Amazon first-quarter sales increased 9% to $155.7 billion, compared with the average estimate of $155.2 billion. Operating income was $18.4 billion. Analysts projected $17.5 billion. (Hollie Adams/Bloomberg News) Amazon.com Inc. gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for operating profit in the current quarter, pointing toward tariffs and trade policies that may cause consumers to pull back on ...more
AGCO Corp. tractors in Louisville, Ky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) Farmers are still delaying equipment purchases a President Donald Trump’s tariffs cloud demand for crops and risk further extending a yearslong slump in the sector. Top tractor makers CNH Industrial NV and AGCO Corp. each reported lower first-quarter sales May 1 and pointed to the potential ...more
A liquid hydrogen fuel tank on Daimler's GenH2 truck. (Daimler Truck) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Affordable and available hydrogen is critical to large-scale adoption of fuel cell systems and internal combustion engines that use the fuel, but it’s up to manufacturers and fuel producers to develop solutions and help address the economic and operational hurdles fleets ...more
Trucks leave the Port of Los Angeles. The Port of LA processed 778,406 20-foot equivalent units during the month, a 4.7% increase from 743,417 in 2024. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg News) Container volume grew at U.S. ports in March despite uncertainty around tariffs. The Port of Los Angeles processed 778,406 20-foot equivalent units during the month, a ...more
(Wex) Payment processing provider Wex has launched fleet card payments for electric vehicle charging at private sites. The new feature, known as Wex EV Depot, enables secure and frictionless charging at private chargers when using the Wex Fleet Card. With this additional capability, Wex's comprehensive charging platform now offers EV charging payments across depot, public ...more
A brand new truck driver rescued a man from a burning car after it crashed into his trailer this week. Truck driver Charles Vickers was driving along Interstate 16 in Dublin, Georgia when a car crashed into the back of his tractor trailer. Vickers was able to pull over to the shoulder, but it wasn’t ...more
Firefighters and a crash witness teamed up to bring a trucker’s pup back to his family after a serious crash in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday night. The crash occurred shortly before midnight on April 29 on Route 30 at Scrub Ridge. The McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Company (MVFC) told ABC27 that a tractor trailer crashed ...more
Canadian police are seeking a semi truck driver hauling heavy equipment who they say struck several overpasses without stopping on Thursday morning. At 10:39 a.m. on May 1, police received several reports of a red tractor trailer hauling an excavator that struck four overpasses on Highway 403 in Brantford, Ontario.#BrantOPP is currently investigating damage done ...more
Take a closer look at a marked semi truck used by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) for education and patrols. The Nick OFF Duty YouTube channel, run by a veteran of the Miami Police Department, recently shared a video highlighting the features of FHP’s marked big rig. FHP has been using marked semi trucks for ...more
The US House of Representatives voted to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of zero emission heavy duty truck requirements in California. The Advanced Clean Fleet Rule would have required the trucking industry to transition to zero-emissions vehicles by a certain date. On Wednesday, April 30th, the House voted to repeal this approval, reported KQED.California ...more
