Negotiations have gained speed and the commission is doing everything to reach a solution that benefits both sides, according to an EU official. (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg) The European Union plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including on Boeing Co. aircraft, if President Donald Trump puts a baseline levy on the bloc’s goods as many ...more
Trucks and other vehicles on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Enforcement under the new system began June 22 after a 90-day period that resulted in more than 3,000 notices sent to trucks exceeding state weight limits. (Mary Altaffer/Associated Press) New York City has started ticketing overweight trucks headed toward Staten Island on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, expanding its ...more
The expansion will allow CSTH to internalize weldment and machined parts that are currently outsourced to third-party suppliers. (CSTH/onesourceparts.com) Growing demand for concrete and refuse truck bodies is driving a $7.5 million expansion by Commercial Specialty Truck Holdings in Cynthiana, Ky. The company, which manufactures mixer and refuse truck bodies through subsidiaries including Continental Mixers ...more
A Target spokeswoman said the company is constantly testing new ways to deliver products and services. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) Target Corp. is testing the delivery of products directly to customers’ homes from factories, said people familiar with the matter, an effort by the big-box retailer to launch a service similar to the Chinese e-commerce platforms Temu ...more
The cranes, built by German firm Liebherr, were delivered in multiple large components and are being assembled on-site. (Jacksonville Port Authority) Two new ship-to-shore container cranes have arrived at Jaxport’s Blount Island Marine Terminal, expanding the port’s capacity to handle larger vessels as part of a state-backed modernization push. The cranes, built by Germany-based Liebherr, ...more
Officials gather to mark the warehouse's grand opening June 4. (Alabama Department of Commerce) Port Birmingham added 25,000 square feet of warehouse space June 4 as Alabama moves to strengthen its river-based freight infrastructure. The new facility, located at the Port Birmingham terminal on the Warrior River, is designed specifically to handle cold-rolled steel coils. ...more
Torc expects the new facility to create 500 jobs in Ann Arbor Township. (Torc Robotics) LANSING, Mich. — Torc Robotics plans to invest nearly $5.6 million to create an engineering hub in Ann Arbor Township. The Michigan Strategic Fund awarded Torc a $3 million grant during its June 24 board meeting to support the project ...more
Executive Director Adrienne Gildea is confident that the CVSA's 13,000 certified inspectors will be ready to enforce the revised standard starting June 25. (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance via X) The trucking industry is voicing widespread support for the Trump administration’s directive to place truck drivers out of service if they fail to demonstrate proficiency of ...more
A man will serve more than six years in prison for the kidnapping of a trucker who was able to escape the situation when the man dozed off. The incident happened on January 13th, 2023. The man, Barry Perez, was sentenced on June 20th, 2025. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Perez initially stole a ...more
A truck driver dramatically dangles off of a bridge in this video of a recent landslide aftermath in China. The video was filmed on the Houzihe Bridge in China this week after days of excessive rainfall in the region, reported News18. The rain caused a landslide, which caused the earth to shift underneath the bridge, ...more
