A truck hauling race cars caught fire in Colona, Illinois, over the weekend. At 6:12 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, the Colona Fire Department (CFD) responded to a reported “road freight vehicle fire” on I-74 at mile marker 13 in Colona.CFD said that the trailer had an active fire in ...more
A Texas jury convicted a South Carolina woman on charges related to a tractor trailer human smuggling attempt. On July ...more
Diesel Price Nudges Up 1.9¢ to $3.758 a Gallon
Despite recent increases, the price of trucking's main fuel is still 6.8 cents less on average than at this time ...more
Nissan to Close Flagship Car Plant in Japan
Nissan’s Oppama plant in Japan. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg) Nissan Motor Co. plans to shutter vehicle output at its main domestic plant ...more
Stellantis to Halt Investments in Hydrogen Joint Venture
Symbio’s Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle demonstrator. (Symbio) Stellantis NV will withdraw its support for a joint hydrogen-vehicle ...more
EU Tariff Targets Include Boeing, US Cars and Bourbon
Bottles of Knob Creek bourbon whiskey on a conveyor belt in Clermont, Ky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) The European Union has finalized ...more
Trump’s 50% Copper Tariffs Jolt US Market
Copper is valued in power infrastructure for its conductivity — making it key for both the energy transition and the ...more
Inflation Expected to Rise on Tariff Impact
Containers and cranes at the South Florida Container Terminal at the Port of Miami. (Eva ...more
European Trade Ministers Pledge Unity After Trump’s Tariffs
The European Union flag stands inside the atrium at the European Council building in Brussels. ...more
EU Delays Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Paris on Feb. 11. (Michel Euler/AP) PARIS ...more
Trump Announces 30% Tariffs on EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1
A truck loaded with produce from Mexico and Canada passes through Pharr, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP/File) ...more
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. ...more
Duffy Extends Marine Highway 848 Miles, Spurs River Economies
The Cumberland River in Kentucky. (alexeys/Getty Images) Kentucky’s barge business will benefit since three of ...more
Port of Los Angeles Experiences Busiest June on Record
Containerships at the Port of Los Angeles. Overall volume for the first half of the ...more
Lucid’s CEO Warns of Price Hikes Even for American-Made Cars
Workers assemble a Lucid electric vehicle in Newark, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) The head ...more
EU Launches Tool to Monitor Trade Diversion From Tariffs
A cargo ship arrives at the port of Barcelona in Spain. (Angel Garcia/Bloomberg) The European ...more
Ohio DOT cams capture semi tumbling off bridge in double fatality crash
Ohio Department of Transportation (DOT) cameras caught the moment that a big rig struck a ...more
Trump Voices Optimism as China Talks Stretch to Day Two
“We are doing well with China. China’s not easy,” Trump told reporters at the White ...more
Multi-vehicle crash reported on I-70 bridge
A major crash involving a loaded cattle truck was reported on Tuesday near Columbia, Missouri. ...more
Auto Parts Supplier Marelli Plans Bankruptcy Filing
The Marelli Corp. headquarters in Saitama, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg) Marelli Holdings Co., the struggling auto ...more
HTI Acquires U.S. Trailer Parts & Supply
Trailer by benkrut via Getty Images Hinton Transportation Investments Inc. (HTI) acquired Chicago-based U.S. Trailer ...more
Trump Removes California Emissions Waiver
President Donald Trump displays a signed bill June 12 that formally rolls back a Biden-era ...more
Man accused of using $2.9 million in fraudulent COVID relief funds to start company that deleted emissions controls on big rigs
A Missouri man and his truck repair company were indicted on multiple counts related to ...more