Biden Sends Top Aides to Detroit to Help With Auto Strike
President Joe Biden speaks about the auto workers strike from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Sept. 15. (Susan Walsh/AP) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sept. 15 dispatched two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers, expressing sympathy for the ...more
Daimler, Cummins and Paccar Partner on EV Battery Plant
(Daimler/PR Newswire) Daimler Truck Holding, Accelera by Cummins and Paccar are forming a joint venture to advance battery cell production ...more
Jaxport to Buy Two Ship-to-Shore Cargo Cranes
Jaxport’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. (Mark Bias for Jaxport) Florida state legislators have given Jacksonville Port Authority officials a $30 ...more
NDAA on Congressional Leaders’ Fall Radar
A commercial truck driver closes his trailer after being inspected at Vandenberg Space Force Base. (Calif. Airman 1st Class Rocio ...more
TFI Buys Tank Truck Specialist Vedder in Ninth Deal of 2023
Vedder Transportation Group specializes in tank truck transportation of food-grade liquids and dry bulk commodities. (Vedder Transport) TFI International acquired ...more
Fain: Strike is ‘The Plan’ if Deals Not Reached Next Week
The shirt of United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during an interview with The Associated Press on Sept. 6. (Carlos ...more
US Trade Deficit Widened by Less than Expected in July
A cargo ship moves under the Bayonne Bridge as it heads into port in Bayonne, N.J. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via ...more
Action Sought Against China for Chassis, Container Practices
Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin says China's practices are "not competition, that’s an economic disease ...more
Eaton Merges Units in Preparation for Electrification Push
Eaton headquarters in Dublin. The company is merging its Vehicle Group and eMobility unit. (Eaton ...more
US Dedicates $12 Billion to Retrofit Auto Plants for EVs
Workers build a Ford Focus on the assembly line at Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Assembly ...more
Panama Canal Congestion Threatens US Trucking
A cargo ship waits on Gatun Lake for its transit through the Panama Canal. The ...more
Economist Sees Challenges and Opportunity in 2024 and 2025
Shoppers at a Buffalo Grove, Ill., store. Economist Rajeev Dhawan forecasts job growth to turn ...more
Hurricane Idalia Swamps Southeast, Closes Highways
A portion of Interstate 275 is flooded near Tampa, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia bears down ...more
Traffic Deaths Fall 3% in First Half of 2023, Report Finds
Miles traveled by American motorists in the first half of 2023 increased 2.3% from the ...more
US Economic Growth for Q2 Revised Down to 2.1%
A worker prepares materials and construction parts at the Boeing Interiors Responsibility Center in North ...more
1,800 Amazon Workers Plan a Walkout
Some Seattle employees plan to gather at the Amazon Spheres. (Amazon.com Inc.) SEATTLE — A ...more
WATCH: FedEx driver pulls a VERY last-second exit
A FedEx driver pulls a very last-second exit in this clip from a motorist’s dash ...more
Trucking Charity Donates to Urban Disaster Response Team
Trucking Cares Foundation executives (from left) John Lynch, Chris Spear and Phil Byrd present a ...more
West Coast Ports See Disruption as Labor Talks Drag On
A containership at the Port of Long Beach. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News) Tensions between the Pacific ...more
Trucker narrowly avoids grizzly attack after running over cub
A truck driver escaped a dangerous situation without injury after running over a grizzly bear ...more
Shot fired in trucker vs. trucker road rage incident at Georgia/Tennessee border
A truck driver was arrested over the weekend following an alleged road rage incident that ...more
Security video captures the moment of tanker truck crash on I-95 in Philadelphia
Security cameras at a nearby business captured the moment that a tanker truck crashed on ...more
At least 15 reported dead in crash involving semi truck, van
A major multiple fatality crash was reported on Thursday in Manitoba, Canada. The crash occurred ...more