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
A fake trucking company was able to drive away with two loads of beef after a subcontracting incident. The incident ...more
A truck driver was found dead in his truck cab at a Nebraska truck stop two days after his company ...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
Diesel Price Dips 1.7¢ to $3.497 a Gallon
Diesel’s price has dropped 14.2 cents over four straight decreases. (vitpho/Getty Images) The national average ...more
VIDEO: Car driver is just a heartbeat away from a T-bone crash with a big rig
CDLLife reader Scott recently sent in a dash cam clip of his close call with ...more
US Imports Slow as Trump Tariffs Ripple Through Supply Chain
“The latest wave of tariffs is creating ripple effects across both imports and exports,” Danaf ...more
Big rig hits three parked police vehicles on I-44, leaving three officers injured
The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) is investigating a weekend crash that left two state ...more
China’s Exports to US Sink 21% as Tariffs Hit Global Trade
A cargo train moves past new cars waiting for shipment in a port in Yantai ...more
I-55 closed until Tuesday for ‘multiple fatality’ 60 to 80 vehicle pileup amid dust storm
Officials say that I-55 near Springfield, Illinois, will likely remain closed into Tuesday after a ...more
Law enforcement agencies in California arrested four people following a months-long investigation into a major ...more