Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with President Donald Trump after a group photo at the G7 Summit on June 16 in Kananaskis, Canada. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in a letter that he will raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American ...more
A pickup truck driver has been arrested in connection with a road rage incident targeting a semi truck driver that took place in Fremont County, Iowa, late last month. On July 10, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) announced the arrest of Cory Gene Behrens, 42, on charges of Intimidate with Dangerous Weapon, Going Armed ...more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/CHATTANOOGA, TN and WALCOTT, IA – July 11, 2025 Industry leader with nearly 50 years serving drivers supports marketplace solving critical truck parking shortageTruck Parking Club announced a strategic investment from CAT Scale, North America’s largest truck weighing network and one of trucking’s most trusted brands. Since 1977, CAT Scale has built an ...more
A truck driver lost his life on Thursday in a crash caused by a load cover that came off another semi truck, according to Virginia State Police (VSP). Troopers responded to the scene of a crash on Route 460 in Sussex County, Virginia, shortly before 3 p.m. on July 10, 2025.The initial investigation indicates that ...more
Class 8 used truck sales increased for two straight months in March and April both year over year and sequentially before declining in May. (Aziz Shamuratov/Getty Images) Used Class 8 truck sales, prices and mileage faced downward pressure from uncertain market conditions during May, ACT Research reported. Sales volume slipped 0.9% to 22,600 units from ...more
Kellogg has struggled since the company was split in two, with the snacking business rebranded Kellanova and the cereal brands under WK Kellogg. (Gene J. Puskar/AP/File) Ferrero International SA agreed to acquire WK Kellogg Co. for an enterprise value of $3.1 billion, pushing the Italian family-owned candy business further into the lucrative U.S. market. Ferrero ...more
Shipping containers at the Port of Vancouver. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg) The Port of Vancouver, Canada’s main trade gateway to Asia, kicked off the search for a company to build a new wharf to handle 70% more cargo, as the country looks for ways reduce economic reliance on the U.S. The work is expected to cost at ...more
Still, Traton warned that the “U.S. market faces ongoing uncertainty regarding the impact of import tariffs and the economic outlook.” (International Motors) International Motors’ truck and bus sales rose 10% year on year in the second quarter of 2025 to 17,600 vehicles from 16,000, parent company Traton Group said July 9. International’s sales jumped in ...more
Max McBrayer, a veteran of the fuel and convenience store industry, is the new leader of the truck stop and fuel retailers trade group. (vitpho/Getty Images; McBrayer inset from Natso via X) Max McBrayer became CEO of Natso on July 1, the trade association for truck stop and fuel retailers said. “Max brings a deep ...more
A Mack truck in production at the company's Lehigh Valley, Pa., manufacturing plant. ACT's preliminary data showed orders in June decreased 36% year over year and 28.8% from May's level. (Ryan Collerd/Bloomberg News) North American Class 8 truck orders remained below the previous year’s results and also lost ground sequentially during June, according to ACT ...more
