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By |2025-05-27T15:23:49-05:00May 27th, 2025 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol recently conducted a traffic enforcement effort aimed at preventing commercial vehicle fires on SR-87. Arizona troopers conducted the “enforcement and education detail” along southbound SR-87 between Payson and Fountain Hills, which they say is “notorious for commercial vehicle fires.”AZDPS Highway PatrolDuring the detail, “multiple” trucks were ...more

Volvo Cars CEO Insists R&D Direction Not Shifting to China

By |2025-05-23T12:25:00-05:00May 23rd, 2025 at 12:25 PM|Trucking News|

“People worry Geely will centralize R&D in China. That’s a misunderstanding,” Samuelsson said. (Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg) Upcoming job cuts at Volvo Car AB are not a sign that the carmaker’s Chinese owner is taking more control over product development, CEO Hakan Samuelsson said. “People worry Geely will centralize R&D in China. That’s a misunderstanding,” Samuelsson said ...more

Volvo Car CEO Insists R&D Direction Not Shifting to China

By |2025-05-27T08:19:35-05:00May 23rd, 2025 at 12:25 PM|Trucking News|

“People worry Geely will centralize R&D in China. That’s a misunderstanding,” Samuelsson said. (Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg) Upcoming job cuts at Volvo Car AB are not a sign that the carmaker’s Chinese owner is taking more control over product development, CEO Hakan Samuelsson said. “People worry Geely will centralize R&D in China. That’s a misunderstanding,” Samuelsson said ...more

From Crickets to Click-Throughs

By |2025-05-27T04:20:24-05:00May 23rd, 2025 at 11:00 AM|Trucking News|

“For trucking brands, video provides a powerful way to connect with potential drivers — and customers — on a more human level,” Stafford said. (5./15 WEST/Getty Images) While most trucking and logistics firms realize that YouTube has become a staple in video promotion, fewer realize just how powerfully sophisticated the network has grown in recent ...more

Pacific Coast Highway to Reopen Near Malibu After Fires

By |2025-05-27T12:19:55-05:00May 23rd, 2025 at 10:01 AM|Trucking News|

The remains of a mobile home parking lot off the Pacific Coast Highway following the Palisades Fire in Malibu on Jan. 10. (Michael Nigro/Bloomberg News) An iconic Southern California stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, closed to outsiders since January’s devastating Palisades Fire, will reopen May 23 in advance of the travel-heavy Memorial Day weekend. ...more

Pershing Square Buys Amazon Stake After 31% Stock Price Drop

By |2025-05-27T12:20:01-05:00May 23rd, 2025 at 9:34 AM|Trucking News|

(Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Associated Press) Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management built a new stake in Amazon.com Inc., calling it a “fantastic franchise” and noting that the investor acquired shares at an “extremely attractive” price. Pershing Square bought the stock after it tumbled more than 30% earlier this year, the result of concerns over the generative ...more

Economic Factors Bombard Truck Makers From All Angles

By |2025-05-27T12:19:40-05:00May 23rd, 2025 at 2:58 AM|Trucking News|

A fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia. DTNA is forecast to sell 155,000 to 175,000 trucks in 2025 across all classes. (Daimler Truck North America) Multiple adverse factors contributed to a much rougher three months for truck manufacturers in the first quarter of 2025 than was expected at the turn of the calendar year, according to earnings reports, ...more

JBS Overcomes Backlash to Secure NYSE Debut

By |2025-05-27T12:19:45-05:00May 23rd, 2025 at 1:28 AM|Trucking News|

JBS has touted the plan as key to accessing a broader pool of investors and building confidence in its corporate governance standards. (Michael Ciaglo/Bloomberg) JBS SA cleared the way for a long-awaited listing of its shares in New York, overcoming fierce opposition from environmental groups and concentrating more power in the hands of the billionaire ...more

By |2025-05-27T11:24:24-05:00May 23rd, 2025 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

A man has been charged for the 2011 murder of a truck driver that got him only the loose change in the driver’s pocket.  The murder happened on February 17th, 2011 in East St. Louis. Charges were filed against 34-year-old Alan Davis on May 22nd, 2025. According to ABC 20, 40-year-old trucker Truman Lee Smith was ...more

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