Over one thousand drivers have lost their Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL) for good as part of a long-standing Border Patrol program. On June 24, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that 1,053 CDLs have been cancelled since the inception of the Laredo Sector Border Patrol’s Texas Hold’em initiative in 2008. Of those cancellations, 848 CDLs ...more

Although it typically provides a full-year forecast, FedEx said it would only share its outlook for the current quarter due to the “uncertain global demand environment.” (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg) FedEx Corp. forecast a worse-than-expected profit for the current quarter in a sign that soft demand from consumers and businesses rattled by tariffs is unlikely to improve ...more

ATA emphasized that the proposal does not increase payloads but allows for a more realistic approach to axle weight distribution during transit. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Federal lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill June 18 that would give dry bulk haulers a 10% axle weight variance, aiming to ease penalties tied to load shifting ...more

Negotiations have gained speed and the commission is doing everything to reach a solution that benefits both sides, according to an EU official. (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg) The European Union plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including on Boeing Co. aircraft, if President Donald Trump puts a baseline levy on the bloc’s goods as many ...more

Trucks and other vehicles on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Enforcement under the new system began June 22 after a 90-day period that resulted in more than 3,000 notices sent to trucks exceeding state weight limits. (Mary Altaffer/Associated Press) New York City has started ticketing overweight trucks headed toward Staten Island on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, expanding its ...more

The expansion will allow CSTH to internalize weldment and machined parts that are currently outsourced to third-party suppliers. (CSTH/onesourceparts.com) Growing demand for concrete and refuse truck bodies is driving a $7.5 million expansion by Commercial Specialty Truck Holdings in Cynthiana, Ky. The company, which manufactures mixer and refuse truck bodies through subsidiaries including Continental Mixers ...more

A Target spokeswoman said the company is constantly testing new ways to deliver products and services. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) Target Corp. is testing the delivery of products directly to customers’ homes from factories, said people familiar with the matter, an effort by the big-box retailer to launch a service similar to the Chinese e-commerce platforms Temu ...more

The cranes, built by German firm Liebherr, were delivered in multiple large components and are being assembled on-site. (Jacksonville Port Authority) Two new ship-to-shore container cranes have arrived at Jaxport’s Blount Island Marine Terminal, expanding the port’s capacity to handle larger vessels as part of a state-backed modernization push. The cranes, built by Germany-based Liebherr, ...more

Officials gather to mark the warehouse's grand opening June 4. (Alabama Department of Commerce) Port Birmingham added 25,000 square feet of warehouse space June 4 as Alabama moves to strengthen its river-based freight infrastructure. The new facility, located at the Port Birmingham terminal on the Warrior River, is designed specifically to handle cold-rolled steel coils. ...more

Torc expects the new facility to create 500 jobs in Ann Arbor Township. (Torc Robotics) LANSING, Mich. — Torc Robotics plans to invest nearly $5.6 million to create an engineering hub in Ann Arbor Township. The Michigan Strategic Fund awarded Torc a $3 million grant during its June 24 board meeting to support the project ...more