Inspectors at commercial vehicle enforcement facilities are increasingly taking to social media to call out drivers and trucking companies for the egregious violations they’ve discovered during the inspection process. Equipment violations are no joke — faulty equipment can cause costly breakdowns, crashes, and even injuries or fatalities.Commercial vehicle officers across the country appear to be ...more
A dash cam video from a truck driver who collided with a pickup truck in a merging situation on a highway has sparked debate online recently. The video clip shows a black pickup speeding up from a merging lane to try to pull in front of an oncoming trucker, but the pickup is clearly not ...more
Baltimore Marks One Year After Tragic Bridge Collapse
A family member of one of the workers who died during the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge tosses a wreath into the Chesapeake Bay in observance of the one-year anniversary on March 25. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP) BALTIMORE — A year after the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland leaders are honoring ...more
Union Says Ancora Aims to Sell Mills for US Steel Revival
The U.S. Steel Corp. Clairton Coke Works facility in Clairton, Pa. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg) The United Steelworkers said an activist investor wants to sell U.S. Steel Corp.’s state-of-the-art mills to fund sweeping upgrades of union-run facilities that date to the days of Andrew Carnegie. U.S. Steel, meanwhile, ratcheted up its criticism of the investor, Ancora Holdings ...more
Trump Weighs Imposing Copper Import Tariffs in Weeks
Building new copper production capacity could take years. (Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg) U.S. tariffs on copper imports could be coming within several weeks, months earlier than the deadline for a decision, according to people familiar with the matter. Copper traded in New York rose to a record. U.S. President Donald Trump in February directed the Commerce Department ...more
Rivian Spins Out ‘Micromobility’ EV Startup Called Also
A Rivian R1T electric vehicle pickup truck in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg News) Rivian Automotive Inc. is spinning out a business that will develop small electric vehicles designed for short trips. The new “micromobility” company, known as Also, is launching with $105 million in funding from Rivian and venture capital firm Eclipse. Rivian, which makes ...more
Dollar Tree Sells Family Dollar for $1 Billion
Dollar Tree Inc. acquired Family Dollar for more than $8 billion in 2015. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg) Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar to a pair of private equity firms for $1 billion after a decade of trying to make its acquisition of the bargain chain fit. Dollar Tree Inc. acquired Family Dollar for more than $8 ...more
Echo Global Logistics Opens Mexico City Office
Echo initiated cross-border logistics services in 2016. (Echo Global Logistics) Echo Global Logistics opened an office in Mexico City ahead of an expected doubling of its cross-border freight business in 2025 compared with 2024, the freight broker said. The office initially will employ 11 staff, but Echo expects a rapid expansion. In total, Echo’s Mexican ...more
Hyundai Showcases New $7.6B EV Plant, Announces Expansion
Hyundai EVs on the assembly line at the company's new plant in Ellabell, Ga., on March 26. (Mike Stewart/Bloomberg News) ELLABELL, Ga. — Hyundai celebrated the opening of its new $7.6 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia on March 26 by announcing plans to expand its production capacity by two-thirds to a total of 500,000 ...more
Hyundai Showcases $7.6B Georgia EV Plant, Announces Expansion
Hyundai EVs on the assembly line at the company's new plant in Ellabell, Ga., on March 26. (Mike Stewart/Bloomberg News) ELLABELL, Ga. — Hyundai celebrated the opening of its new $7.6 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia on March 26 by announcing plans to expand its production capacity by two-thirds to a total of 500,000 ...more