U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized more than two tons of marijuana from a semi truck in Laredo, Texas. The drug seizure took place September 14, 2023, at the World Trade Bridge facility in Laredo. CBP agents referred […]

Freight Transportation Research (FTR) has posted its finalized numbers for July and August of 2023 in regards to new Class 8 truck sales. While July was not much to write home about, August was indeed quite an interesting month from […]

A social media user shared video featuring a semi truck driver taking a sneaky off-road shortcut. The video was captured in the Dallas, Texas, area and shared by TikTok user cozyquartz on September 4. In the video, a semi truck […]

Nebraska Teamsters headed to Washington DC last week to convince lawmakers to oppose a bill that would allow semi trucks to haul even heavier loads. The bill would allow tractor trailers to weigh up to 91,000 pounds instead of 80,000, […]

The FMCSA proposes to address trucking complaints about the fairness of the DataQ review process. HDT Graphic The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing something many fleet safety and compliance managers have been wanting for some time: a federal […]

Certain Daimler, Isuzu, Autocar, Navistar are recalled. Photo: Autocar/Navistar/Isuzu HDT provides a monthly recall roundup featuring heavy-duty truck and trailer recalls announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Below are the recalls from August 2023. NHTSA recalls address safety […]

A pickup driver experiences the immediate repercussions of his actions in this quick clip.  In the video, a pickup driver tries to pass a trucker on the left, with a double yellow, in the rain, along a roadway with no […]

Barbecue lunches and YETI tumblers come and go each and every Truck Driver Appreciation Week — so we thought that maybe we’d try helping our nation’s truckers get a little more respect instead this year. National Truck Driver Appreciation Week […]

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