A truck driver hauling an improperly permitted oversize load was found not guilty in the accidental death of a motorcyclist who was struck by the large equipment. The fatal accident happened in June of 2023 on Route 190 near Princeton, Massachusetts. According to Boston 25, 25-year-old Jacob Brisbois was stopped in ...more
Kenworth, Peterbilt Maker Cuts 175 Jobs in Quebec, Union Says
A Peterbilt truck at CES in Las Vegas in 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) Truck maker Paccar Inc., parent company of ...more
Trump Targets Brazil With Steep 50% Tariff Hike
Brazil had been set to face the minimum 10% levy under the so-called “reciprocal” tariffs Trump originally unveiled in April. ...more
Tariffs Split Fed Officials on Rate-Cut Outlook
The minutes underscored how a rapidly evolving economic-policy backdrop has complicated the Fed’s policy calculus this year. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg) The ...more
DTNA Aims to Increase Margins With Focus on Western Star
DTNA is looking to increase its heavy-duty vocational truck sales 60% by 2030. (Daimler Truck) CLEVELAND, N.C. — Daimler Truck ...more
Longer Amazon Prime Day Sparks More Browsing, Fewer Buys
The average household spent $106 on Prime Day, down from $110 during the beginning of last year’s sale. (Klaus Galiano/Bloomberg) ...more
Trump Reveals New Batch of Tariffs From Iraq to Philippines
A containership in Cebu City, the Philippines, in 2024. (Lisa Marie David/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump unveiled a new round of ...more
Nissan Recalls 480,000 Vehicles Due to Engine Failure Risk
Unsold 2021 Rogue SUVs sit on a lot at a Nissan dealership in Colorado. (David ...more
RNG Gains New Momentum in Longhaul Trucking
A natural gas-powered tractor running on RNG reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides by 90% compared ...more
Canada Exports to US Keep Falling as Tariffs Curb Shipments
Tractor-trailers cross the Peace Bridge at the Canada-United States border in Fort Erie, Ontario. (Christopher ...more
North Carolina Truck Driver Wins $50,000 in Maryland Lottery
Clayton Webb won $50,000 on a Maryland Lottery Fast Play ticket. (Maryland Lottery) A truck ...more
UPS Plans to Offer Voluntary Buyouts to Union Drivers
A driver unloads packages from a UPS truck in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) UPS ...more
Trump Aims to Shut Loopholes China Uses to Evade Tariffs
Shipping operations at Haiphong Port in Vietnam. (Linh Pham/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump’s two-tiered trade deal ...more
Employers Added a Surprising 147,000 Jobs in June
(Matt Rourke/AP/File) U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the American labor market continues ...more
Truckers Caught Smuggling People, Drugs Face Lifetime CDL Bans
A sign promotes the Texas Hold'Em Initiative, which began in 2008. (U.S. Border Patrol Laredo ...more
UPS Workers Approve New Union Contract
A UPS driver makes a delivery in Mount Lebanon, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) The ...more
NTDC Rewind: Notes, Quotes and Anecdotes
While the focus was on the competition on the course, Dick Gillespie (left), Ina Daly ...more
UPS Offers Buyouts to 167 Pilots as Air Cargo Slumps
Tail section of a UPS cargo jet. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. is offering a ...more
Carmakers Are Failing the Privacy Test
Drivers are given little or no control over the personal data their vehicles collect. (dusanpetkovic/Getty ...more
Peterbilt Celebrates Model 389 Milestone
Massey Motor Freight owner Troy Massey accepts a plaque acknowleding the 100,000th Peterbilt Model 389. ...more
Nikola FCEV Truck Deliveries to Start Before End of September
Nikola began production of the Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric truck July 31 at its ...more
Pennsylvania’s Red Light Camera Fines to Fund 31 Projects
A red light camera in Philadelphia. (Philadelphia Parking Authority via YouTube) The Pennsylvania Department of ...more
A semi truck crash was caught on surveillance video early Tuesday morning in Houston, Texas. ...more