The NFL has hired a local trucking company to hire gear for the upcoming NFL Draft event in Wisconsin.  The NFL Draft is scheduled for April 24th through 26th at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Veriha Trucking in Marinette has been employed to help the organization haul its sound and video gear to the ...more

A newly introduced bill seeks to prevent the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from moving ahead with a pending rule requiring speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks. The FMCSA is expected to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Heavy Vehicle Speed Limiters rule (also known as the speed limiter mandate) in the spring of ...more

Hundreds of people shared public comments in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) request for feedback on which transportation-related regulations should be eliminated or modified. Earlier this month, USDOT published a Notice in the Federal Register asking for public input on which existing regulations could be modified or repealed while continuing to ensure ...more

International RH Series. (International Motors) International Motors sold 16,900 trucks and buses in the first quarter of 2025, a 12% decrease compared with 19,300 vehicles in the same period 12 months earlier, parent company Traton Group said April 9. The effects of a persistently weak freight market as well as uncertainty fueled by the Trump ...more

Roeth speaks during the 2025 Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) The North American Council for Freight Efficiency on April 8 revealed most of the 13 fleets that will take part in its Run on Less — Messy Middle program in September. NACFE said the participation of Albert Transport, ...more

(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) As tariff-spooked shoppers begin pulling back on spending, Walmart Inc. is prepping for a worsening economy by using its massive footprint to keep prices low and hunt for ways to take market share. On April 9, the world’s largest retailer said in a statement that it still sees net sales growing 3% ...more

The EU's tariffs will target products such as soybeans, diamonds, poultry and motorcycles. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) The European Union approved tariffs to hit around 21 billion euros ($23.2 billion) of U.S. goods in retaliation for the 25% duties President Donald Trump imposed last month on the bloc’s steel and aluminum exports. A majority of the EU’s ...more

Talks at the IMO in London. (Bloomberg) The U.S. abandoned global talks aimed at cutting shipping’s carbon emissions and threatened to reciprocate against any fees that the country’s merchant fleet incurs if such an initiative proceeds. The U.N.’s shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization, is meeting in London this week with a goal of agreeing ...more

Trucks line up to depart from a container terminal in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province on April 8. (Chinatopix Via AP) BANGKOK — China again vowed to “fight to the end” April 9 in an escalating trade war with the U.S. as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84% from ...more

The federal Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center is a prime downtown D.C. real estate location blocks away from the White House. (General Services Administration) Under its Administrator Lee Zeldin, the Environmental Protection Agency will reduce its Washington footprint and save $18 million by consolidating office space among its cluster of headquarters buildings. “EPA ...more