Chipmakers Win Bigger Tax Credit Under Bill Passed by Senate
(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Sweeping tax legislation passed by the Senate on July 1 would make it cheaper for semiconductor manufacturers to build plants in the U.S., delivering a win to chipmakers and boosting U.S. efforts to expand the industry domestically. Companies like Intel Corp., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Micron ...more
Japan to Push for US Auto Tariffs Exemption
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 1. ...more
Reciprocal Tariffs Will Overturn Decades of Trade Policy
Vehicles at the Mercedes-Benz Vehicle Preparation Center at the Port of Baltimore, where new Mercedes-Benz vehicle imports are processed before ...more
Carmakers Race to Persuade Trump to Temper Tariffs
A worker sands a cut aluminum sheet at an auto parts manufacturer in Mexico on Feb. 17. (Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg News) ...more
GM, Hyundai Sales Rise as Trump Tariff Fears Spur Car Buying
Shoppers look at vehicles for sale at a GMC Chevrolet dealership in Yuma, Ariz., on March 31. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg News) ...more
Lutnick Fields Rival US Steel Bids by Nippon Steel, Activist
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick by Francis Chung/Bloomberg News U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has emerged as a key player ...more
Tenstreet Boosts Carrier Network With DriverReach Acquisition
Tenstreet said the addition of the DriverReach software will enhance usability and adoption rates among carriers and spur renewed focus ...more
Utility Trailer Teams Up With Germany’s Schmitz Cargobull
The joint venture will see Utility Trailer’s 3000R line of refrigerated freight trailers paired with ...more
Transportation Stakeholders See Slow Growth in 2024
Moderator Evan Armstrong and LIANA panelists (from left) Lawrence Gross, Tim Denoyer and Alan Murphy ...more
Transportation Stakeholders See Slow Growth in 2024
Moderator Evan Armstrong and LIANA panelists (from left) Lawrence Gross, Tim Denoyer and Alan Murphy ...more
Diesel Issues Could Worsen Due to Lack of Crude From OPEC+
(Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News) The diesel market is pricing in a crisis, one that soon could ...more
FTR’s Starks: Trailer Production to Trend Lower Through 2024
The production line at a Stoughton facility. Starks said production of trailers in the U.S. ...more
UAW May Consider Strikes at Small Number of Factories
United Auto Workers members walk in the 2019 Labor Day parade in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/Associated ...more
Union Pacific’s New CEO Won’t Rule Out Cuts
(Union Pacific Railway via Facebook) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s new CEO, who came into ...more
Hyundai Could Get $2.1 Billion in Aid to Make EVs in Georgia
A banner welcomes Hyundai Motor Group to their future home at the Bryan County site ...more
Amazon to Double Number of Same-Day Delivery Facilities
Amazon said more than half of all orders placed by Prime subscribers in the 60 ...more
VIDEO: Here’s what it’s like to haul gear for the Taylor Swift tour
A popular Vlogger and truck driver who is hauling for the Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ tour ...more
Meritor, Heavy-Duty Truck Engine Sales Boost Cummins Profits
Cummins said sales in North America increased 31% year-over-year. (Cummins Inc.) Profits at Cummins Inc. ...more
Daimler Truck CFO Jochen Goetz Dies at 52
Goetz speaking last month at Daimler's Capital Market Day 2023 in Boston. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) ...more
NYC launches ‘nation’s first’ automated enforcement system for overweight trucks on the BQE
This week, New York City officials announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind system to automatically ...more
House Leaders Seek to Limit Acting Secretary Julie Su’s Term
Julie Su speaks during a confirmation hearing. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press) Legislation aimed at preventing an ...more
Proterra’s Bankruptcy Illustrates Challenges for EV Startups
A billboard in Miami promoting Proterra buses in February. (Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press) Electric bus maker ...more
UPS’ Wilson Wins 2023 Grand Champion at NTDC
Tank truck driver Gragg Wilson and wife Denise react after he is announced as the ...more