June Truck Orders Drop 36% From Last Year
A Mack truck in production at the company's Lehigh Valley, Pa., manufacturing plant. ACT's preliminary data showed orders in June decreased 36% year over year and 28.8% from May's level. (Ryan Collerd/Bloomberg News) North American Class 8 truck orders remained below the previous year’s results and also lost ground sequentially ...more
Musk Expects ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Self-Driving Teslas
Tesla unveiled its Cybercab in October 2024. (Tesla) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Elon Musk said that he expects hundreds ...more
Amazon Issues Backdated Refunds in Policy Review
An Amazon spokesperson acknowledged May 20 that refunds are being sent to customers but declined to specify how many or ...more
Ford’s EV Battery Plant May Add Nissan to Client List
The Japanese automaker wants to source batteries in the U.S. in part to avoid President Donald Trump’s tariffs. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg) ...more
ATA Endorses Modern Worker Empowerment Act
The Modern Worker Empowerment Act would establish a comprehensive test for arriving at a worker classification. (welcomia/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — ...more
Trump Team Resists Nvidia, Upholds AI Export Curbs to China
Nvidia chips in Taipei, Taiwan. (I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg) The Trump administration will maintain efforts to keep advanced artificial intelligence technology out ...more
G-7 Ministers Tread Carefully Amid US Trade Tensions
Bessent — who has emerged as one of President Donald Trump’s chief trade negotiators — is expected to speak with ...more
UPDATE 4 PM MAY 2——————- Florida police have located and arrested a truck driver following ...more
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Schneider Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth in Q1
Schneider CEO Mark Rourke said, “We delivered results for the quarter in line with our ...more
House Votes to Overturn California Ban on Gasoline Cars
Traffic moves along I-80 in Emeryville, Calif. (David Paul Moore/Bloomberg) Republicans moved a step closer ...more
Trade War Leads CPKC Railway to Lower 2025 Guidance
(CPKC) Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. cut its financial outlook for this year due to ...more
General Motors Trims 2025 Guidance
The General Motors headquarters inside the Renaissance Center in Detroit. (Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News) General Motors ...more
Tesla Chair Denies Reported CEO Search and Backs Elon Musk
Elon Musk at the White House. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Bloomberg) Tesla Inc.’s chair denied a report ...more
Aurora Debuts First Driverless Trucking Service in US
Before removing human operators from the cab, Aurora completed a formal safety case — a ...more
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will begin offering drivers the option to subscribe to ...more
Three Missouri men sentenced for multi-million dollar scheme to transport stolen catalytic converters across state lines
Three men who were “ringleaders” in a large-scale catalytic converter theft scheme have been sentenced ...more
Tariff Exemptions on Electronics Could Be Temporary
Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York displays iPhones. (Yuki Iwamura/File/AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tariff ...more
Driver, Demand Trends Continue Correction in 2023
The trucking industry likely will see a continued slowdown in driver recruitment efforts as freight ...more
A Wyoming lawmaker is calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to take action ...more
Texas Schools Awarded Grants for Trucking Vocations
Educational grants for careers as truck drivers and diesel mechanics are among $54 million in ...more
Ford to Raise Car Prices This Summer Unless Tariffs Ease
The electric Mustang Mach-E is made in Mexico. (Ford Motor Co.) Ford Motor Co. is ...more
FMCSA Proposes Financial Security Requirements for Freight Forwarders
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a proposed rule that establishes financial security ...more