A fire at a crude oil facility in Texas on Monday evening involved a tanker truck and prompted an evacuation order for nearby residents. The fire started on Monday, July 7th at about 8:30 p.m. in the 12600 block of Copperhead Road near FM 2038, just south of Highway 21 ...more
Trucking Stakeholders Amplify Cargo Theft Concerns
“Directly or indirectly, virtually all trucking companies are victims of cargo theft," ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said during a ...more
XPO Increases Earnings Off Lower Revenue for Q1
XPO posted net income of $69 million in Q1, compared with $67 million a year ago. Total revenue decreased by ...more
Lawmakers Revive Bipartisan Bill to Restore US Shipbuilding
A containership at the Port of Philadelphia. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg) U.S. lawmakers are reintroducing legislation that aims to revive American shipbuilding, ...more
Alternative Fuels ‘Back on the Menu’ at ACT Expo
Attendees check out at the latest commercial vehicle technologies on display at ACT Expo 2025 at the Anaheim Convention Center. ...more
Caterpillar Expects Lower 2025 Sales if Trump Tariffs Stay
Caterpillar is a bellwether for the health of the global economy. (Caterpillar Inc.) Caterpillar Inc. expects slightly lower sales this ...more
Tesla Aims for Full-Scale Production of Semi in 2026
Dan Priestley outlines plans to ramp up production of the long-awaited Tesla Semi. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) ANAHEIM, Calif. — The ...more
The Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit (ISPCMVU) sidelined a “dangerous vehicle” spotted last ...more
New legislation introduced on Tuesday aims to crack down on staged accidents that target trucking ...more
US Hits Canada Lumber With 34% Duties Even Before Tariffs
(mntnvision/Getty Images) The U.S. is poised to more than double duties on Canadian softwood lumber ...more
DOT Seeks Input on Cutting Transportation Regulations
Comments on the Federal Register announcement are due on or before May 5. (Willowpix/Getty Images) ...more
Trump Threatens 50% Additional Tariffs on China
(simon2579/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on April 7, ...more
Trump Directs Security Panel to Review US Steel Deal
The U.S. Steel Corp. Clairton Coke Works facility in Clairton, Pa. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg) President Donald ...more
Ancora Says Its US Steel Turnaround Plan Worth $75 a Share
(Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News) Ancora Holdings Group has unveiled a turnaround plan for United States Steel ...more
Ocean Shipping Industry Optimistic Going Into IMO Meeting
A containership approaches the port of Santos in Brazil on April 1. (Andre Penner/AP) Governments ...more
Canadian police have arrested a second person in connection with a double broking scheme to ...more
Trimble Agrees to Acquire Transporeon for $2 Billion
Trimble announced it has agreed to acquire Transporeon, a cloud-based transportation management software platform focused ...more
Ohio Truckers Land Wins in $11 Billion Transportation Budget
A sign points to a truck parking facility in Ohio. (Lauren Borell/Ohio Department of Transportation) ...more
Arkansas police officer killed while escorting Wreaths Across America trucks
A Benton County Sheriff’s Office Detective lost his life over the weekend while escorting a ...more
Inflation Fell in March Ahead of Tariff Impact
Gas prices fell in March. (Tom Merton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation declined last month ...more
November Tonnage Increases Year-Over-Year, but Declines From October
Truck tonnage inched up year-over-year in November, but for the second consecutive time declined on ...more
Trailer Connectivity Becoming More Intelligent
Orbcomm In his 47 years as a technician, Tony Morthland remembers a time when preventive ...more
Elon Musk Tells Investors He’ll Pause on Tesla Stock Sales
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he won’t sell any more shares in Tesla for 18 ...more