in Arizona collaborated on a three-day operation targeting commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) along Interstate 40 in the northern region of the state last month. This enforcement initiative occurred between Tuesday, October 17, and Thursday, October 19, 2023, and covered various checkpoints and areas along Interstate 40 in northern Arizona, as reported by

Love’s Travel Stops inaugurated its latest sites in Shreveport, Louisiana, and Herculaneum, Missouri today. The newly established Love’s in Shreveport can be found adjacent to Interstate 49 at Exit 215 (5430 N. Market St.) and boasts 109 truck parking spaces. Meanwhile, the newly launched Love’s in Herculaneum, situated off Interstate 55 at Exit 178 (1199

Aurora Innovation, Inc., a company specializing in self-driving trucks, made an announcement on Wednesday about the commencement of their inaugural commercial trucking route. According to Aurora, this new route is situated along I-45, connecting Dallas and Houston in Texas. The company is presently transporting over 75 shipments each week, and their operations run around the

Kentucky has recently raised the speed limit on two segments of U.S. 68/KY 80 in certain areas of Trigg and Graves counties, located in the southwestern part of the state. These particular highway sections, both featuring four lanes, now display speed limit signs indicating 65 mph, which is an increase from the previous limit of

The national mean diesel fuel cost dropped by a similar margin as its recent uptick, decreasing by 9.1 cents to reach $4.454 per gallon, as reported in the Energy Information Administration’s data released on October 30th. Following a recent 10.1-cent increase, diesel prices have now taken a dip, largely stemming from a 25-cent spike in

Repair efforts persist on Interstate 55 in Louisiana after a tragic collision involving 158 vehicles last week, resulting in the loss of eight lives and multiple individuals being transported to nearby medical facilities. This catastrophic incident involved a staggering 18 tractor-trailers. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development shared this update on their Facebook page: