A woman was awarded just over seven million dollars in a lawsuit against a towing company that illegally towed and held her food truck for 699 days. The case began back in 2022, when the woman’s “Crazy Tacos” food truck was towed from an unmarked, abandoned lot in Kansas City, ...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
Schneider Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth in Q1
Schneider CEO Mark Rourke said, “We delivered results for the quarter in line with our ...more
Beef Losses Deepen as Tyson Battles Cattle Crunch
Tyson is “managing through the most challenging beef environment we’ve ever seen,” King said in ...more
A truck driver was indicted this week after getting into multiple altercations during her reckless ...more
Kentucky weigh station to reopen with new flat/worn tire detectors, weigh in motion tech
A Kentucky weigh station that closed earlier this month will soon reopen with new upgrades ...more
Forward Air Reports Revenue Growth, Smaller Net Loss in Q1
Greeneville, Tenn.-based Forward Air posted a net loss of $61.2 million in Q1, an improvement ...more
Continental Express driver Dave Wolford named Ohio Trucking Association Driver of the Year
Content Sponsored by Continental ExpressSIDNEY – The Ohio Trucking Association recently named long-time Continental Express driver ...more