TSMC had already begun constructing three plants in Arizona after the Biden administration offered billions in subsidies. Wei said the new investment will be for three more chip manufacturing plants along with two packaging facilities. (TSMC) WASHINGTON — Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in the United States, President Donald ...more
A Knight-Swift truck in a parking lot in Fairfax, Va. (Aaron Perryman/Transport Topics) A bill meant to improve transportation safety by increasing access to truck parking was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. House transportation policymakers again are seeking support from colleagues on their consistent effort to tackle the nation’s insufficient parking capacity ...more
The president did not provide more detail on which products would be affected, or if there would be any exceptions. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press) President Donald Trump said the U.S. would impose tariffs on “external” agricultural products starting on April 2, his latest threat to impose trade barriers on imported goods. “To the Great Farmers ...more
The president did not provide more detail on which products would be affected, or if there would be any exceptions. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press) President Donald Trump said the U.S. would impose tariffs on “external” agricultural products starting on April 2, his latest threat to impose trade barriers on imported goods. “To the Great Farmers ...more
Trump has made lumber imports a “national security issue,” Scotiabank analysts including Ben Isaacson wrote in a note March 3. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg News) Lumber futures rose to the highest in more than two and a half years after President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into shipments of the commodity into the U.S. Trump on March ...more
A historic truck stop in Colorado caught fire on Sunday morning. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 2nd in Adams County, Colorado at about 4 a.m. According to Fox 31, the South Adams County Fire Department responded to the now-abandoned Deno’s 6 and 85 Restaurant and Lounge on reports of heavy flames. Around 4am this morning, ...more
A small trucking company says they will be forced to fire one of their drivers if the rig he operates for them is not found after a theft late last month. The theft occurred on February 24th at the trucking company owner’s family farm in Caledonia, Michigan. The stolen Peterbilt semi truck has an American flag ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding truckers that they must obey signage directing commercial vehicles to stop at scale house facilities if they want to avoid consequences. On March 1, troopers with the CHP – Grapevine Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility took to social media to scold a trio of commercial vehicle drivers for skipping ...more
KLN Group Inc. has announced its plan to expand using “AI-driven solutions” after securing financial funding. The company announced its plans to expand its fleet, improve its logistics infrastructure, and open new terminals in a March 3rd press release. According to the press release, initiatives of the project include opening new terminals to optimize efficiency and ...more
A trucking company is facing nearly half a million dollars in fines for safety violations that led to the death of a truck driver last summer. The 56-year-old father of 12, Viktor Voloshin, died after being instructed to climb inside a tanker trailer to clean out fertilizer residue at Two River Terminal in Pasco, Washington ...more
