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
A trucking company in Utah is offering a reward for information on a motorist that caused a crash with one of their drivers so that they can hold the four wheeler accountable. The crash was caught on dash cam, and happened on April 22nd at around 10:15 a.m. in Farmington, Utah on Interstate 15. According to ...more
Two truck drivers were recently arrested in connection with a scheme to steal hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel from a Love’s truck stop in Florida. Truck drivers Jesus E. Garcia and Ever Sierra were arrested in Polk and Broward Counties on felony fuel theft and fraud charges, according to the Florida Office of Agriculture ...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
