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ATA taps Alabama's trucking boss as next president, CEO
The American Trucking Associations has appointed Alabama Trucking Association leader Mark Colson as its next president and CEO...
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Four arrested for siphoning diesel off parked semi trucks in California since August
Four men were arrested in California for the theft of diesel fuel from parked semi trucks over the last few months. 52-year-old Alfonso Vargas, 33-year-old Alfonso Vargas Jr., 37-year-old Gilbert...
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Driver charged with insurance fraud after leaving obvious signs that he set fire to his own truck
A truck driver has been charged with insurance fraud after investigators discovered several obvious signs that he had set fire to the semi truck himself. The truck caught fire on September 29th, 2025...
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$200 million awarded by DOT for truck parking projects
The U.S. DOT awarded INFRA grants for 14 projects across 12 states to expand truck parking capacity across the U.S. Also: Warrior...
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DOT awards $200M in new truck parking grants
Grants were awarded to 14 truck parking projects across 12 states to expand and build spaces.
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New trucking tool x-rays brokers' rate offers armed with cost per mile
Former longtime air traffic control specialist and manager Vincent Scott built the new Atlas subscription service, and a free...
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Diesel marks third week of price cuts, spot freight rates stable
Spot rates were mostly unchanged during the last week, while fuel prices' national average dropped slightly.
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Dash cam from semi truck parked on shoulder leads to arrest of driver who fled after hitting motorcyclist at...
Dash cam from a semi truck parked on the side of the road led to the arrest of a truck driver who fled the scene after hitting a motorcyclist. The incident happened in Iowa County, Wisconsin on...
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Fuel, capacity and peak fees push freight rates to record highs
Truckload at four-year high, while LTL tops 80% above baseline as freight costs keep climbing.
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Charger Logistics inks deal with Kodiak for autonomous hauls
Autonomous Kodiak trucks are hauling refrigerated and dry freight for consumer packaged goods and food and beverage customers...
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Midwestern truck drivers handed free lunches while waiting in line to drop off their harvests
Truck drivers in the midwest were given free lunches as they waited in line to deliver their harvests to the processing plants. Truck drivers waiting in line at the South Dakota Soybean processors in...
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Ryder grows Northeast used truck network with N.J. facilities
Ryder opened used commercial vehicle sales facilities in Newark and North Bergen, N.J., expanding customer access to its inventory in the New York-area freight market.
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Twenty arrested for scheme to transport drugs from California to Florida using ‘unknowing’ OTR trucking companies
Florida authorities arrested more than a dozen people in connection with a cross-country drug trafficking ring that utilized over-the-road (OTR) trucking companies without their knowledge. On October...
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Drivers report some of the first icy weather of the season in early winter storm in Montana
Truck drivers are reporting some of the season’s first winter weather along Interstate 90 in western Montana. Challenging driving conditions were first reported on Sunday, October 11th at Homestake...
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Men charged for private and commercial vehicle theft ring using predatory towing practices, forgery
Oscar Salinas and Zaki Merhazi allegedly caused approximately $2.5 million in total damages to private and commercial vehicle owners, banks, insurance companies, and the state of Colorado with the...
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The practical case for AI in trucking
Penske Truck Leasing President Art Vallely says that the most valuable question about AI in trucking is a practical one: What can it help us do better?
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Truck driver arrested for hauling $250K in stolen copper wire, Nebraska sheriff says
A truck driver was arrested in Lancaster County, Nebraska, this week after police discovered that he was hauling approximately 44,000 pounds of copper wire that was reportedly stolen. Around 2 p.m....
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Trucking org calls for halt of diesel exports
NASTC called on Congress to act to avoid potential shortages of diesel fuel as inventories fall well below normal averages. Also...
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$1 million in liquid meth seized from semi truck’s fuel tank during I-15 traffic stop
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents seized hundreds of pounds of liquid methamphetamine during a traffic stop on a bobtail semi truck traveling on a California interstate. At 11 a.m. on September 29,...
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Drunk box truck driver with no CDL takes out Burger King dining area by hitting gas instead of brake
Two people were hurt on Wednesday night after a box truck driver drove through the side of a Burger King while intoxicated. The incident happened at the Burger King on Boydton Plank Road in Dinwiddie...
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Motorist evades warrant after police use dash cam to catch him falsely accusing trucker of causing road rage incident
A motorist has failed to turn himself in after police issued a warrant for his arrest for a road rage incident he falsely reported as being caused by a truck driver. Graves County, Kentucky Sheriff’s...
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Bipartisan caucus eyes truck parking in next Congress
A bipartisan House caucus is pushing a package of infrastructure proposals that includes a long-sought trucking priority: expanding truck parking.
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TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
PCS Software CEO Mark Hill discusses the advance of AI in the trucking industry.
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Your Next Rig Won’t Wait: Purple Wave’s October 29 Auction
Content Sponsored By Purple Wave When a good truck hits the market, drivers don’t wait around. On October 29, Purple Wave’s no-reserve truck and trailer auction puts equipment in the hands of the...
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