USDOT Warns States on Non-Resident CDL Compliance
The action arrives shortly after Duffy unveiled a package of pro-trucker measures. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press) The Transportation Department on June 27 launched a nationwide audit of how states issue non-domiciled commercial driver licenses, with Secretary Sean Duffy warning that any lapse endangers families and violates Trump administration rules. Non-domiciled CDLs ...more
Multiple law enforcement agencies partnered for a commercial vehicle inspection and enforcement operation in the Lewisville, Texas, area last month. ...more
A toll rate increase has been announced for three bridges connecting western New York with Canada. On Monday, the Niagara ...more
Westport Trims Q4 Loss, Renews Heavy-Duty Truck Focus
A Westport Fuel Systems Volvo truck. (Westport Fuel Systems) Westport Fuel Systems posted declines in fourth-quarter and full-year net income ...more
Perspective: The Split Personalities of Musk and Tesla
In December, when Tesla CEO Elon Musk was preparing to assume his new position leading the Department of Government Efficiency, ...more
Isuzu to Launch Classes 6-7 Battery-Electric Trucks in 2027
An Isuzu Class 6 FTR Series truck on display at an industry trade show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) ...more
Northvolt Cuts Workforce to 1,700 as Part of Bankruptcy
(Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg News) Bankrupt battery maker Northvolt AB will continue to operate in Sweden with a staff of 1,700 while ...more
Cashless Tolling Is Coming to Kansas Turnpike in 2024
A truck passes under a tolling gantry on the Kansas Turnpike. (Kansas Turnpike Authority) Making ...more
Illinois Welcomes Expansion of Soybean Plant for Biodiesel
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (second from right) joins other dignitaries at the groundbreaking ceremony Sept. ...more
Peterbilt Celebrates Model 389 Milestone
Massey Motor Freight owner Troy Massey accepts a plaque acknowleding the 100,000th Peterbilt Model 389. ...more
Federal Railroad Inspectors Find Defects at Union Pacific
Locomotives are stacked up with freight cars in the Union Pacific Railroad's Bailey Yard in ...more
Nikola Truck Catches Fire During Testing
The pre-production truck was undergoing “battery fire investigation and testing” at a facility near its ...more
Clean Fuel Demand Pushing Biofuel Growth
Biodiesel tanker truck at Western Iowa Energy in Wall Lake, Iowa. Over 70% of U.S ...more
Diesel Price Rises to 4.8¢ to $4.54 a Gallon
At an average cost of $5.97 a gallon, California's diesel price is 43.5 cents higher ...more
Diesel Price Rises 4.8¢ to $4.54 a Gallon
At an average cost of $5.97 a gallon, California's diesel price is 43.5 cents higher ...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 ...more
A snowstorm caused more than 400 spinouts and crashes on Minnesota roadways on Wednesday. The ...more
Texas Welcomes Deal for Green Hydrogen Production Venture
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared that a newly announced $4 billion green hydrogen production facility ...more
A man was arrested in Connecticut on Sunday after driving in reverse on a highway ...more
Tesla releases video of Semi durability testing in ‘harsh’ conditions
Tesla recently released a brief video touting the ruggedness of company’s new-to-market all-electric Class 8 ...more
Daimler Truck North America Sales in Q1 Slide 16%
A fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia on the road. Daimler Truck North America sold 38,992 trucks and ...more
Ford, China’s CATL Mull Workaround for New US Battery Plant
Ford Motor Co. and China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. are considering building a battery ...more
Vertical Cold Storage Buys Michigan Facility
The facility is 140,000 square feet, has 19 dock doors and includes more than 20,000 ...more