A trucking dog is in desperate need of a new home after she was found in the cab of a semi truck beside her deceased trucker during a welfare check. Misha the German Shepherd was found in the cab of a semi truck parked near a retail store near Houston, ...more
Shipments From China Fall as Tariffs Loom
The Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai in China. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News) WASHINGTON — American businesses are canceling orders from China, ...more
Economy Shrinks 0.3% in Q1, the First Drop in Three Years
Trains at a rail yard in Atlanta. (Megan Varner/Bloomberg) The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January through March, first drop ...more
Toyota Starts Collaboration on Autonomous Cars With Waymo
A Waymo self-driving vehicle sits curbside on Dec. 16, 2022, at the Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train facility in ...more
Amazon Plans Dozens of US Warehouses in Rural Expansion
Packages on a conveyor belt are automatically sorted for shipping at an Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg ...more
Rivian Stockpiled EV Batteries From Asia Before Trump Tariffs
Rivian vehicles at a service center in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg News) Rivian Automotive quietly built a reserve of electric ...more
Ford to Hold Off on Price Increases to Assess Rivals’ Actions
Ford CEO Jim Farley said more needs to be done to address how tariffs are affecting the parts that carmakers ...more
Thune Doubts Future of Tariff Oversight Bill
“The president’s indicated he would veto it," Thune said. "And I don’t see how they’d ...more
Thune Doubts Chances for Congressional Tariff Oversight
“The president’s indicated he would veto it," Thune said. "And I don’t see how they’d ...more
Tennessee Offering $19.4M for Fleets to Buy Green Trucks
A DTNA Freightliner eCascadia charges. The grants are being offered by the Tennessee Department of ...more
House Unveils Bathroom Access Bill for Truck Drivers
Trucks at a rest area near Elizabethtown and Glendale, Ky. A bill that would guarantee ...more
Iowa Law Aims to Strengthen Trucking Independent Contractors
(Iowa Department of Transportation) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has enacted a law backed by the ...more
EU Unites Behind Tough Line on Trump Trade Tariffs
“While the EU remains open and prefers negotiations, we will not wait endlessly,” EU Trade ...more
N.Y. Invests $47.4 Million in Three Aging Interstate Bridges
Two bridges that carry traffic between New York and New Jersey along Interstate 87/I-287 in ...more
Texas DPS says unsafe speed led to fiery tanker crash that killed truck driver
Officials in Texas are investigating a tanker truck crash that claimed the life of a ...more
Inflation Expectations Hit Nearly 3-Year High
Recession concerns have grown, and most economists expect tariffs to boost prices and weigh on ...more
Texas interstate closed for fatal tanker crash
Transportation officials in Texas closed both directions of I-14 on Monday morning for a multi-vehicle ...more
Trucking Industry Awaits Trump Regulatory Shift
“It’s a very different political environment for trucking,” Lydia Vieth said. (Bilanol/Getty Images) The Environmental ...more
New FMCSA task force to fight back against ‘predatory’ truck leasing
On Monday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the members of a new ...more
Hess Blames Tariffs for Delaying Toy Truck Release
Hess' 2024 holiday toys. (Hess Toy Truck via Facebook) Hess Corp., the U.S. oil producer ...more
VIDEO: Jake braking trucker has tips on how to avoid using the runaway ramp on Fancy Gap
The dash cammer in this video comes upon a truck that has just used a ...more
Canadian Electric Minibus Maker Damera Plans First US Plant
Damera's Karsan eJest, a 19-passenger electric minibus with a range of 130 miles. (Damera Corp./TNS) ...more