With all the negative attention on commercial truck driving schools, here is a good story about the community of truck drivers and a community of average citizens pulling together to establish a school that does not...
Tesla's semi-truck production facility outside of Reno, Nevada has officially started production. They plan to build 1,000 big rigs per week. We recently had the opportunity tour Tesla's facility in its pre-production...
Beginning November 1, 2026, the Vincent Thomas Bridge will be completely closed in both directions for 16 months to replace its deck. The bridge connects the Port of Los Angeles' Terminal Island to San Pedro. The...
Looking for a little Halloween fun this month? Check out the activities in Virginia City, NV. After all, it is the "most haunted place in the West." From ghost tours and train rides to trick or treating and pub crawls,...
The Port of Oakland is getting closer to widening the turning basins to more safely and efficiently accommodate the larger vessels commonly seen in the industry. The port and US Army Corps of Engineers signed a design...
Panama received some much needed rain and, effective October 15th, will be increasing the number of crossings to 10 in the Neopanamax locks, 33 crossings via the standard locks and the draft to 49 feet. The previous...
A couple of marmots turned up in the San Francisco Bay Area shortly after Burning Man, one in San Francisco's Mission District and another in Antioch. These critters are normally found in the Sierra Nevada mountains,...
Driver Appreciation Week, held every year in September, may soon be federally recognized. Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced a resolution making September 13-19 officially National Truck Driver...
Canada: The trade relationship with our neighbors to the north is disintegrating. Negotiations collapsed on August 21st. Since then, the two sides have been assessing reciprocal tariffs. Canada imposed 15%, 25% or 50%...
We all still bear the battle scars of COVID, but Samsung is not turning the other cheek. They have filed another complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). This time a $186M claim against CMA-CGM for failing...
There has been quite a bit of activity on the federal level related to trucking: The Joint Task Force Crossroads of America is a consolidated effort by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Homeland...
The US House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight savings time permanent. Yes, the routine of setting the clocks forward or backwards by one hour twice a year is tedious....