Trucking news and briefs for Friday, July 3, 2026:
Mack goes patriotic with Pioneer
Mack Trucks on Thursday debuted a one-off custom-wrapped Mack Pioneer to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
The tribute truck will remain on display throughout July at Mack Trucks’ world headquarters in Greensboro. Motorists traveling along Interstate 40 can view the vehicle from the highway, and visitors are permitted to take photos of the truck in the company's visitor parking lot.
WATCH: We got to test drive Mack's brand-new Pioneer
Kenworth and Peterbilt earlier the year offered commemorative patriotic-themed truck options to its customers.
To coincide with the debut of the patriotic Pioneer, Mack updated its online Truck Builder application with a new patriotic backdrop. The free digital tool allows users to customize several truck configurations — including the Mack Pioneer, Granite, Anthem, Keystone, MD, and LR models — against a red, white, and blue background.
CDL applicant guilty of bribery gets time served, $2K fine
An Idaho man who earlier this year pleaded guilty to federal program bribery for bribing a CDL skills test examiner was sentenced June 16 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho.
Ryan Basnow, of Meridian, Idaho, was sentenced to time served, a $2,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment.
Basnaw in March admitted to, on July 2, 2025, offering and agreeing to give a commercial driver’s license (CDL) skills tester $500 in exchange for a passing score on a CDL skills test without ever taking the test. Basnaw did so to remove three restrictions from his CDL.
[Related: CDL applicant pleads guilty for bribing skills tester]
