Nikola Customers’ Conundrum: Innovate or Park the Truck?
Carriers spent considerable amounts of hard-earned cash on the Tre tractors, even as Nikola executives hunted for a financial backer for many months. (Andreas Gebert/Bloomberg) If the manufacturer of the trucks you bought implodes, what do you do? After Nikola Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 19, ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is gearing up for a driver-focused enforcement operation taking place in July. Operation Safe Driver ...more
Truck driver wages rose 16% in the first quarter of 2025, according to one study conducted by several job sites. ...more
On the CDLLife App, real drivers share their real experiences—the good, the funny, and the helpful. Here’s a highlight of ...more
The owner of a trucking company in northern Idaho says he is closing the business in part because good drivers ...more
A video circulating on trucker internet has one question to ask about this gorgeous back-in: luck or skill? In the ...more
Potholes in the Detroit area are causing headaches for the people who live there, including truck drivers. Residents in Clinton ...more
Volkswagen Raises $393M in Sale of Traton Truck Unit Stake
The Volkswagen headquarters and auto plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News) Volkswagen AG raised ...more
Shipping Group Says Trump Port Fee Plan Will Hurt Economy
A ship under construction in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. (Meng Delong/VCG/Getty Images) A plan by ...more
Biden’s Energy Department Suppressed LNG Study, GOP Says
A cargo ship passes the Cheniere Energy liquefied natural gas plant in Port Arthur, Texas. ...more
Stellantis’ Elkann: Auto Industry Doesn’t Need Defense Ties
Elkann is focusing on ways to bolster Italian car production after a dramatic slump in ...more
Fed Stays the Course on Rates as Inflation Risks Grow
Fed officials have kept rates steady this year after cutting them by a percentage point ...more
Florida Port Gains $2M State Grant to Boost Truck Traffic
“Today’s investment in SeaPort Manatee will grow Florida’s export potential and increase manufacturing in our ...more
Brookfield Leads Race to Acquire Colonial Pipeline
Colonial operates the largest U.S. fuel pipeline system with a network covering more than 5,500 ...more
Truck maker Kenworth announced plans to sunset several popular models in 2026. On March 19, ...more
GM Cuts Workers at Canada Truck Plant, Citing Trade Turmoil
The General Motors Oshawa assembly plant in Ontario. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg) A General Motors Co. assembly ...more
Weak US On-Highway Truck Demand Drags on Q1 Cummins Revenue
A Cummins diesel engine at the Cummins plant in Seymour, Ind. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) Equipment manufacturer ...more
Ford Hikes Prices on Mexico-Made Models by as Much as $2,000
A Ford Maverick small pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Richmond, Calif. The model ...more
Poles impale semi’s windshield in Florida
Police in Tampa, Florida, are responding to a Friday morning incident that left the cab ...more
Trump Budget Includes Freight Interests, Cuts Green Programs
The White House is proposing nearly $27 billion for the Department of Transportation's discretionary budget ...more