- Solar Power Installation by Trillium Prepares the Way for EV ChargingTrillium announced it has completed its first solar installation at the Love’s Travel Stop in Santa Nella, Calif., that is expected to offset 53% of the travel stop’s energy consumption and support an electric vehicle charging station there. ... read more
- ASCE Gives Montana Infrastructure a CThe American Society of Civil Engineers gave Montana a C for its overall infrastructure grade, a slight improvement from the C- the state earned on its last scorecard. ... read more
- Geek+ Completes $150 Million Series B Funding RoundGeek+, an artificial intelligence and robotics company, has closed a $150 million Series B financing round, according to a Nov. 21 press release. Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus led the round. ... read more
- Watch: Trucker talks luring alleged predator to truck stop to be arrestedDriver Anthony Greene, founder of the borderline vigilante group Truckers Against Predators, interviewed here on the Yuma, Ariz., NBC affiliate about a ploy in which he posed as an underaged girl online to lure an alleged sexual predator to a truck stop, where he confronted him. ... read more
- On the ‘flower gravy train’: Direct-ship greenhouse freight, 10-4 D.C. convoy and more with Scott HamptonHampton pulled hoppers before transitioning to the operation he's in today, which he describes as his "flower gravy train" doing multi-drop distribution runs for shipper Dallas Johnson Greenhouse in Council Bluffs. Also in this latest Overdrive Radio edition, the tale of how he got back to the front of the ... read more
- Trucking rap sheet: Doctors busted for med cert fraud, trucking company caught in recycling fraudAction in three trucking-related crimes – including a medical certification fraud scheme, household goods moving fraud and recycling fraud – has recently been reported by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General and the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. ... read more
- WEX converting Chevron and Texaco business card customersMajor oil companies, convenience store retailers put increasing trust in payments company. ... read more
- For Mexico's Olympic Transport, focus of driver training is on U.S. inspectionsPUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico. Olympic Transport was the first Mexican fleet to earn certification to deliver freight directly into the United States and Canada as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) pilot program. Owner and CEO Fernan ... read more
- ELDs and truck rentalsHere's what you need to know about ELD rules for trucks rented for eight days or less. ... read more