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Port of Oakland sues for an injunction against AB 5 protestors
As of July 25, port officials in Oakland filed a suit against the truckers that have been protesting against AB 5. The suit...
Seattle carrier tests single-lane relay strategy to increase utilization
Seattle carrier combines a proprietary technology platform with single-lane relay strategy to increase utilization This is an interesting strategy where one driver is...
Law enforcement pulls over Embark autonomous truck
We all had so many questions about the roll of out of autonomous trucking and the news has being all over the industry....
Driver of Possibly Stolen Truck Eludes Police on Motorcycle
Following a report to the Los Angeles Police Department of a stolen tow truck, a driver of a flatbed tow truck fled from...
Vancouver port truckers delay labor actions
Following talks with port officials on July 30, truck drivers decided to postpone labor action at the Port of Vancouver for a few...
Uber Freight outlines autonomous trucking vision
Uber recently announced a broad vision for how robotic trucking will work. Moto News reported that “The department stated in a blog post...
FMCSA Nominee Robin Hutcheson awaits Senate confirmation
With the congressional recess in August coming up, we are waiting to see how the confirmation vote in the U.S. will go. President...
Truck collapses into Brooklyn Construction site – heavy damage visible
There was a boom truck collapse in Brooklyn. The Department of Buildings confirmed that a boom truck collapsed into a building at 36th...
Class 8 orders fell sharply in July
Trucker News reported that “Class 8 orders totaled 11,400 units with 5-7 orders coming in at 13,500 units.” ACT research is showing us...
Volvo plans to make its own batteries in electric truck shift
Volvo AB is expanding its electric truck efforts in Sweden. They plan on building a “large-scale” battery plant to help expand the demand....
