As a major North American trade war heats up, truckers are already seeing dramatic changes that they say threatens the safety of the supply chain in the U.S. and Canada. As the Trump Administration levies tariffs or the threat of tariffs against Mexico, China, Canada, and European countries, countries are responding with their own retaliatory ...more
The Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) is investigating a single vehicle collision that claimed the life of a truck driver on Wednesday. The crash occurred around 10 p.m. on March 12 on I-80 at mile marker 78 in the Grantsville, Utah, area.UHP said that a blue semi truck was eastbound on I-80 when it rolled over ...more
Canada to Unveil New Tariffs Against $21 Billion of US Goods
A sign marks the international boundary between Canada and the United States in Blaine, Wash. (David Ryder/Bloomberg) Canada announced new 25% counter-tariffs on about C$30 billion ($20.8 billion) of U.S.-made items after the Trump administration went ahead with global levies on imports of steel and aluminum. The retaliatory measures will target U.S. steel and aluminum ...more
Inflation Cools in February
A shopper checks eggs at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/AP/File) WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September even as additional tariffs on steel and aluminum that kicked in March 12 threaten to send prices higher. The consumer price index increased 2.8% in February from a ...more
Battery Maker Northvolt Hits End of Line
(Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg News) Northvolt AB filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, bringing to an end a company that was once seen as the future of Europe’s battery production. The Swedish supplier for electric vehicle manufacturers will see its business and assets sold by a court-appointed trustee, according to a statement on March 12. It had already ...more
EU Retaliates With Tariffs on Produce From GOP States
EU flags in front of the European Commission. (Mlenny/Getty Images) BRUSSELS — The European Union on March 12 announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%. The world’s biggest trading bloc was ...more
Trump’s 25% Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Go Into Effect
Spools of steel in the yard at an ArcelorMittal Dofasco facility in Hamilton, Ontario, on March 11. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on March 12, promising that the taxes would help create U.S. factory jobs at a time when his seesawing tariff ...more
California Truckers Laud ACF Rule Withdrawal, Await ACT Fate
From left: ATA's Mike Tunnell, California Trucking Association's Nick Chiappe, Daimler Truck's Alissa Recker, Penske Truck Leasing's Matt DeVirgilis and Sonar Systems' Greg Colvin. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The uncertain nature and complexity continues to create confusion regarding the environmental regulatory climate for truckers in California. While a new administration ...more
Trump EPA Takes Aim at Climate Rules, Including in Trucking
Trucking manufacturers have been working to meet upcoming model year 2027 emissions regulations. (WendellandCarolyn/Getty Images) The Trump administration is launching a sweeping overhaul of U.S. environmental mandates in a campaign it billed as the “biggest deregulatory action” of its kind in U.S. history. The Environmental Protection Agency said March 12 that it will “reconsider” a ...more
TMC Honors Five Silver Spark Plug Winners
TMC General Chairman Amanda Schuier honors Jack Vander Giessen of Cummins-Meritor. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council honored five professionals with its Silver Spark Plug award during a conference March 10. The Silver Spark Plug is the highest honor bestowed by the council and was ...more