(Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg News) Northvolt AB filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, bringing to an end a company that was once seen as the future of Europe’s battery production. The Swedish supplier for electric vehicle manufacturers will see its business and assets sold by a court-appointed trustee, according to a statement on March 12. It had already ...more
EU flags in front of the European Commission. (Mlenny/Getty Images) BRUSSELS — The European Union on March 12 announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%. The world’s biggest trading bloc was ...more
Spools of steel in the yard at an ArcelorMittal Dofasco facility in Hamilton, Ontario, on March 11. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on March 12, promising that the taxes would help create U.S. factory jobs at a time when his seesawing tariff ...more
From left: ATA's Mike Tunnell, California Trucking Association's Nick Chiappe, Daimler Truck's Alissa Recker, Penske Truck Leasing's Matt DeVirgilis and Sonar Systems' Greg Colvin. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The uncertain nature and complexity continues to create confusion regarding the environmental regulatory climate for truckers in California. While a new administration ...more
Trucking manufacturers have been working to meet upcoming model year 2027 emissions regulations. (WendellandCarolyn/Getty Images) The Trump administration is launching a sweeping overhaul of U.S. environmental mandates in a campaign it billed as the “biggest deregulatory action” of its kind in U.S. history. The Environmental Protection Agency said March 12 that it will “reconsider” a ...more
TMC General Chairman Amanda Schuier honors Jack Vander Giessen of Cummins-Meritor. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council honored five professionals with its Silver Spark Plug award during a conference March 10. The Silver Spark Plug is the highest honor bestowed by the council and was ...more
Preident Claudia Sheinbaum at an event at Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City on March 9. (Stephania Corpi/Bloomberg News) Mexico is delaying its response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as President Claudia Sheinbaum avoids retaliation while both countries negotiate to avert levies on a wide range of products and services. Sheinbaum, whose cool-headed ...more
"[Bradbury] is exceptionally well-qualified for this position and will work closely with Secretary Duffy to help keep travelers safe and responsibly invest in the nation’s infrastructure,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News) WASHINGTON — The Senate on March 11 confirmed Steven Bradbury as deputy secretary of the Department of Transportation. The Republican-led chamber ...more
Here is the difference between the old and the new generation of truckers according to a few drivers at this one trucking company. In the series of clips, drivers answer the question: “What’s the main difference between old school drivers and new drivers today?” The driver’s answers about the new generation are all a little different, ...more
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is moving ahead with a project to add a truck parking facility along I-80 near the Ohio/Pennsylvania state line next year. ODOT recently announced plans to turn a shuttered rest area on westbound I-80 in Hubbard Township into a truck parking facility. Work is scheduled to begin in 2026.The proposed ...more
