A semi’s trailer was catastrophically damaged by a strike with a low clearance bridge in Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon, according to local police. The bridge strike occurred on April 3 on South Flowers Mill Road in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania.According to the Middletown Township Police Department (MTPD), a truck hauling a load of candy struck a ...more

Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States.(Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP/File) Canada will put 25% retaliatory tariffs on U.S.-made vehicles in response to the Trump administration’s import taxes on foreign autos, Prime Minister Mark Carney said April 3. The Canadian tariffs will apply to vehicles that aren’t compliant with the ...more

Oil pumping jacks in Russia. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg) OPEC+ agreed to make a larger than expected oil supply hike in May, deepening the slump in oil prices triggered by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia will add 411,000 barrels a day to the market next month, the equivalent of three ...more

(Ethan Miller/Getty Images/TNS) Stellantis NV is temporarily halting work at factories in Canada and Mexico as U.S. tariffs begin to impact operations across the automotive industry. The owner of Jeep and Ram brands will pause its Windsor, Ontario, plant for two weeks beginning April 7, the company said April 3. It wasn’t immediately clear how ...more

The makers of Italy’s Parmigiano Reggiano cheese say the new tariffs just mean U.S. consumers will pay more. (muratkoc/Getty Images) FRANKFURT, Germany — Sweeping new tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and urgent calls for talks to find ways to rescind the stiff new import taxes imposed on goods ...more

The Paqueta Island bulk carrier navigates through the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal near Panama City, Panama, on Dec. 23, 2024. (Tarina Rodriguez/Bloomberg News) Danish shipping powerhouse A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S purchased a railway linking ports at both ends of the Panama Canal, undermining the United States’ presence along a key trade route where Donald ...more

The Washington Bridge project under construction. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a $220.9 million federal grant to Rhode Island to replace the span. (Rhode Island Department of Transportation) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a $220.9 million federal grant to Rhode Island to replace the Washington Bridge in Providence has been signed amid 3,200 incomplete agreements ...more

Truck driver Douglas Horn in 2012 used CBD oil to treat pain he was experiencing after an accident. (ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images) In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a truck driver who tested positive for marijuana and was fired from his job after he used what he argued was a ...more

Truck driver Douglas Horn in 2012 used CBD oil to treat pain he was experiencing after an accident. (ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images) In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a truck driver who tested positive for marijuana and was fired from his job after he used what he argued was a ...more

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is asking for public help in identifying regulations that could be repealed without threatening highway safety. In a notice published in the Federal Register on April 3, USDOT announced plans to move ahead with the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda by seeking public input on which existing regulations could be ...more