Diesel's biggest price drop was 3.6 cents a gallon in the West Coast Less California area. (Andyborodaty/Getty Images) The national average diesel price dipped 2 cents a gallon to $3.514, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released April 29. Diesel’s price has dropped 12.5 cents over three consecutive decreases after rising 9 cents over ...more
(Graham Hughes/Bloomberg) Amazon.com Inc. said April 29 it never planned to widely display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on products after the White House blasted the reported move. “The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,” the company said ...more
In addition to integrating Plus’ SuperDrive autonomous driving system with Hyundai’s Xcient hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 truck, the companies presented a shared vision for accelerating a hydrogen-powered freight network in the United States. (Hyundai) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Self-driving truck developer Plus and Hyundai Motor Co. highlighted their joint efforts to combine zero-emission trucks with ...more
Harbinger’s new electric-gasoline hybrid medium-duty truck offers a vehicle range of up to 500 miles. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Medium-duty electric truck company Harbinger is expanding its vehicle lineup with an electric-gasoline hybrid model designed to ease fleet operators’ range anxiety. The new model is a battery-electric vehicle equipped with a gasoline-powered range ...more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives on stage at his campaign headquarters after the Liberal Party won the Canadian election in Ottawa on April 29. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO — As Canada’s Liberals celebrated election victory in a stunning turn of fortune, the country would not know until later April 29 whether ...more
(Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP/file) TOPEKA, Kan. — Consumers across the U.S. still will be able to buy higher-ethanol blend E15 gasoline this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency announced April 28, saving them a little money at the pump but frustrating environmentalists who believe the move potentially harms the air and water. The emergency waiver ...more
(DekiArt/Getty Images) President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reinforcing an already existing federal law requiring English-language proficiency as a requirement for commercial motor drivers. In the ordered issued April 28, Trump contends the “requirement has not been enforced in years, and America’s roadways have become less safe.” “My administration will enforce the law ...more
A UPS delivery driver in Chicago. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg) UPS Inc. expects to cut 20,000 jobs this year and close dozens of facilities as it dramatically reduces shipments for e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. The reduction in its operational workforce — a group that includes delivery drivers and package handlers — is part of a network overhaul ...more
The Pioneer Electric will come equipped with a proprietary Mack e-axle and Proterra batteries. (Mack Trucks North America) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mack Trucks pulled back the curtain April 29 on plans to launch a battery-electric version of the Volvo Group division’s recently unveiled flagship on-highway Class 8 tractor, the Pioneer. The order book for the ...more
A worker prepares an axle for welding at the Dana Inc. Toledo Driveline Facility in Toledo, Ohio. (Dane Rhys/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump is on track to ease the impact of his auto tariffs, with changes sought by the industry that would lift some levies on foreign parts for cars and trucks made inside the U.S. ...more
