A motorist was sentenced to jail time and restitution for “trying to profit from his road rage” in a crash involving a commercial semi truck, California prosecutors said. On July 10, 2026, Ken Pham Tran, 53, was sentenced to 60 days in county jail, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office (SCCDAO). Tran […]
Analysts have raised expectations for carriers heading into the second-quarter earnings season. While the trucking industry is still in the early stages of an upcycle, a tighter capacity backdrop has produced better pricing. Higher rates across leaner cost structures should generate more pronounced earnings growth moving forward. Richa Harnain, Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) analyst, is […]
New York State Police (NYSP) troopers impounded a pickup truck and trailer after discovering more than two dozen violations during a traffic stop on I-81. Shortly before 4 p.m. on July 8, NYSP’s Troop D Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit (CVEU) performed a traffic stop on a a 2023 Dodge pickup towing a 2024 Buckeye flatbed […]
A Canadian national was sentenced to decades in prison for using semi trucks to smuggle millions of dollars worth of drugs from the U.S. into Canada during a roughly one-month span in 2022. On July 9, 2026, Guramrit Sidhu, 63, of Brampton, Ontario, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal that would eliminate Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) system-related speed reductions and power losses, often called “limp mode,” in newer commercial vehicles. EPA Seeks To Eliminate DEF Deratements In New Trucks On July 9, 2026, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin debuted a rule proposal to “eliminate DEF deratements […]
The long-awaited proposed changes in a set of EPA heavy-duty truck regulations that loosely is referred to as “the NoX rule,” because its provisions are aimed at reducing emissions of that pollutant, were released by the agency Thursday as it declared the revised standards will not bring any changes to the cost of truck manufacturing. […]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned two Mexican nationals and nine companies on Tuesday accused of helping the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) run a multimillion-dollar cross-border fuel-smuggling operation. The actions by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) target what officials describe as an […]
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is investigating a serious injury crash involving an unlicensed truck driver accused of running a red light. At 10:31 a.m. on July 8, JCSO received multiple calls about a crash that occurred at SR 10 and CR 1200 W. in DeMotte, Indiana. Police said that 57-year-old Indiana resident Kimberly […]
The leader of an international methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy was sentenced to prison this week for smuggling drugs inside large commercial truckloads of lettuce, Texas officials said. Mexican national Arturo Leija-Alvarado, 43, was sentenced to 27 years in prison on drug trafficking charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas. Leija […]
Mexico’s trucking industry is facing a growing driver shortage, with 14% of commercial driver positions sitting vacant as fleet operators struggle to recruit new workers, according to a new survey by the International Road Transport Union (IRU). The 14% vacancy rate is the second highest among the 18 markets surveyed, trailing only Uzbekistan at 15%, […]