Musk is counting on eventually churning out large numbers of robotaxis and Optimus humanoid robots to underpin the EV company’s next chapter. (Tim Goessman/Bloomberg) Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said a Tesla Model Y SUV drove itself from the company’s factory near Austin to a customer’s home in the company’s latest move to showcase its ...more
C.H. Robinson has seen automation jump from 50% to more than 75% of LTL orders since deploying the tool. (C.H. Robinson) C.H. Robinson has rolled out a generative AI agent to automate freight classification as the National Motor Freight Classification system prepares for major changes effective July 19. The update to the NMFC will alter ...more
The Canadian dollar dropped more than 0.5% almost immediately. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) President Donald Trump said he was ending all trade discussions with Canada after claiming the country moved to implement a digital services tax, and threatened to impose a fresh tariff rate within the next week. “Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby ...more
ATA’s Chris Spear outlines trucking priorities with Samsara’s Meagen Eisenberg during a June 24 session at the technology developer’s annual conference. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) SAN DIEGO — Recent policy wins on commercial vehicle emissions have allowed trucking industry leaders to shift their attention to other pressing issues, such as expanding truck parking, mitigating cargo theft ...more
"Thanks to President Trump, we’re getting Washington out of your trucks and your business," Duffy said. (Rod Lamkey Jr./Associated Press) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on June 27 announced a $275 million grant program to expand truck parking and prune regulations, billing the moves as the first wave of President Donald Trump’s trucking-reform order. “Truckers keep ...more
Daimler Truck North America, maker of the Freightliner eCascadia and other electric models, is pushing forward with its product development plans. “All previously communicated plans remain unchanged," a company spokesperson said. (DTNA) The ongoing rollback of commercial vehicle emission regulations under the second Trump administration has created uncertainty in the emerging battery-electric truck market. Manufacturers ...more
(E4C/Getty Images) The European Union and the U.S. believe they can clinch some form of a trade agreement before a July 9 deadline, when Washington is set to impose a 50% tariff on nearly all EU products and the bloc plans to unleash its own series of countermeasures. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ...more
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced that a major interstate shuttered by a rockslide earlier this month has partially reopened. On June 27, TDOT announced that I-40 has reopened to traffic near the North Carolina and Tennessee state line. Officials opened one lane in each direction, and a lower speed limit is in place.“Crews ...more
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy rolled out a wide-ranging plan designed to support the trucking industry by cutting regulations, cracking down on bad actors, and increasing truck parking. On Friday, June 27, Duffy publicly debuted a “Pro-Trucker Package” consisting of regulatory changes and initiatives “designed to improve the lives of America’s truck drivers.”Duffy’s package ...more
Firefighters battled a trucking company fire for about six hours in Illinois earlier this week. The incident occurred just after noon on June 25th in the 2200 block of 5th Street in Lincoln, Illinois. According to WCIA, a fire at Lincoln Transload and Processing started in the basement level and traveled through the duct work to ...more
