Daimler Truck to Double Defense Business, Cut 5,000 Jobs
Daimler Truck headquarters in Berlin. (Bernd Weißbrod/dpa/TNS) Daimler Truck Holding AG said it plans to double the size of its defense business by 2030 as it seeks to profit from higher military spending globally. The world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles is looking to expand the high-margin product area while ...more
NYC Acts to Bar DOT From Denying Funds in Congestion Case
Congestion Relief Zone signage on Second Avenue in New York. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) New York asked a judge to stop the ...more
Tariffs Force Rivian to Lower Annual Delivery Outlook
Reducing its sales outlook shows how Trump’s tariff policies and related economic worries risk worsening an existing slowdown in EV ...more
Labor Department Reviewing Independent Contractor Rule
Until resolution of court challenges, Wage and Hour field operators will use the guidelines contained in a 2008 “fact sheet” ...more
C.H. Robinson’s Earnings Surge 46% Despite Lower Revenue
C.H. Robinson reported earnings of $135.3 million for the first quarter compared with $92.9 million in the 2024 period. (C.H. ...more
Weak US On-Highway Truck Demand Drags on Q1 Cummins Revenue
A Cummins diesel engine at the Cummins plant in Seymour, Ind. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) Equipment manufacturer Cummins saw revenue fall in ...more
Lawmakers Scrap Tire Emissions Limits in Deregulation Push
The vote passed in the House on March 5 and the Senate on May 6. The measure heads to the ...more
Autonomous Tech Firm Kodiak Clears Runway for Public Launch
The driverless trucks powered by its technology have also surpassed 750 hours of commercial operations ...more
Nvidia Plans to Manufacture AI Chips in US for First Time
An Nvidia Blackwell GPU chip. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg) LOS ANGELES — Nvidia announced April 14 that ...more
Trailer Connectivity Becoming More Intelligent
Orbcomm In his 47 years as a technician, Tony Morthland remembers a time when preventive ...more
Trump Floats Exceptions for Auto Parts Facing 25% US Tariffs
Workers on the production line of the Renault SA Kwid compact vehicle at the Renault-Sofasa ...more
A person is dead after a FedEx semi truck hauling double trailers struck workers picking ...more
Sheetz Inc. announced plans to hire truck drivers at a hiring event in the Northern ...more
Trucker internet has revealed that there are at least two Buc-ee’s locations that actually welcome ...more
A truck driver of more than 40 years outlines the advantages and disadvantages of a ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding truckers to steer clear of a portion of ...more
Truck driver arrested after leading police on 45 mile pursuit on I-40 in Arkansas
A truck driver was arrested on Wednesday following a police pursuit on I-40 near Atkins, ...more
Musk Says Grok AI Is Coming to Tesla Vehicles by Next Week
The Grok chatbot logo on a smartphone. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg) Elon Musk said his artificial intelligence ...more
VIDEO: Truck plows through flood waters on Texas highway
The Booker Fire Department shared video of a big rig taking on a flooded highway. ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized more than 1,700 pounds of methamphetamine from ...more
UPS Schedules Later Release of Midyear Earnings
A UPS delivery truck in Glendale, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images via Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. ...more
Trump’s 50% Copper Tariffs Jolt US Market
Copper is valued in power infrastructure for its conductivity — making it key for both ...more
Texas cops take trucker out of service after finding beer during inspection
The Grapevine Police Department (GPD) recently sidelined a truck driver after discovering multiple cans of beer ...more