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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association (PMTA) and four of its members have filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board for what they say is the “outsourcing regulations on truck sales to California regulators,” according to a statement. Other PMTA member companies named in […]

LANSING, Mich. — A prototype “truck stop of the future” is being planned for Michigan. According to a news release, the Mobility Charging Hub “will help to enable companies to transition their fleets to electric commercial vehicles (EVs) and future-proof their businesses by testing new technologies, digital services and business models designed to accelerate deployment […]

Courtesy: Patterson High School Courtesy: Patterson High School Courtesy: Patterson High School Courtesy: Patterson High School Courtesy: Patterson High School A student at Patterson High School’s truck driving course maneuvers a golf cart, hauling a 7-foot utility trailer, while wearing “Fatal Vision” goggles that simulate the effects of driving while under the influence of alcohol […]

WASHINGTON — With millions of Americans planning to travel for the long Independence Day weekend, the American Trucking Associations’ Share the Road drivers are encouraging motorists to be safe on the nation’s highways. With AAA forecasting a record-breaking 50.7 million Americans traveling more than 50 miles this holiday weekend, “it is critical that drivers exercise […]

The only things more fascinating than the technology coming into the trucking arena these days are the opinions about such technology within the transportation industry. Some people are eager to see new developments in vehicles, while others argue just as enthusiastically against such change, preferring to keep things “the way they’ve always been.” It would […]

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has announced that more than $2.2 billion from the RAISE discretionary grant program will go to 162 different infrastructure projects across the country. The funding includes $28 million for truck parking projects in Louisiana, Michigan and Texas. The RAISE grant program, expanded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure […]

Kids are wowed by this 1972 Kenworth K125, followed by a 1973 W900A, at the second annual Kenworth Chillicothe, Ohio, Plant's Kenworth Truck Parade held on June 18, 2023. (Courtesy: Kenworth) Kenworth Parade Crowds react with gusto to this 1950 Kenworth 521 model at the second annual Kenworth Chillicothe, Ohio, Plant's Kenworth Truck Parade held […]

GREENSBORO, N.C.  —  Volvo Trucks North America has announced they are collaborating with the University of Minnesota (UMN) to conduct extreme weather testing. These extreme weather testing for Volvo’s Class VNR Electric model to analyze the impact of ambient temperature on a truck’s battery life, according to a news release. In order to conduct these […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require new heavy vehicles to be equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems. In a joint news release issued on Thursday, June 22, the […]

Robust May sales of Class 8 trucks on the U.S. market pushed the 2023 year-to-date total to the highest mark since 2006, according to data received from Wards Intelligence. Manufacturers reported selling 24,111 trucks in May — 6% more than in April and 16.4% more than in May 2022. The production slowdown predicted for the […]