Volvo Charts Customer-Focused Path for Zero-Emission Goals
Trucks at the Volvo Customer Center in Gothenburg. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Leaders from Volvo Trucks said they’re taking a customer-focused approach to achieving corporate goals for reduction of carbon emissions, including drilling down on fleets’ operations to identify and fine-tune opportunities where adoption of zero-emission trucks will ...more
Barge Freight Rates Surge as Mississippi River Levels Drop
A backup of barges on the Mississippi River in November of 2022. (Rory Doyle/Bloomberg News) The cost to transport America’s ...more
UPS Offers Buyouts to 167 Pilots as Air Cargo Slumps
Tail section of a UPS cargo jet. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. is offering a voluntary severance package for 167 ...more
Action Sought Against China for Chassis, Container Practices
Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin says China's practices are "not competition, that’s an economic disease eating into our communities.” (House ...more
Eaton Merges Units in Preparation for Electrification Push
Eaton headquarters in Dublin. The company is merging its Vehicle Group and eMobility unit. (Eaton Corp.) Eaton Corp. is preparing ...more
US Dedicates $12 Billion to Retrofit Auto Plants for EVs
Workers build a Ford Focus on the assembly line at Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. (Bill ...more
Panama Canal Congestion Threatens US Trucking
A cargo ship waits on Gatun Lake for its transit through the Panama Canal. The U.S. is the main source ...more
Marathon to Shut Third-Largest US Oil Refinery After Fire
Smoke billows from a tank fire at the Marathon Petroleum facility in Garyville, La. (Chris ...more
July Cargo Volumes Decline at Most Ports
Houston Ship Channel will be 700 feet wide and about 46.5 feet deep after an ...more
Cruise, Waymo Cope With Robotaxi Backlash in San Francisco
A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco on Aug. 10. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Just ...more
Iowa Grants to Help Community Colleges Expand CDL Training
(Iowa Department of Transportation) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a new funding pipeline to help ...more
Walmart, Alphabet to Test Wider Drone Deliveries
A Wing drone delivery to a home. (Wing via YouTube) Walmart Inc. is planning its ...more
Yellow’s Terminals: Analysts Expect More Bids
A truck leaves a Yellow terminal in Kansas City, Mo., in July. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press) ...more
Uber Raises Minimum Age for Most California Drivers to 25
Previously drivers as young as 19 could sign up. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) SAN FRANCISCO ...more
Cruise Could Bring Robotaxis to Raleigh
A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Cruise, the taxi company that ...more
Driver overturns truck with driving instructor on board
On Thursday morning, Indiana State Police (ISP) responded to a rollover truck crash in Martinsville. ...more
California officially outlaws the sale of ‘dirty’ diesel trucks starting in 2036
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved sweeping changes today that will force trucking fleets ...more
FMCSA orders truck driver off the road following DUI crash that killed four in Tennessee
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared a truck driver to be an imminent ...more
Bridge strike reveals 750 lbs. of marijuana concealed in roof of semi trailer
Police in New York made an unusual drug bust on Monday after a truck struck ...more
Competitive Commercial Vehicle Financing is Result from Mitsubishi HC Capital America Merger
By combining the best resources and assets of each integrated business, Mitsubishi HC Capital America ...more