Canadian authorities say that tolls are on the way for American truckers traveling through B.C. in response to recent tariffs imposed by the White House. President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canada this week in an effort to curb cross-border human and drug trafficking into the U.S. Since then, some tariff exemptions have been ...more
Several lanes of a bridge in Lake Charles will be closed this upcoming week for repairs to damage done in a 2020 hurricane. Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana and surrounding areas in August of 2020, damaging lighting along the Interstate 210 bridge in Lake Charles. Now, nearly five years later, an $8 million project will shut ...more
DHL Subsidiary to Cut 8,000 Jobs in Germany
DHL delivery wagons in the loading bay at a Deutsche Post sorting office in Berlin. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg) BERLIN — German postal company Deutsche Post announced on March 6 that it will cut 8,000 jobs by the end of the year, citing high costs, just two days after striking a deal with workers on a 5% ...more
Congressional Democrats Question Actions of Musk-Led DOGE
Elon Musk (Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (Facebook). WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are pushing back on White House efforts to halt transportation initiatives launched during the Biden administration, stressing that efforts led by billionaire Elon Musk to drastically scale down federal agencies threaten to derail progress already made, chill future growth and ...more
A. Duie Pyle Enters North Carolina for First Time
(A. Duie Pyle Inc.) A Duie Pyle Inc. entered the North Carolina market for the first time in recent weeks, the latest in a series of expansions of the less-than-truckload-focused carrier’s footprint and operations. West Chester, Pa.-based Pyle opened a warehouse and distribution center west of the Charlotte metropolitan area to meet the needs of ...more
Trump Delays Tariffs on Most Goods From Mexico for a Month
Inbound trucks from Mexico at the World Trade Crossing International Bridge in Laredo, Texas. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said March 6 that he has postponed 25% tariffs on most goods from Mexico for a month after a conversation with President Claudia Sheinbaum. Trump’s announcement comes after his Commerce Secretary, ...more
Trump Again Delays Tariffs on Mexico, Canada for a Month
Inbound trucks from Mexico at the World Trade Crossing International Bridge in Laredo, Texas. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on March 6 postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war. ...more
Trump Might Defer Tariffs on Goods, Services Under USMCA
President Donald Trump and Howard Lutnick on Feb. 3. (Evan Vucci/AP) President Donald Trump is likely to defer tariffs on Canada and Mexico for all goods and services covered by the North American trade agreement known as USMCA, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said. Trump will decide March 6 on the scope of a one-month exemption ...more
Trudeau Expects a Trade War for the ‘Foreseeable Future’
Justin Trudeau on March 4. (David Kawai/Bloomberg) TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said March 6 he expects Canada and the U.S. to be in a trade war for the foreseeable future after having what he called a colorful but constructive call with U.S. President Donald Trump this week. Trudeau said the two sides ...more
Truck Startup Edison Motors Ramps Up Hybrid Class 8 Production
Edison expects to build 100 trucks in 2026 and 200 trucks in 2027. (Edison Motors) Every company starts out somewhere, and for startup Class 8 hybrid electric-diesel truck manufacturer Edison Motors, that place was the back garden of founder and CEO Chace Barber’s parents’ home in Merritt, British Columbia. Now, former logging truck driver Barber ...more