Trump Dismisses Extension of Tariff Deadline, Hits Japan
Containerships at the Yokkaichi Port in Yokkaichi, Japan. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he is not considering delaying his July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his threat to cut off talks and impose duty rates on several nations, including Japan. “No, I’m not thinking about ...more
As part of the agency’s new registration system, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is implementing an identity verification ...more
This month, U.S. Border Patrol partnered with local law enforcement agencies for an I-20 “highway enforcement operation.” The enforcement effort, ...more
Daimler Truck Plans AI-Powered Military Vehicle
(Daimler Truck) BERLIN — German vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck Holding on March 28 announced that it would be integrating artificial ...more
CK Hutchison May Delay Signing Panama Ports Deal
The Port of Balboa at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. (Walter Hurtado/Bloomberg) Billionaire Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s most ...more
US Inflation Remained Elevated in February
Vehicles at a Mini dealership on March 23 in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP) WASHINGTON — An inflation gauge closely ...more
BRW Earns Full DOD Approval for Military Freight Services
(BRW) BRW took a major step further into government and defense contracting by securing approval to handle more military freight, ...more
California Charging Infrastructure Lags Behind Targets
A heavy-duty electric vehicle charging station in California. (Penske Truck Leasing) The California Air Resources ...more
Kroger, Albertsons In Talks to Sell Stores to C&S, SoftBank
The SoftBank Corp. logo displayed near a store in Tokyo. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg News) Kroger Co. ...more
GM Makes Initial Offer to UAW, Union President ‘Insulted’
United Auto Workers member John Weyer walks in the Labor Day parade in Detroit. (Paul ...more
Senate Could Consider FY24 Transportation Bill Next Week
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) outlined a legislative schedule prioritizing the transportation funding measure ...more
Trucking Experts Prepare for Lackluster Peak Season
“The macro economy is not in a recession, but the freight market has been in ...more
Class 8 Truck Orders Fall 12% in August
A truck chassis on the assembly line at Kenworth's Chillicothe, Ohio, plant. (Kenworth via YouTube) ...more
FAA Clears UPS Drones for Longer Flights
UPS used drones to deliver coronavirus vaccines in 2021. (Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist) Two ...more
ELeapPower Brings Integrated Inverter to Medium-Duty BEVs
Jonathan Dooley of eLeapPower outlines the company’s integrated power electronics systems for electric vehicles. (Seth ...more
The family of a motorist found in a frozen lake has filed a lawsuit against ...more
A semi truck tipped over while trying to drive around a crew of power line ...more
Walgreens Going Private in $10 Billion Sycamore Deal
Walgreen Co. ranks No. 43 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest ...more
Nikola Wins Permission to Auction Manufacturing Facility
Employees working on a Nikola vehicle inside the now-closed manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Ariz. (Nikola ...more
VTNA Launches D13 Variable Geometry Turbo Engine
The D13 Variable Geometry Turbo engine will be the standard installation on the second generation ...more
Nissan Appoints Espinosa to Succeed Uchida as CEO
Makoto Uchida (left) by Kyodo News via Associated Press; Ivan Espinosa by Nissan Nissan Motor ...more
A group of men were able to rob a Tennessee gas station of several hundred ...more
Steel Buyers Enter Tariff Era as Truck Freight Is Halted
A worker feeds sheet aluminum into a machine at an auto parts manufacturer in San ...more