President Donald Trump announces his "Liberation Day" tariffs on April 2 in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — A federal court on May 28 blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump’s signature set of ...more
Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford at the initial 2023 announcement of the battery plant planned for Marshall, Mich. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Ford Motor Co.’s plan to make electric vehicle batteries at a new site in Michigan would be put at risk if Congress cuts federal incentives for clean energy, the company’s chair said. The plant ...more
“We do not take additional funds from hardworking taxpayers for granted," Transportation Secretary Sean Dufy told the House Appropriations Committee on May 14. (Nathan Howard/Bloomberg) The House Appropriations Committee will kick off its fiscal 2026 legislative season soon. After its consideration of an appropriations bill scheduled for June 10 to back military and Veterans Affairs ...more
“We do not take additional funds from hardworking taxpayers for granted," Transportation Secretary Sean Dufy told the House Appropriations Committee on May 14. (Nathan Howard/Bloomberg) The House Appropriations Committee will kick off its fiscal 2026 legislative season soon. After its consideration of an appropriations bill scheduled for June 10 to back military and Veterans Affairs ...more
The legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs is widely expected to end up at the Supreme Court. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 29 allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily continue collecting tariffs under the emergency powers law while he appeals the federal trade court’s ...more
The legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs is widely expected to end up at the Supreme Court. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 29 allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily continue collecting tariffs under the emergency powers law while he appeals the federal trade court’s ...more
Penske Truck Leasing's Fantasy Fleet tool offers a comparison data set made up of the top-performing vehicles most similar to each vehicle in the user’s fleet. (Penske Truck Leasing) How to maximize the potential of a carrier’s rolling stock is one of the questions that keeps trucking executives up at night. Penske Truck Leasing believes ...more
The bill is intended to expand enforcement to vehicles 10,001-26,000 pounds and will help align state statute with federal law under the interstate compact. (Wirestock/Getty Images) Oregon Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek has signed legislation aimed at addressing the state’s increasing problems with truckers bypassing weight scales, unauthorized household goods movers, and crashes in the medium-duty ...more
The bill is intended to expand enforcement to vehicles 10,001-26,000 pounds and will help align state statute with federal law under the interstate compact. (Wirestock/Getty Images) Oregon Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek has signed legislation aimed at addressing the state’s increasing problems with truckers bypassing weight scales, unauthorized household goods movers, and crashes in the medium-duty ...more
Ashland City Mayor Gerald Greer at the news conference announcing the project. “The presence of Ingram will enhance our town’s reputation as a key player in the logistics and transportation industry," he said. (Town of Ashland City, Tenn., via Facebook) Tennessee has formed a venture with leading barge carrier Ingram Marine Group to create a ...more
