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 Coolidge, Ariz., factory. (Nikola Corp.) The first deliveries of Nikola’s hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered Class 8 truck are set to begin as early as late September, CEO Steve Girsky said Sept. 13. Production of the Tre fuel cell ...more
Economist Sees Challenges and Opportunity in 2024 and 2025
Shoppers at a Buffalo Grove, Ill., store. Economist Rajeev Dhawan forecasts job growth to turn mildly negative in the first ...more
Hurricane Idalia Swamps Southeast, Closes Highways
A portion of Interstate 275 is flooded near Tampa, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia bears down on the Big Bend region ...more
Traffic Deaths Fall 3% in First Half of 2023, Report Finds
Miles traveled by American motorists in the first half of 2023 increased 2.3% from the same period a year ago. ...more
US Economic Growth for Q2 Revised Down to 2.1%
A worker prepares materials and construction parts at the Boeing Interiors Responsibility Center in North Charleston, S.C., on May 31. ...more
FMCSA Proposes Changes to Carrier Fitness Determination
A Michigan state police officer monitors a weigh station. (Prepass) Federal trucking regulators are seeking public comment on a proposal ...more
Composite Use Cuts International SuperTruck II Mass by 60%
Navistar’s SuperTruck II shed 500 pounds when compared with the Traton Group unit’s SuperTruck I. (Navistar) Navistar’s International SuperTruck II ...more
Oil Production Boosts Government Income in New Mexico
Pump jacks in Lovington, N.M. (Charlie Riedel/AP) SANTA FE, N.M. — Record-breaking oil production in ...more
Stakeholders Dissect Truck Parking Challenges
ATRI has been working to identify strategies for increasing public sector rest stop parking. (Ohio ...more
ATA, Freight Leaders Press Congress on Excise Tax Repeal
The World War I-era federal excise tax is 12% on new commercial trucks. (Kenworth) When ...more
Yellow’s Shutdown Opens Up LTL Market for Competitors
Yellow's freight volumes have already started shifting to competitors, with assets expected to follow. (David ...more
Private Equity Firm H.I.G. Buys 3PL Ascent Global Logistics
A unit of H.I.G. Capital is to acquire third-party logistics provider Ascent Global Logistics. (Ascent ...more
Werner Appeals Crash Verdict to Texas Supreme Court
Werner first appealed the jury verdict in October 2018 to the Texas Fourteenth Court of ...more
Advance Auto Names New CEO Shane O’Kelly
Advance Auto Parts stock has plunged 54% this year through the Aug. 22 close. (David ...more
Two Tankers Collide in Egypt’s Suez Canal
In this handout photo released by the Suez Canal Authority on August 23, the Burri ...more
Southern California Ports to Expand Electrification Efforts
California’s move toward its 2035 goal of requiring all drayage trucks to be zero-emission is ...more
Police find no evidence of shooting after motorist accuses trucker of firing shots
Police determined that no shots were fired after a motorist reported that a trucker had ...more
70 truckers finally made it out of a South Dakota truck stop after almost a week of burial under snow
Dozens of truck drivers spent most of last week buried under snow drifts at the ...more
Snow-slick roads send semi truck into side of house
No one was was hurt after a semi truck slipped on slick roads and crashed ...more
Trucker passes out while choking on food, sends rigs plunging off I-10
A semi truck careened off of Interstate 10 in Tucson on Tuesday after the driver ...more
VIDEO: Ohio trooper catches semi truck driving down the middle of US 30, driver admits to watching video
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) shared dash cam and police body cam video of ...more
EV Tax Credit Rulings Please Some Automakers, Exclude Others
The U.S. government has angered Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk and handed welcome news to other ...more
