Tractor-trailers wait in line at the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge port of entry, on the U.S.-Mexico border in Juarez, Mexico. (David Peinado/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump’s administration started an investigation into the need for tariffs on imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts, an expansion of his trade war that has hit hundreds of nations and ...more

A booth for Exotica Freshener Co., a U.S. company, at the 137th Canton Fair in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province on April 15. (Ng Han Guan/AP) BANGKOK — China on April 24 denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that the two sides were involved in active negotiations over tariffs, saying that any suggestion of ...more

At Knight-Swift’s biggest unit — its truckload division — revenue, excluding fuel surcharge and intersegment transactions, decreased 4.2% to $1.048 billion from $1.094 billion a year earlier. (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings) Knight-Swift Transportation returned to the black in the first quarter of 2025 on the back of a jump in less-than-truckload revenue. The carrier reported Q1 ...more

Trucks in traffic along a snowy Interstate 80 west of Laramie, Wyo. (Wyoming Department of Transportation) Citing concerns for highway safety, a federal lawmaker from Wyoming is asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to require that commercial truck drivers who cannot demonstrate proficiency with speaking and reading English be taken out of service in roadside ...more

Carney said if he wins the April 28 election he’ll focus on domestic economic issues. (Gavin John/Bloomberg) Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada does not need to reach a quick deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, arguing his country has enough leverage in the negotiations to wait longer if necessary. “We don’t have to do ...more

“What we’ve seen over the course of the last 10 years are a bunch of fraudulent CDLs out of Mexico allowing for immigrants to come in illegally,” Hawk said. (Hal Bergman Photography/Getty Images) Arkansas has enacted a law requiring foreign commercial truck drivers to have valid U.S. work authorization, demonstrate English proficiency and possess authentic ...more

(Just_Super/Getty Images) The Trump administration announced its first policy moves to remove what it sees as regulatory barriers facing autonomous vehicles, following through on a goal set by advisers to President Donald Trump. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is updating rules to allow domestically produced autonomous vehicles to qualify for exemptions to U.S. auto ...more

Federal authorities announced the launch of an investigation into the national security implications of importing medium and heavy-duty trucks and truck parts. In a Notice scheduled to publish in the Federal Register on April 25, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security announced plans to investigate “the effects on the national security ...more

A truck driver was arrested on Sunday after a road rage incident led him to chasing another truck driver with a knife.  The incident happened on Sunday, April 20th along Interstate 80 in Uinta County, Wyoming. According to Cowboy State Daily, officers responded to the area of exit 33 off of I-80 at about 3:40 p.m. ...more

Multiple law enforcement agencies partnered to man a commercial vehicle checkpoint in Irvine, California, this week. The checkpoint was held on April 22, 2025, near Great Park in Irvine.The Irvine Police Department (IPD) partnered with 14 other agencies from across southern California to inspect commercial vehicles passing through the checkpoint. According to IPD, 87 commercial vehicle ...more