A bill recently passed by the New York City Council would require the creation of overnight truck parking spaces to deal with a severe shortage of truck parking options in the city. On June 30, 2025, the New York City Council passed Int 0099, which was authored by Councilwoman Nantasha Williams.New York City Council/FacebookThe bill ...more

Unsold 2021 Rogue SUVs sit on a lot at a Nissan dealership in Colorado. (David Zalubowski/AP/File) NEW YORK — Nissan is recalling more than 480,000 of its vehicles across the U.S. and Canada due to potential manufacturing defects that could cause engine failure. The recall covers certain Nissan Rogues between 2021-2024 model years and 2019-2020 ...more

A natural gas-powered tractor running on RNG reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides by 90% compared with its diesel peer, according to ICF. (Clean Energy) Range, fuel supply and refueling infrastructure concerns tend to be the biggest bumps in the road for any alternative to a diesel tractor, but recent data and developments indicate at least ...more

Tractor-trailers cross the Peace Bridge at the Canada-United States border in Fort Erie, Ontario. (Christopher Katsarov Luna/Bloomberg) Canada’s share of exports destined for the U.S. shrank to the smallest proportion since at least 1997, excluding the COVID pandemic. Shipments to other countries reached a new high, led by gold exports. With President Donald Trump’s tariffs ...more

Clayton Webb won $50,000 on a Maryland Lottery Fast Play ticket. (Maryland Lottery) A truck driver played the lottery while staying overnight in Maryland between drives — and ended up winning a big prize, officials said. Clayton Webb, a longhaul trucker from North Carolina, makes deliveries in nine states and likes to play lottery games ...more

A driver unloads packages from a UPS truck in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) UPS Inc. plans to offer voluntary buyouts to union-represented delivery drivers for the first time in the company’s history as part of an effort to boost profit by slimming down its operations. Drivers would receive “a generous financial package if they ...more

Shipping operations at Haiphong Port in Vietnam. (Linh Pham/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump’s two-tiered trade deal with Vietnam aims squarely at practices China has long used to skirt U.S. tariffs: the widespread legal shifting of production to Southeast Asian factories and the murkier and illegal “origin washing” of exports through their ports. The agreement slaps a ...more

(Matt Rourke/AP/File) U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the American labor market continues to show surprising resilience despite uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The unemployment rate ticked down 4.1% from 4.2% in May, the Labor Department said July 3. Hiring rose modestly from a revised 144,000 in May and beat economists ...more

A sign promotes the Texas Hold'Em Initiative, which began in 2008. (U.S. Border Patrol Laredo Sector via Facebook) A partnership between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the state of Texas has resulted in more than 1,000 truckers having their commercial driver licenses permanently revoked for smuggling people and drugs across the U.S. border with ...more

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with the leadership of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association and member executives from the group, which includes GM, Stellantis and Ford. (David Kawai/Bloomberg) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with automotive executives July 2 to discuss how to help auto plants that have been choked by U.S. tariffs. Canada ...more