The remains of a mobile home parking lot off the Pacific Coast Highway following the Palisades Fire in Malibu on Jan. 10. (Michael Nigro/Bloomberg News) An iconic Southern California stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, closed to outsiders since January’s devastating Palisades Fire, will reopen May 23 in advance of the travel-heavy Memorial Day weekend. ...more
(Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Associated Press) Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management built a new stake in Amazon.com Inc., calling it a “fantastic franchise” and noting that the investor acquired shares at an “extremely attractive” price. Pershing Square bought the stock after it tumbled more than 30% earlier this year, the result of concerns over the generative ...more
The president threatened a 525% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America. (Juliana Yamada/AP/File) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on May 23 threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America. The threats, delivered over social ...more
A fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia. DTNA is forecast to sell 155,000 to 175,000 trucks in 2025 across all classes. (Daimler Truck North America) Multiple adverse factors contributed to a much rougher three months for truck manufacturers in the first quarter of 2025 than was expected at the turn of the calendar year, according to earnings reports, ...more
JBS has touted the plan as key to accessing a broader pool of investors and building confidence in its corporate governance standards. (Michael Ciaglo/Bloomberg) JBS SA cleared the way for a long-awaited listing of its shares in New York, overcoming fierce opposition from environmental groups and concentrating more power in the hands of the billionaire ...more
The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) released results from the International Roadcheck inspection campaign carried out in the Permian Basin last week. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Roadcheck inspection effort took place May 13 — 15 throughout North America.On May 22, TXDPS’s West Texas Division released results from the Roadcheck campaign in Andrews, Ector, ...more
Officials announced the opening of a new commercial vehicle enforcement facility in San Luis Obispo County, California. On Thursday, May 22, the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Coastal Division announced that a “brand-new” commercial vehicle enforcement facility has opened along eastbound and westbound State Route 46 in San Luis Obispo County.“These dedicated lanes give CHP inspectors ...more
A truck driver is being charged with a felony after driving into a cemetery and getting stuck, causing damage to the property. The incident happened on May 18th at the Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston, West Virginia. The truck driver, 43-year-old Sean Michael Koppenhoefer, was charged with felony destruction of property on May 22nd, and ...more
A road through a Nevada National Park was closed overnight this week after a wayward semi truck got stuck under unclear circumstances. The incident happened on May 20th on Snake Creek Road in Great Basin National Park in Nevada. The tractor trailer got stuck on the narrow, winding dirt road one mile from the dead end ...more
A truck driver is accused of speeding under the influence following a California Highway Patrol (CHP) traffic enforcement operation in Sacramento. According to CHP’s South Sacramento division, a speed enforcement detail took place on May 22 on northbound SR-99 at Elk Grove Boulevard.A CHP trooper parked on the right shoulder of the roadway spotted a ...more
