Use Cases for Truck Fleet Hybridization Begin to Emerge
Range Energy said its goal is to make the diesel tractor-trailer more efficient and cleaner. (Range Energy) Hybrid technologies that combine electric powertrains with internal combustion engines remain uncommon in the commercial vehicle segment, but some manufacturers are introducing forms of hybridization geared specifically toward freight transportation. Jeff Seger, clean ...more
Ram Brings Back Hemi V8 Engine in Bid to Reclaim Lost Sales
The 2026 Ram 1500 is available with a Hemi V8 engine. (Ram Trucks) Ram is putting the Hemi V8 engine ...more
US Trade Deficit Narrows by Most on Record as Imports Plunge
A worker at the Bayport Container Terminal at the port of Houston in Seabrook, Texas. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg) The U.S. trade ...more
Trump Speaks With Xi Amid Stalled Tariff Talks
Xi Jinping. (Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have spoken amid stalled negotiations ...more
Walmart Pledges Transparency on Prices After Rebuke From Trump
Shoppers at a Walmart store in Secaucus, N.J. Some prices won’t change, thanks in part to production moves and some ...more
Tesla Plunges After Trump-Musk Conflict Erupts
Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the Oval Office in February. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg News) Tesla Inc.’s shares sank as Elon ...more
Walmart Enhances Drone Delivery in Attempt to Speed Up Orders
The world’s largest retailer will start offering drone service at 100 stores across Charlotte, N.C.; Tampa and Orlando, Fla.; Atlanta; ...more
Freight Trains Return to Asheville After Hurricane Helene
The first train to Asheville since Hurricane Helene. (Norfolk Southern Corp.) Now that freight trains ...more
ATA, Chamber of Commerce Oppose Federal Truck Security Probe
A worker assembles truck transmissions at the Eaton manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. ...more
Toyota Could Make Small Pickup Trucks as US Demand Booms
A new Toyota Tundra truck for sale at a Toyota dealership in Yuma, Ariz. (Eric ...more
US Sets the Stage for Duties on Battery Materials From China
A CATL battery pack. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News) The U.S. Commerce Department set the stage for ...more
China-US Trade Soars in Race to Hit Trade Truce Window
A Maersk containership begins to pull out of Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China. ...more
Autonomous Truck Startup Einride Considers US IPO
Einride's autonomous truck. (Einride) Einride AB is shaking up its top management as the Swedish ...more
Musk Expects ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Self-Driving Teslas
Tesla unveiled its Cybercab in October 2024. (Tesla) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Elon Musk ...more
Amazon Issues Backdated Refunds in Policy Review
An Amazon spokesperson acknowledged May 20 that refunds are being sent to customers but declined ...more
House to Debate Transportation Funding Request for Fiscal ’26
“We do not take additional funds from hardworking taxpayers for granted," Transportation Secretary Sean Dufy ...more
‘Road Wars’ TV series features video of big rig dragging car for four miles on Cajon Pass
The popular A&E television series “Road Wars” recently took a deeper dive into a crash ...more
A pickup truck circles back around to clean up after his unsecured load caused a ...more
Snider Fleet Solutions Relocating to South Carolina
Snider Fleet Solutions distributes new and retread commercial and industrial tires, and offers mechanical services ...more
Trump Signs Order Hiking Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to 50%
President Donald Trump arrives at the U.S. Steel Corp. Irvin Works facility in West Mifflin, ...more
Why Ford Chose Tesla for EV Partnership: It’s the Plug
Ford CEO Jim Farley with an F-150 Lightning electric pickup. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images via Bloomberg ...more
A coroner is still working to determine the cause of death for a truck driver ...more
Four dead following crash involving two tractor trailers, four cars
Four people are dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Virginia on Tuesday morning. The chain ...more