Dozens of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) workers have accepted deferred resignation offers, according to a new report. Earlier this year, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) workers received deferred resignation program (DRP) offers from the federal government, which would allow them to continue to receive salary and benefits through ...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
DHL Express Opens Atlanta Cargo Facility
DHL's Atlanta facility at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is equipped with technology capable of sorting up ...more
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol is asking drivers to check both ...more
West Coast Swapping Diesel for Biofuels
Harvesting a soybean crop. Biofuels (biodiesel and renewable diesel) have become alternatives to diesel and ...more
Trump’s NHTSA Pick Promises Rapid Self-Driving Deployment
An autonomous self-driving taxi in Los Angeles. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) President Donald Trump’s choice to ...more
Teen arrested for doing 91 while hauling improperly secured skid steer with no license
A sheriff’s deputy in Wisconsin nabbed a commercial vehicle driver for excessive speed and a ...more
Interstate 35 was shut down overnight after suspects armed with an AK style rifle fled ...more
Tesla Starts Cybertruck Production Two Years Behind Schedule
Musk has said he will give updated specs and pricing information around the end of ...more
Did you miss the Walcott Truckers Jamboree? Here are the winners from the 2023 Super Truck Beauty Contest
If you missed this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, then you missed one of the most ...more