How to stop wheel-offs before they cost you a lawsuit
Torque checks at 50-100 miles and documented PMI routines give fleets a defensible record when a wheel detachment lands in court.
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Santa Teresa port reopens despite screwworm case in New Mexico
USDA moves to resume cross-border livestock and produce traffic after months-long closure tied to parasite outbreak.
CVSA Hazmat Blitz Places 14% of Inspected Trucks Out of Service
Five-day surprise inspection initiative in June found shipping-paper violations, placard errors, and cargo-securement failures across 4,900 inspections.
Aurora claims autonomous trucks could prevent 490 deaths yearly by 2035
Driverless freight developer cites third-party safety-case review and commissioned crash analysis, but projections assume scaled deployment and continued…
AI route optimization cuts empty miles, not just fuel cost
Fleets using AI to match loads and optimize networks are eliminating deadhead runs before they happen, turning emissions reduction into a dispatch decision.
Delaware breaks ground on $669M container terminal despite legal fight
Delaware Container Terminal will handle 1.2M TEUs per year with all-electric equipment and 45-foot berth depth. First boxes move late 2028 if rival port…
DOT: No Smart-Highway Mandate for Autonomous Trucks
Federal strategy leaves state-by-state operating rules in place, calls for data corridors but no infrastructure prerequisite for AV deployment.
Feds Charge California Operator After Seizing 41 Pounds of Meth
Federal prosecutors charged a Dinuba restaurant operator after agents seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine. The case grew from a wider organized crime…
PrePass Toll Data Shows Route Choices That Drive Invoice Totals
Toll invoices tell fleets what they paid. Toll data from PrePass shows which routes, times, and driver choices pushed the total higher.
Canada's Sept. 8 Countertariffs Will Raise Truck Parts Costs, Study Warns
Oxford Economics says 15% to 50% levies on U.S. machinery, steel, and plastics will help some manufacturers but increase producer prices 0.2 points in 2027.
AI driver coaching tools let safety managers scale feedback without hiring
Two large carriers explain how AI coaching platforms deliver real-time driver guidance when human safety staff can't reach every event.
Nuevo León Adds Two Border Crossings, 10,000 Daily Trucks at Colombia
Mexican state targets $17 billion in border infrastructure as daily freight movements jump from 800 to 10,000 since 2022. New industrial zones near crossings…