The new FMCSA Administrator nominee vowed to value truckers while prioritizing roadway safety at a recent nominations hearing.  Derek Barrs has advanced in the nominations process following the Wednesday, July 16th hearing. He now awaits a full Senate vote. The FMCSA has not had a Senate-confirmed administrator since 2022. Barrs has served as the Chief of ...more

A truck driver died on Friday after losing control and crashing into the Ohio River, according to officials in West Virginia. The crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on July 18 in Wellsburg, West Virginia.Brooke County Emergency Management told WTOV9 that the truck had just come off of the Washington Pike before it was seen ...more

In June, cargo was down 16.4% at the Port of Long Beach. (Lauren Justice/Bloomberg News) Cargo slowed at the Port of Long Beach last month but officials said they expect a bounceback in July because of the ongoing pause on tariffs. In June, cargo was down 16.4% — with 704,403 20-foot-equivalent units, or TEUs, processed ...more

(Alcoa) Alcoa Corp., the largest U.S. aluminum producer, said tariffs on imports from Canada cost it $115 million in the second quarter, showing how President Donald Trump’s trade agenda has affected the industry. The company redirected Canadian-produced aluminum to customers outside the U.S. to mitigate additional tariff costs, it said July 16 while reporting earnings ...more

McReynolds and Runser. (ArcBest) Judy McReynolds will retire as ArcBest CEO on Dec. 31, the company said July 17. Seth Runser, currently company president, will succeed McReynolds. Fort Smith, Ark.-based ArcBest ranks No. 13 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America and No. 8 among less-than-truckload carriers. ...more

(Ted Shaffrey/AP/File) PepsiCo reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in the second quarter despite sluggish North American sales. Sales of Frito-Lay and other snacks fell 1% in North America during the April-June period, PepsiCo said July 17, while beverage sales slid 2% in the region. Years of double-digit price increases from PepsiCo and changing consumer preferences ...more

“We will continue to move quickly to get money out the door to get dirt moving,” Duffy said. (photovs/Getty Images) Truck parking and multimodal projects ranked among 30 infrastructure grants totaling $488 million awarded July 15 by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to improve travel safety and bolster the economy. “From making families safer on our ...more

Uber announced it will purchase and operate Lucid Gravity SUVs outfitted with Nuro Driver technology on its ride-sharing network. (Lucid Motors) Uber Technologies Inc. is teaming up with electric vehicle maker Lucid Group Inc. and self-driving tech startup Nuro to launch a robotaxi fleet. Uber announced July 17 it will purchase and operate Lucid Gravity ...more

(Eric Thayer/Bloomberg) Volvo AB reported better-than expected second-quarter earnings as signs of a recovery in Europe helped offset weak demand for trucks in North America. Adjusted operating income fell to 13.5 billion kronor ($1.38 billion) in the quarter, from 19.4 billion kronor a year earlier. Analysts were expecting 13.2 billion kronor on average. Truck manufacturers ...more

Volvo Trucks North America sales dived 43% year over year to 4,988 trucks from 8,779 in Q2 2024. But sales at Mack rose 6% to 7,940 trucks from 7,475. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg) Volvo Group profit and revenue sagged in the second quarter of 2025, largely as a result of weak demand for trucks in North America ...more