(DHL Group) DHL Supply Chain has signed a long-term contract to advance sustainable battery recycling with Fortum Battery Recycling, the company announced June 25. Fortum develops processes to efficiently recover valuable raw materials from used batteries to drive a circular electromobility economy. DHL Supply Chain will utilize this expertise as part of the agreement while ...more
XPO's Carlisle, Pa., facility sits on a 121-acre site and has 281 doors. (XPO) XPO officially opened the less-than-truckload-focused carrier’s largest service centers by door number and footprint over the past couple of weeks. Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO ranks No. 5 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America ...more
A farmer harvests rice in a field in Tambasasayama, Japan. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg News) President Donald Trump threatened to impose a fresh tariff level on Japan, citing what he said was the country’s unwillingness to accept rice exports from the U.S. “They won’t take our RICE, and yet they have a massive rice shortage,” Trump posted ...more
European Union flags at the European Commission in Brussels. (Mlenny/Getty Images) The European Union is willing to accept a trade arrangement with the U.S. that includes a 10% universal tariff on many of the bloc’s exports, but wants the U.S. to commit to lower rates on key sectors such as pharmaceuticals, alcohol, semiconductors and commercial ...more
(Smederevac/Getty Images) The U.K. is planning to keep its digital services tax, a person familiar with the matter said, after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped Canada’s levy to restart trade talks with President Donald Trump’s administration. The U.S. wanted Britain to drop the tax as part of trade talks between the two countries and Prime ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering a request for regulatory relief from the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA). The NPGA has asked FMCSA for exemption from certain Hours-of-Service regulations from December 15 through March 15 each year “to enable the propane industry to better prepare and respond to emergencies threatening human health and ...more
A windmill turbine came loose during transport on Interstate 70 in Maryland on Monday morning. The incident happened on June 30th in Washington County, Maryland at about 5 a.m. According to PHL 17, the tractor trailer was hauling the windmill turbine blade along I-70 westbound when it came loose during transport. The blade then ended up ...more
Five people are dead after a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into stopped traffic on I-20 over the weekend. The accident happened on Saturday, June 28th at about 2:40 p.m. on Interstate 20 near Hiram Road in Kaufman County, east of Dallas, Texas. According to CBS, 27-year-old Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni fell asleep ...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will investigate states issuing non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) in an effort to “protect roadways” and “uphold [the] integrity of trucking.” On June 27, 2025, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the launch of a nationwide audit into state policies for issuing non-domiciled CDLs, “specifically reviewing the potential ...more
A Mexican trucking company is sponsoring English classes for its drivers in response to the new English language proficiency requirements. As of Wednesday, June 25th, the FMCSA has instructed all law enforcement and safety officers to conduct a driver interview and road sign recognition assessment during roadside or weigh station inspections in order to determine ...more
