Daimler Targets Expansion in Heavy-Duty Vocational Market
Western Star vocational trucks on display at Daimler Truck North America's Cleveland, N.C., manufacturing plant. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) CLEVELAND, N.C. — Daimler Truck North America is taking aim at expanding its presence in the heavy vocational market while recognizing the challenge its rivals are lodging to its dominance in the ...more
Diesel Drops 2.1¢ to $3.476 in Fifth Straight Decline
Diesel's national average price per gallon has fallen each week since April 7 for a total of 16.3 cents. (Minerva ...more
April Class 8 Truck Sales Slip 8.7% as Market Slump Persists
Freightliner claimed the largest market share for the month with 6,551 trucks sold, accounting for 36.2% of all sales. (Daimler ...more
Saudi Aramco to Spend $3.4B on Motiva Refinery in Texas
President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speak during a meeting at the Royal Palace in Riyadh ...more
Inflation Slows, but Economists Say Tariff Impacts to Come
A customer checks his shopping receipts at a Costco Wholesale store in Glendale, Calif. Egg prices fell 12.7%. (Photo/Damian Dovarganes/AP/File) ...more
Freight Rates Set to Rise on Pacific Shipping Frenzy
The Maersk Skarstind is moored at the APM Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/AP) A China-U.S. deal ...more
GOP Wants to Phase Out Biden EV Credits to Pay for Tax Cuts
A driver unplugs an electric vehicle at a charging station in Hudson, N.Y. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg News) House Republicans are proposing ...more
Trump Floats ‘Substantial’ China Tariff Cuts in Trade Deal
(Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News) President Donald Trump said he plans to be “very nice” to China ...more
Norfolk Southern Profit Increases in Q1
(Norfolk Southern) Norfolk Southern’s quarterly profits were again inflated by insurance payments related to its ...more
Volvo Profit Falls in Q1 With Tariffs Clouding Outlook
(Hollie Adams/Bloomberg)) Volvo AB’s income declined in the first quarter as uncertainty around U.S. tariffs ...more
Trump Softens Tone on Tariffs, Says He Won’t Fire Powell
Trump in the Oval Office on April 22. (Alex Brandon/AP) Wall Street traders are going ...more
Tesla Profit Falls 71%, Revenue Drops 9% in Q1
The Tesla logo at the Tesla Service and Showroom center in Ottawa was spray painted ...more
States Sue Trump Over Tariffs Imposed Without Congress
(Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News) A dozen U.S. states filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping ...more
Volvo’s US Job Cuts to Total 1,000 VTNA, Mack Employees
As many as 350 staff were laid off in early April at Volvo Trucks North ...more
Old Dominion Freight Line Q1 Profit Falls 12.9%; OR Weakens
ODFL posted an operating ratio of 75.4 in the quarter, compared with 73.5 a year ...more
VIDEO: Little car clips big rig, gets punted into trees
A trucker’s dash cam captured a dramatic double crash that sent both vehicles off the ...more
Cattle Herds Grow After 70-Year Low, JBS Foresees Recovery
Cattle at a livestock crossing in Santa Teresa, N.M. (Paul Ratje/Bloomberg) U.S. ranchers are moving ...more
I-95 temp lanes now expected to reopen this weekend
Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will open sometime this weekend, Governor Shapiro announced on Tuesday. ...more
This week, Illinois State Police (ISP) weighed thousands of trucks during a 72 hour commercial ...more
GOP Senators Press for Labor Nominee Julie Su’s Withdrawal
President Joe Biden and Julie Su at the White House on March 1. (Susan Walsh/AP) ...more
Continental Considering $45M Expansion Near San Antonio
Continental's headquarters in Hanover, Germany. Continental Automotive is being spun off and renamed Aumovio in ...more
Autopilot Tesla slams into work truck directing traffic in construction zone
No one was hurt after a Tesla on autopilot crashed into a truck directing traffic ...more
Forty truckers from Mexico have been placed out of service since enforcement of English proficiency ...more