Two national powerhouses clash in the Texas high school Class 6A state girls basketball championship on Saturday. South grand prairie (33-4) and Duncanville (32-3) both escaped the Class 6A state semifinals — the Panthers in overtime fashion — and will play for the title on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The game is being […]
Police said five employees of a Charlottesville-area tow truck firm assaulted two Stafford sheriff’s deputies at a McDonalds over some French fries. Those two deputies were treated at a local hospital for injuries and released. Today, those five employees are walking free after being released by a county magistrate after they promised to return to […]
arlington, Texas — An Arlington firefighter was shot in the chest while conducting a welfare check at an apartment complex on Friday morning, Arlington city officials confirm to WFAA. Sources tell WFAA that the firefighter is currently in serious but stable condition at the Medical City Arlington hospital. "We are currently working with APD on […]
DUNDEE TWP. — An Ohio man was injured Wednesday when the flatbed tow truck he was driving crashed into a ditch along U.S. 23 near Dundee. At about 11 a.m., Russell J. Herrick, 35, of Toledo was driving a 2016 Kenworth flatbed wrecker northbound in the left lane of U.S. 23 south of Dixon Road, […]
Okinawa Autotech, an electric two-wheeler manufacturer has partnered ReadyAssist, a leading roadside assistance (RSA) and vehicle care company, to provide aftersales service and comprehensive emergency assistance for its customers. The collaboration the partners say brings forth several highlights, including swift and efficient support for Okinawa customers from ReadyAssist’s skilled mechanics, available 24×7. ReadyAssist’s proprietary technology […]
Thinking about use cases for the 2024 Ford Ranger's impressive max towing capacity has me wondering if our regular readers are into that kind of utility. What’s the heaviest thing you’ve ever towed? I was hoping to answer this prompt with a really cool specific example but I'm having a hard time remembering what, exactly, […]
Shortly after 5 a.m., dallas police were notified a woman had come into a grand prairie police station and “said she had shot another woman in Dallas,” according to a news release. Officers found Betty Hearn, 80, inside a home in the area. She had been shot, police said. Hearn was pronounced dead at the […]
HOUSTON — The roughly 9,000 attendees at the CERAWeek energy conference had a multitude of presentations about transitioning to new forms of energy and away from hydrocarbons. But only one focused on the future of trucking. Three executives from diverse trucking industry backgrounds answered questions from Greg Genette of S&P Global Mobility at a panel […]
U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis have been consistent in opposing President Joe Biden’s energy policies. On Wednesday, Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency released final rules on new emissions standards for cars, trucks and SUVs aimed at promoting production of electric vehicles. Administration officials describe the new rules as the most ambitious plan ever to […]
In a previous article, I shared a video from TFL EV on YouTube where they interviewed a couple towing a small camper across the United States with a Volkswagen ID.4. Many people assume that you’d need an $80,000+ electric pickup truck if you want to tow with an EV, and wouldn’t even try this, but […]