Shawn Whitacre, principal engineer Chevron Lubricants, says the growing popularity of synthetic engine oils is closely tied to the increased use of lower viscosity blends for increased fuel economy. Photo: Canva/Chevron/HDT Illustration Chevron Lubricants recently announced that it was “simplifying” […]

A video captures a box truck driver trying — and failing — to squeeze into a McDonald’s drive thru. The video reportedly captured at an Augusta, Georgia, McDonald’s store shows the box truck already damaged as it is hung up […]

TFI International Inc. has announced the blockbuster acquisition of the largest North American flatbed and specialized trucking company for more than a billion dollars. On December 22, TFI announced that it has agreed to acquire Daseke, Inc. for an enterprise […]

Cummins is paying a record penalty to settle allegations that it installed “defeat devices” on Ram pickup truck engines. HDT graphic/Cummins/DOJ Engine maker Cummins Inc. will pay a $1.675 billion penalty to settle claims that it violated the Clean Air […]

A demonstration of the California heavy-duty truck smog-check apparatus at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: CARB As the Dec. 31 deadline looms for owners of trucks operating in California to get them registered in the Clean Truck Check database, the […]

The aftermath of a Christmas Day multiple semi pileup in York, Nebraska, was caught on video. The Nebraska State Patrol reported a crash involving several semi trucks around 11 a.m. on Monday, December 25, on eastbound I-80 at mile marker […]

Louisiana and Mississippi troopers are teaming up to give truckers what they really want for the holidays — extra enforcement on aggressive and impaired motorists operating around CMVs. Louisiana State Police (LSP) recently announced a major traffic enforcement effort in […]