Employers Added a Surprising 147,000 Jobs in June
(Matt Rourke/AP/File) U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the American labor market continues to show surprising resilience despite uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The unemployment rate ticked down 4.1% from 4.2% in May, the Labor Department said July 3. Hiring rose modestly from a revised 144,000 ...more
Truckstop Stresses Carrier Trust Following Broker Survey
Dehan recommended that carriers learn more about their broker partners to build relationships and acquire more consistent freight. (TippaPatt/Getty Images) ...more
Trump Moves Closer to Port Fee on Chinese Vessels
Containerships at anchor near the Port of Los Angeles. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg) The Trump administration took steps to impose levies on ...more
Norfolk Southern, Chemical Maker Hash Out Who Pays Residents
Norfolk Southern and OxyVinyls, the chemical company that made the vinyl chloride that was released and burned after the derailment, ...more
Waymo Wants to Expand Robotaxi Service South of San Francisco
Two Waymo driverless taxis stop before passing one another on a San Francisco street in 2023. (Terry Chea/Associated Press, File) ...more
Hertz Wins Over Ackman in Bet Tariffs Will Raise Value of Cars
Cars on a Hertz car rental lot in Berkeley, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management ...more
A landscaping company in B.C. shared dash cam video of one of their drivers involved in a collision with an ...more
A truck stop in Anthony, Texas, was heavily damaged by fire on Friday morning. The ...more
The city of San Antonio has officially approved an amendment to the city’s code that ...more
Wild video captured in Midland, Texas, on Thursday shows the moment that a heavy equipment ...more
Trailer Orders Drop 14% Year Over Year in February
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. U.S. trailer orders continued to trend below the previous year in ...more
QXO to Acquire Beacon Roofing Supply in $11 Billion Deal
(photovs/Getty Images) QXO Inc. has agreed to acquire Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. in a deal ...more
Congress to Review DOT Nominees, Trump’s Budget Plan
Thune signaled the potential for high-profile DOT nominees to appear before the transportation panels as ...more
Cargo Numbers Increase in February at Port of Los Angeles
A sea lion gang gathered on the bow of a ship to watch the workforce ...more
Canada Set for Snap Election With Trade War Rattling Economy
Mark Carney by Andrej Ivanov/AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set ...more
June Truck Tonnage Ticks Down 0.8% on Annual Basis
Trucks on a highway. American Trucking Associations' For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index dipped slightly in June ...more
M&A Trucking Market Weathers 2023 Headwinds
There haven't been too many mergers and acquisitions in 2023, but one notable deal that ...more
VIDEO: Semi truck chase ends with police unleashing K-9 on truck driver attempting to surrender
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) recently released alarming body cam video of a police ...more
Canada Transport Minister Omar Alghabra Steps Down
Alghabra has been transport minister since January 2021. (omaralghabra/youtube) Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said he ...more
Jet Engine Wind Powers EVs in Dallas Airport Test
JetWind energy pods power turbines that are housed in a 6-foot-tall box. (Love Field) The ...more
New Iowa Truck Road Unveiled at Missouri River Barge
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in June at a new road linking Interstate 29 to ...more
NHTSA Investigates Tesla Steering Control Complaints
Tesla's Model Y (pictured) and Model S are part of the investigation. (Tesla) DETROIT — ...more
Two fatally ejected in semi truck wreck on Rabbit Ears Pass
Two people were ejected from a semi truck after wrecking on Rabbit Ears Pass on ...more