President Donald Trump and Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office on Feb. 10. (Al Drago/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump is set to announce changes to the tariffs on Canada and Mexico he slapped on earlier this week, with potential relief for automobiles and other sectors, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said March 5. “What he is thinking ...more
The Port of Long Beach in California. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg) Global shipping executives gathered this week in Long Beach, Calif., for a major annual conference, expecting to discuss market trends and supply chain challenges. Instead, they found themselves in crisis mode. On March 4, President Donald Trump upended decades of mostly free trade with the two ...more
The company did not set a specific target date for its driverless launch but said the program will involve continuous autonomous truck runs between Houston and San Antonio while hauling cargo for shippers. (Bot Auto) Autonomous trucking startup Bot Auto announced that it intends to begin its first driver-out commercial freight operations this year with ...more
VW on March 5 presented the compact ID. EVERY1 concept car that will cost around €20,000 ($21,000) — its lowest-priced EV yet. (Volkswagen AG) Volkswagen AG became a global car giant thanks to the Beetle, an affordable model for the masses. Now, the German automaker is finally unveiling a budget car for the electric-vehicle age ...more
A lab employee examines biodiesel samples at a soybean processing facility. (Rory Doyle/Bloomberg) Iowa biodiesel plants are operating at minimum or completely stopping production amid uncertainty over the future of renewable fuel and tax credit policies. “These are tough times for Iowa’s biodiesel producers, and it’s frustrating to watch plants sit idle when we know ...more
There are 7.8 million tons of outstanding corn sales to Mexico for the current marketing year. (Abbie Parr/Associated Press) With China and Canada already hitting back against President Donald Trump’s tariffs and concerns over more retaliation in the works, agriculture traders are now watching for potential cancellations on crop contracts that would put nearly 8 ...more
(Alex Brandon/Associated Press) President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, amid fears that the trade war could harm U.S. manufacturers. The announcement comes after Trump spoke with leaders of the “Big Three” automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — on ...more
The X10 offers power take-off capability of 590 pound-feet continuous and up to 664 pound-feet intermittent. (Cummins Inc.) Cummins Inc. continued to overhaul its engine options for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, unveiling the X10 engine platform and a B-Series engine update in recent days. Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins’ introduction of the X10 followed a revamp of ...more
A semi truck hauling an unpermitted oversize piece of farm equipment got stuck in a construction zone in Oklahoma on Wednesday morning. The incident happened on Wednesday morning, March 5th near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. According to Fox 25, the semi truck was hauling a large piece of farm equipment on westbound Interstate 240 when it tried ...more
A semi truck tipped over while trying to drive around a crew of power line work trucks in Mississippi this week. The incident happened on Tuesday, March 3rd in Jones County, Mississippi in the area of Poole Creek Road near the intersection of Jeff Byrd Road. According to WDAM7, the semi truck approached the work trucks, ...more
