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By |2025-06-03T23:24:14-05:00June 3rd, 2025 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Multiple cows were killed after being struck by a passing semi truck in Fillmore County, Minnesota. The crash occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m. on May 31, 2025, in Fountain Township, Minnesota, according to a crash report from the Minnesota State Patrol.Fifty-seven year old Minnesota resident James Brian Gregoire was driving a 1998 Volvo semi truck ...more

By |2025-06-03T15:24:10-05:00June 3rd, 2025 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Police shared dash cam video of a vehicle pursuit in Washington State that ended with the suspect striking a semi truck and then fleeing the scene on foot. The video was captured on June 1, 2025, in Klickitat County, Washington.Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Deputy Neher attempted to stop a motorist for speeding on Highway ...more

By |2025-06-03T23:24:32-05:00June 3rd, 2025 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A New Jersey man and his trucking company employees were arrested this week on multiple charges related to the theft of diesel fuel from Atlantic County. On June 2, 2025, Joseph L. Ridley, 47, was arrested and charged with Second-Degree Official Misconduct, Second-Degree Pattern of Official Misconduct, Third-Degree Theft by Unlawfully Taking, and Third-Degree Conspiracy ...more

Trump Seeks Xi Call as Rare Earth Clash Escalates

By |2025-06-03T08:19:41-05:00June 2nd, 2025 at 11:08 AM|Trucking News|

Trump accused China of violating the agreement struck last month and sought a call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to sort things out. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Bloomberg) After the U.S. and China agreed in Geneva to lower tariffs from astronomical heights, tensions are now surging over access to chips and rare earths. And Beijing increasingly ...more

US-China Trade Tensions Flare Again as Talks Stall

By |2025-06-03T08:19:46-05:00June 2nd, 2025 at 10:26 AM|Trucking News|

Beijing accused the U.S. of unilaterally introducing new discriminatory restrictions. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg) China accused the U.S. of violating their recent trade deal and vowed to take measures to defend its interests, dimming the prospect of an immediate leadership call that Donald Trump wants to have to further bilateral talks. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued ...more

Trump to Roll Back Biden-Era Alaska Oil Drilling Limits

By |2025-06-03T08:19:50-05:00June 2nd, 2025 at 10:05 AM|Trucking News|

The reserve holds an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil, according to a 2017 assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey. (Lance King/Getty Images) The Trump administration is moving to repeal Biden-era curbs blocking oil drilling across most of the mammoth petroleum reserve in Alaska that’s home to an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable ...more

Carney Fights Trump Tariffs With Domestic Trade Push

By |2025-06-03T08:19:55-05:00June 2nd, 2025 at 9:39 AM|Trucking News|

Ontario Premier Doug Ford with Carney. (David Kawai/Bloomberg) Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing to offset the economic pain caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs by compelling Canadian provinces to liberalize trade with one another. Trump’s erratic policy announcements have sent Canadian companies scrambling to find new buyers, as economists see exports declining sharply ...more

Steel and Aluminum Prices Jump on Trump Tariff Move

By |2025-06-03T08:19:59-05:00June 2nd, 2025 at 9:13 AM|Trucking News|

Trump hopes the increased levies will protect margins for domestic mills and spur investment in new production capacity. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg) Futures tracking the prices U.S. manufacturers pay for aluminum and steel surged after President Donald Trump said he will double tariffs on the metals this week. Contracts linked to the all-in price of aluminum delivered ...more

Uber Promotes Company Veteran to Chief Operating Officer

By |2025-06-03T12:20:15-05:00June 2nd, 2025 at 5:09 AM|Trucking News|

(Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg News) Uber Technologies named longtime executive Andrew Macdonald as its first chief operating officer since 2019, part of an executive shake-up that includes the departure of the company’s top delivery leader. Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, senior vice president of delivery, has decided to leave Uber after nearly 13 years, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a ...more

Canada Premiers Pitch Carney on Pipelines, Ports and Mines

By |2025-06-03T12:20:22-05:00June 2nd, 2025 at 4:18 AM|Trucking News|

Port of Prince Rupert in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, on Canada's West Coast. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg News) Canada’s provincial leaders urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to back new oil pipelines, electricity grids, critical mineral mines, ports and railways at a meeting June 2 meant to identify “nation-building” projects to be fast-tracked. The meeting is a first ...more

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