President Donald Trump and Howard Lutnick on Feb. 3. (Evan Vucci/AP) President Donald Trump is likely to defer tariffs on Canada and Mexico for all goods and services covered by the North American trade agreement known as USMCA, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said. Trump will decide March 6 on the scope of a one-month exemption ...more

Justin Trudeau on March 4. (David Kawai/Bloomberg) TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said March 6 he expects Canada and the U.S. to be in a trade war for the foreseeable future after having what he called a colorful but constructive call with U.S. President Donald Trump this week. Trudeau said the two sides ...more

Edison expects to build 100 trucks in 2026 and 200 trucks in 2027. (Edison Motors) Every company starts out somewhere, and for startup Class 8 hybrid electric-diesel truck manufacturer Edison Motors, that place was the back garden of founder and CEO Chace Barber’s parents’ home in Merritt, British Columbia. Now, former logging truck driver Barber ...more

Used Class 8 trucks on the lot at a dealership in Bucks County, Pa. (Coopersburg and Liberty Kenworth via Facebook) Used Class 8 truck sales beat sequential and year-ago comparisons in January, ACT Research reported. Sales increased 3.5% to 23,600 units from the 22,800 reported during the prior-year period. They also increased 8.6% sequentially from ...more

(Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg) Walmart Inc. has asked some Chinese suppliers for major price reductions, with the U.S. retail giant’s efforts to shift the burden of President Donald Trump’s tariffs facing strong pushback from firms in the Asian nation, according to people familiar with the matter. Some suppliers, including producers of kitchenware and clothing, have been asked ...more

“Energy prices are crushing American families, but President Trump is reducing regulations and unleashing American energy independence," Graves said. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News) Congressional transportation leaders are lining up behind President Donald Trump’s call to action to streamline infrastructure construction regulations and jump-start domestic energy initiatives. “Energy prices are crushing American families, but President Trump is ...more

Trucks enter Canada from the U.S. at the Pacific Highway Border Crossing in Blaine, Wash., on March 5. (David Ryder/Bloomberg) The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record in January as companies scrambled to secure goods from overseas before President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on America’s largest trading partners. The gap in goods and services ...more

Commerce Minister Wang Wentao speaks during a press conference on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 6. (Vincent Thian/AP) China will not yield to bullying and its economy can weather higher tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and other challenges, the Chinese commerce minister said March 6, though he ...more

Walgreen Co. ranks No. 43 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest private carriers in North America. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg News) Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. agreed to be purchased by Sycamore Partners for $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, turning one of the oldest, most recognizable U.S. drugstore chains into a private ...more

U.S. consumer confidence declined in February by the most since August 2021 on concerns about inflation, tariffs and employment. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg News) Costco Wholesale Corp. slipped in late trading after the big-box retailer posted profit that missed Wall Street’s expectations. The company ranks No. 47 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest ...more