Wheels are the star of the show in the International Roadcheck this year
The 2022 International Roadcheck inspection on May 17-19 will likely largely focus on tires. Daily inspections are needed on tires in order to monitor wear-and-tear, which can happen overnight, literally.
From damaged fasteners to rusty bolt holes, damaged equipment has no business being on the roads.
Following California's new $20-an-hour minimum wage law that kicked in on April 1, fast food joints across the state have bumped up their menu prices.
Environmental organizations in California are gearing up for a significant legal battle as the state Supreme Court agrees to hear their case against recent adjustments to the solar compensation rules.
The FBI is investigating the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, focusing on the events that led up to the incident and whether federal laws were adhered to.
In a groundbreaking move, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new regulations limiting PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in drinking water.
Recently, Mod Pizza closed five of its locations in California just before the state implemented a significant minimum wage hike for fast food workers.
California's recent $20-per-hour minimum wage increase for fast food workers is causing a stir, particularly for public school districts.
In a significant ruling, a federal judge in California rejected a challenge against the state's independent contractor law, AB5, from the trucking industry.
Danish investors in DSV are pressing the logistics giant regarding environmental, social, and governance aspects of its $10 billion joint venture in Saudi Arabia, supporting the Neom mega-city project.
An expert review panel assessing Boeing's safety management processes uncovered a "disconnect" between senior management and employees on safety culture.
U.S. authorities are holding thousands of luxury cars from brands like Porsche, Bentley, and Audi due to a part that violates laws against importing goods made with forced labor in China.
On New Year's Day, the Port of Virginia achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first U.S. East Coast seaport to operate entirely on 100% clean power, accomplishing its goal well ahead of the planned 2032 timeline.
Lawmakers are intensifying their scrutiny of Shein, a Chinese fashion retailer, following its confidential filing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.
Tesla, GM, and other companies will use the Climate TRACE database from Al Gore's climate coalition, utilizing satellites and machine learning to monitor global greenhouse gas emissions.
Caltrans and state fire officials had expressed concerns about the storage of combustible liquids on wooden pallets under Interstate 10 for several years before a recent fire, which is now being investigated as arson, led to the closure of a major Los Angeles freeway for over a week.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon decreased by 22.3% in the 12 months through July, marking the smallest area cleared since 2018, according to government data from the Brazilian space research agency Inpe.
In the 2022 "Protecting Blue Whales & Blue Skies" program, shipping companies received awards and financial incentives for reducing speeds in environmentally sensitive areas.
A bill to allow speed cameras on a trial basis in California has landed on Governor Gavin Newsom's desk amid a spike in pedestrian deaths.
The Naval Special Warfare Center conducted over 2,500 screening tests between February 2022 and March 2023, identifying 74 SEAL or Special Warfare Combat Crewmen with elevated testosterone levels, leading to three candidates testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, alleging that the electric carmaker allowed severe harassment of Black employees at its California assembly plant, including racist slurs, graffiti, and nooses from 2015 to the present.
FTC Chair Lina Khan defended the agency's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, emphasizing that it aims to protect free and fair competition rather than punish success.
California lawmakers, labor unions, and truck drivers are urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would ban self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds from operating on public roads without a human driver on board.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued a mandate that tugboat operators must upgrade their engines with unapproved Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) within six months.
Ships transporting goods in and out of the European Union will soon face significant emissions-related costs as they join the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) starting in January 2024.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced his intention to sign two climate-focused bills into law.
On May 11, 2023, Canada passed the Fighting Against Forced Labor and Child Labor in Supply Chains Act, which requires Canadian businesses to demonstrate due diligence in minimizing the risks of forced and child labor in their supply chains.
Yellow Corp. is facing a class-action lawsuit by a laid-off employee, Armando Rivera, who alleges that the company failed to provide the required 60 days' notice before mass layoffs affecting approximately 30,000 workers.
A growing number of US fashion companies are distancing themselves from China as their top supplier, with 61% of apparel retail CEOs no longer relying on China as their primary source.
A female truck driver was fired by Groupe Robert, a Canadian trucking company, after a crash on June 30th, 2022.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has implemented the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), restricting imports of products made in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region if produced using forced labor.
When Florentino Escobar, a Starbucks barista from Memphis, learned that his case had reached the U.S. Supreme Court, he was stunned.