An Amazon spokesperson acknowledged May 20 that refunds are being sent to customers but declined to specify how many or the overall cost. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Amazon.com Inc. customers are suddenly getting refunds for products they purchased and returned as far back as 2018, along with apologies from the online retailer after it discovered “unresolved” ...more
The Japanese automaker wants to source batteries in the U.S. in part to avoid President Donald Trump’s tariffs. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg) Nissan Motor Co. is nearing a deal to procure electric vehicle batteries in the U.S. from a joint venture between Ford Motor Co. and South Korea’s SK On, according to people familiar with the matter. ...more
The Modern Worker Empowerment Act would establish a comprehensive test for arriving at a worker classification. (welcomia/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations voiced support for steps to rescind a Biden-era labor rule during a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. Nathan Mehrens, ATA’s vice president for workforce policy, told a House panel the group backs ...more
Nvidia chips in Taipei, Taiwan. (I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg) The Trump administration will maintain efforts to keep advanced artificial intelligence technology out of China’s hands, a top White House official said, brushing off calls from Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang to ease restrictions on chip exports to the world’s second largest economy. “We obviously have huge respect ...more
Bessent — who has emerged as one of President Donald Trump’s chief trade negotiators — is expected to speak with each of his counterparts. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg) Finance ministers who’ve gathered in Canada for a Group of Seven meeting this week face a difficult task — trying to find common ground on trade issues while avoiding ...more
Containers at Trieste Port in Trieste, Italy. (Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images) The European Union has shared a revised trade proposal with the U.S., as it aims to inject momentum in talks with President Donald Trump’s administration amid lingering skepticism that a transatlantic deal can be reached. The new paper includes proposals that take into account ...more
“Federal law has always been very clear. Commercial drivers must be proficient in English, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. (US Department of Transportation via YouTube) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy mandated non-English-proficient truckers be ordered off roads while also pledging federal scrutiny on verification of U.S. and foreign commercial driver licenses. “From not enforcing English-language proficiency ...more
A truck driver will spend up to four years in prison for a road rage shooting involving another truck driver on the Ohio Turnpike. The road rage incident happened in July 2024 on the Ohio Turnpike near the Interstate 76 interchange near Austintown, Ohio. The 28-year-old truck driver, Curtis Brooks, of Dallas, Georgia, was sentenced ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) shared updated guidance for law enforcement on how to evaluate whether a commercial vehicle driver is sufficiently fluent in English to avoid a citation or out-of-service order. In late April, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) requiring the enforcement of existing English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for ...more
A murder suspect was shot in the leg by a semi truck passenger as he tried to steal the rig from the truck driver. The incident happened over the weekend on Sunday, May 18th in Baldwin County, Alabama. The suspect, 28-year-old Mike Thomas, was wanted in connection to a murder in Georgia. According to Center Daily ...more
