Low Mississippi River Limits Barges
Barges float in the Mississippi River as a portion of the riverbed is exposed on Sept. 15 in St. Louis. (Jeff Roberson/AP) DES MOINES, Iowa — A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest ...more
Cruise to Begin Testing Wheelchair-Accessible Robotaxi
The first iteration of the Cruise WAV includes a ramp that riders will be able to use unassisted from the ...more
Factory Output Rises Slightly, Limited by Auto Production
A worker prepares a tire to be mounted onto a truck chassis at the Volvo AG New River Valley Plant ...more
Workers Are on Strike at All 3 Detroit Automakers
Striking United Auto Workers picket at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., shortly after midnight on Sept. 15. (Paul ...more
Norfolk Southern CEO Promises to Keep Improving Safety
A Norfolk Southern train in Pennsylvania. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern's CEO pledged to continue working ...more
Court Approves Timeline for Sale of Yellow Terminals
Yellow owned about 12,700 tractors and 42,000 trailers at the end of the second quarter of 2023, according to company ...more
Quantron to Bring Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks to Europe, US
Quantron plans to begin producing a Class 8 fuel cell electric tractor in the United States next year and has ...more
Analysts: Diesel Price Augurs Carrier Casualty Acceleration
Stifel Associate Vice President Bruce Chan said Sept. 12 that higher fuel prices are likely ...more
Biden Sends Top Aides to Detroit to Help With Auto Strike
President Joe Biden speaks about the auto workers strike from the Roosevelt Room of the ...more
Port of Long Beach’s Hacegaba Sees Better Days Ahead in 2024
The Port of Long Beach is in the midst of a 10-year, $2.2 billion capital ...more
Senate, House Differ on FY24 Funding Bills
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) recently speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. "We are committed to ...more
Electric Vehicle Sales Hit Critical Mark
Tesla vehicles in a parking lot after arriving at a port. (Toru Hanai/Bloomberg News) Electric ...more
August Class 8 Sales Down 1%
Daimler Truck North America’s Freightliner brand took the largest market share in August with 34.9% ...more
Volvo Charts Customer-Focused Path for Zero-Emission Goals
Trucks at the Volvo Customer Center in Gothenburg. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Leaders ...more
Nikola FCEV Truck Deliveries to Start Before End of September
Nikola began production of the Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric truck July 31 at its ...more
Winning EV Battery Race Called 21st Century ‘Moonshot’
“Winning the battery manufacturing race for electric vehicles is the moonshot of the 21st century,” ...more
Warehouse Robots Help Deliver the Goods
Skypod robots are seen in the service room of Exotec's headquarters in Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta ...more
Construction Starts on I-270 Bridge Over Mississippi River
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other officials mark the beginning of construction to replace the Chain ...more
Trucker hit and killed on highway while chasing after his dog
A truck driver was fatally struck by a car on Monday morning while chasing after ...more
Former FMCSA worker sentenced to prison for soliciting and accepting bribe from trucking company
A U.S. Department of Transportation worker has been sentenced to prison on an extortion charge ...more
Trucker charged with first degree murder for in-cab shooting death of fellow trucker in Michigan
On Monday, the Van Buren Township Police Department announced that charges have been filed against ...more
Amazon Fleet Electrification Sees 5,000 Rivian Vans on Roads
Amazon expects to have 100,000 electric delivery vehicles by 2030, part of its commitment to ...more
Watch as the mainstream media admits that the truck driver shortage isn’t real
The mainstream media finally admits that there’s been no such thing as a “trucker shortage” ...more