Tesla vehicles in a parking lot after arriving at a port in Yokohama, Japan. (Toru Hanai/Bloomberg News) Tesla Inc. is signaling concern over potential retaliatory moves by other countries as a trade war escalates in the wake of President Donald Trump’s moves to impose tariffs on a wide range of imports. The electric car maker ...more
When Greer was sworn in for his new role, he promised to tackle the trade deficit, work to correct unfair trade practices and open new markets for U.S. goods and services. (Rod Lamkey Jr./Associated Press) U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has delivered to Congress a trade policy brief on behalf of the White House aimed ...more
“I think we all know we can never stop learning,” new TMC Chairman Radu Mihai said. “We also cannot afford to forget the importance of what emotional intelligence and leadership brings to up our lives.” (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Against the backdrop of March Madness-themed scenery in the Karl F. ...more
(Nati Harnik/AP/File) The U.S. Postal Service has signed an agreement with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and the General Services Administration to help the agency in “identifying and achieving further efficiencies,” according to a letter to congressional lawmakers viewed by Bloomberg. The agreement, signed March 12, comes after months of speculation about the ...more
Immediate past Chair Amanda Schuier stands at the podium as the TMC Leaders of Tomorrow Class of 2025 is honored during an awards ceremony March 12 in Nashville, Tenn. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council celebrated the graduates of its seventh leadership program class during ...more
Senate Majority Leader John Thune arrives at the Capitol on March 11. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders seeking to avert a shutdown of most federal agencies remained locked in debate about short-term legislation days before a key deadline. With funding authority set to expire March 14, senior lawmakers as of March 13 had ...more
A Connecticut trucker pleaded guilty in connection with a years-long scheme to fraudulently obtain government benefits. On February 24, 2025, Hartford resident Ricardo Santiago, 59, pleaded guilty to guilty to one count of wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.According to the U.S. Department of Transportation-Office of Inspector General, Santiago ...more
A group of men were able to rob a Tennessee gas station of several hundred dollars worth of merchandise by waving their pet pythons around. The robbery occurred earlier this week at a Citgo Truck and Auto Plaza in Denmark, Tennessee. According to WDTN 2 News, truck stop employee Mayur Raval and his brother were working ...more
The Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) is investigating a single vehicle collision that claimed the life of a truck driver on Wednesday. The crash occurred around 10 p.m. on March 12 on I-80 at mile marker 78 in the Grantsville, Utah, area.UHP said that a blue semi truck was eastbound on I-80 when it rolled over ...more
As a major North American trade war heats up, truckers are already seeing dramatic changes that they say threatens the safety of the supply chain in the U.S. and Canada. As the Trump Administration levies tariffs or the threat of tariffs against Mexico, China, Canada, and European countries, countries are responding with their own retaliatory ...more
