Month: August 2026

Amazon continued to speed up delivery service and make improvements to its fulfillment network during the second quarter, executives said in conjunction with the release of financial results on Thursday. Globally, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) delivered more than 40% of items same day or overnight in the first half of the year versus the same period… Continue reading Amazon ramps up delivery speed, robotics roll out

An Erie, Pennsylvania, commercial driver faces 22 charges after a July 23 crash involving nine vehicles. According to the affidavit, police identified Irabaruta Ezechiel as the driver of a 2022 Freightliner semi-truck. A court-filed affidavit places the collision at West 12th and Myrtle streets in Erie PA. Judge Alison M. Scarpitti denied bail after Ezechiel’s… Continue reading Erie truck driver faces 22 charges after police say he fled 9-vehicle crash carrying Bud Light

Autonomous trucking developer Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ: AUR) reported a second-quarter net loss of $270 million on $2 million in revenue Wednesday. Executives restated the driverless truck rates behind the two business models the company is selling to carriers and shippers. Chief Financial Officer David Maday said Aurora’s transportation-as-a-service offering carries a per-mile revenue outlook in… Continue reading Aurora reports Q2 results, details per-mile pricing

Federal officers uncovered more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine concealed beneath floorboards on a commercial truck’s attached flatbed trailer. The truck arrived at California’s Calexico Port of Entry. Authorities estimated the recovered narcotics were worth more than $20 million. The shipment also included 269 bundles of rebar. The driver, Jose Manuel Lopez Lopez, was the… Continue reading $20M in cocaine found beneath floorboards of commercial truck trailer at California border