Customers at a Ford dealership in Richmond, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) The springtime surge in U.S. auto sales landed with a thud last month, setting up a slowdown in the months ahead as carmakers digest President Donald Trump’s tariffs on auto imports and consumers find fewer deals. Shoppers rushed to showrooms as beating tariff-induced price ...more
A cow in the background of a discussion on the New World screwworm at the Texas A&M Beef Center in College Station, Texas, on, April 29. (Meredith Seaver/College Station Eagle via AP, File) The U.S. will start reopening ports to Mexican livestock in phases, after trade along the southern border had been halted in May by ...more
Traton's truck and bus lineup. The company says closer collaboration on R&D will make Traton quicker and more efficient. (Traton) Traton Group plans to merge its global research and development operations under one umbrella. The 9,000 R&D employees of the individual Scania, MAN, International Motors and Volkswagen Truck & Bus subsidiaries will team up with ...more
(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Sweeping tax legislation passed by the Senate on July 1 would make it cheaper for semiconductor manufacturers to build plants in the U.S., delivering a win to chipmakers and boosting U.S. efforts to expand the industry domestically. Companies like Intel Corp., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Micron Technology will be eligible for ...more
Containerships at the Yokkaichi Port in Yokkaichi, Japan. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he is not considering delaying his July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his threat to cut off talks and impose duty rates on several nations, including Japan. “No, I’m not thinking about the pause,” Trump said July ...more
Among the goals for FMCSA's DataQs review is to transfer more responsibility to the states. (Juan Sorto/Transport Topics) Federal trucking regulators have issued a public notice reopening a lingering 2023 proposal seeking additional comments on how to improve the DataQs process that allows motor carriers to challenge the accuracy of data stored in state and ...more
The action arrives shortly after Duffy unveiled a package of pro-trucker measures. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press) The Transportation Department on June 27 launched a nationwide audit of how states issue non-domiciled commercial driver licenses, with Secretary Sean Duffy warning that any lapse endangers families and violates Trump administration rules. Non-domiciled CDLs let foreign nationals who live ...more
Jim Connelly, chief revenue officer at Bollinger Motors, alongside the B4 electric truck. (Clarence Tabb Jr./The Detroit News/TNS) OAK PARK, Mich. — The electric Bollinger Motors B4 work truck has a lot going for it, including a smooth ride, endless customization options, solid battery range and minimal competition in its segment. But in this increasingly ...more
After a one-week blip, the cost of a gallon of diesel again dipped below the year-ago level, at 8.6 cents less than the 2024 level. (Samsul Said/Bloomberg) Trucking companies were provided some relief on fuel prices as they welcomed July, with the national average price of a gallon of diesel decreasing 4.8 cents to $3.727 ...more
A North Carolina bill will forbid the use of boot devices on commercial vehicles a parking enforcement tool. On June 30, 2025, North Carolina Senate Bill 311, also known as the “Law and Order Act,” hit the desk of Governor Josh Stein after passing through the House and Senate.Among the wide-ranging provisions in the bill ...more
