NMFTA Tackles Cyber-Enabled Cargo Thefts With New Framework
NMFTA said the convergence of three factors creates a strong cargo theft defense: cybersecurity, operational security and physical security. (Kindamorphic/Getty Images) The National Motor Freight Traffic Association has released a framework aimed at helping carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated problem of digitally enabled cargo ...more
March Medium-Duty Truck Sales Dip 0.1% Year Over Year
Sales inched down 0.1% to 19,942 units from 19,961 a year ago. (Daimler Truck) The U.S. retail market for medium-duty ...more
Policymakers in Congress Introduce Cargo Theft Bill
A shipping container with a hanging, open lock. The bipartisan and bicameral Combating Organized Retail Crime Act would facilitate the ...more
Diesel Price Drops 6¢ to $3.579 a Gallon
Diesel's previous price drop was 5.3 cents a gallon on the week of March 10. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) The ...more
Canada Exempts Tariffs on Automakers That Stay in Country
BrightDrop electric vans at the General Motors CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. (Brett Gundlock/Bloomberg) The Canadian government said it ...more
Caterpillar Appoints Joe Creed as CEO Starting May 1
Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby (left) will become Executive Chairman of the Board effective May 1. COO Joe Creed ...more
Global Oil Surplus to Persist in 2026, IEA Says
A Petroleos de Venezuela pump jack on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Venezuela. (Gaby Oraa/Bloomberg) The International Energy Agency slashed forecasts ...more
A truck driver managed to leap over a very dangerous situation unscathed after crashing his ...more
Chevron Buys $2.3B Hess Stake, Stays Confident on Merger
(Chevron by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News; Hess by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News) Chevron Corp. bought nearly ...more
PepsiCo Buys Prebiotic Soda Brand Poppi
Poppi features brightly colored, fruit-forward cans. (John Minchillo/AP/file) PepsiCo said March 17 it’s acquiring the ...more
Low-Rolling-Resistance Tires Gain Traction in Trucking
Investing in more fuel-efficient tires is the easiest way for fleet operators to boost fuel ...more
Trump Says Both Reciprocal, Sectoral Tariffs Coming April 2
President Donald Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at ...more
Trump’s Trade Wars Tip World to Slower Growth, OECD Warns
OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann by OECD President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies have abruptly ...more
BYD Unveils Battery System That Charges EV in Five Minutes
The BYD Seagull at an auto show. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News) BYD Co. unveiled a new ...more
Luminar Stock Jumps as Viral Video Backs Its Tech Over Tesla
Luminar will report fourth-quarter results after the market closes on March 20. (Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg News) ...more
Asphalt spilled in National Park when semi truck loses brakes on road prohibiting semi trucks due to steep grade
Crews are working to clean up a load of liquid asphalt spilled after a semi ...more
Republicans Highlight Role of Internal Combustion Engines
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is the lead sponsor of the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases ...more
Leasing Offers Pathway for Fleets Interested in EVs
Ryder has created value-added programs like RyderElectric+ to provide fleets with end-to-end services such as ...more
Pedestrian fatally struck by semi truck in grocery store parking lot
Arizona police are investigating a fatality incident involving a semi truck that occurred on Wednesday ...more
Covenant Reports Revenue, Earnings Decline for Q2
Covenant says it is pleased with the initial operating results of Lew Thompson & Son ...more
Tractor trailer tips over avoiding woman looking to end life
A tractor trailer overturned in Illinois on Monday morning while avoiding a woman running into ...more
Brake loss sends semi truck barreling through dense construction zone
One person is dead after a semi truck lost its brakes and went barreling through ...more
Ohio Turnpike to Launch More Complex Toll Structure
An entrance to the Ohio Turnpike. (Marvin Fong/Tribune Content Agency) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio ...more