Home Depot to Buy GMS at $4.3 Billion Value
(Jeff Chiu/Associated Press) Home Depot Inc. has agreed to acquire specialty building products distributor GMS Inc. for $4.3 billion, its latest effort to grab more spending from professional contractors. The home improvement retailer’s subsidiary SRS Distribution Inc. will purchase the distributor of building products such as drywall, ceilings and other ...more
Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest Reading Since 2021
Shoppers make their ways down an aisle lined with clothing and shoes in a Costco warehouse in Sheridan, Colo. (David ...more
Kroger Fights Suit by Albertsons Over Failed Deal
(Ed Pevos/Ann Arbor News via AP, File) Kroger Co. is fighting back against a lawsuit brought by Albertsons Cos. over ...more
A Boston man pleaded guilty in connection with a wide-ranging scheme to exchange bribes for passing scores for Commercial Driver’s ...more
A truck driver is dead after a crash on Interstate 94 that sent him veering across three lanes of traffic ...more
The Trump Administration has tapped a veteran law enforcement officer to be the new permanent leader of the Federal Motor ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made two major methamphetamine seizures on back-to-back days in Calexico, California. The first of the ...more
Port of Baltimore Welcomes Biggest Containership Ever
The Evergreen Ever Max at Port of Baltimore on Aug. 19. (Port of Baltimore via ...more
Hilary Pushes Into Nevada After Drenching California
Maura Taura surveys the damaged cause by a downed tree outside her home in Sun ...more
Ron Storn Joins Leadership Team at Truckstop
A human resources professional for two decades, Ron Storn has been appointed as the new ...more
Peterbilt Adds Hendrickson’s Primaax EX Suspension as Option
The Hendrickson Primaax EX severe-duty vocational air suspension system. (Hendrickson) Truck manufacturer Peterbilt has started ...more
Five More Indicted in Staged New Orleans Crashes
The new indictment brings to about 60 the number of individuals who have been charged, ...more
Pennsylvania Updates CDL Skills Test
The Pennsylvania Turnpike over the Lehigh River. (Alex Potemkin/Getty Images) Pending changes to Pennsylvania’s commercial ...more
Nikola Lowers 2023 Delivery Target
Nikola had previously said it would deliver 350 and then 500 vehicles this year. (Nikola ...more
NHTSA Proposes New Rules for Seat Belt Usage
A seat belt for the right front passenger seat. (Jenny Kane/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The ...more
UPS, Teamsters Agree to Resume Talks
“We are prepared to increase our industry-leading pay and benefits," UPS said in a statement. ...more
Knight-Swift Reports 71% Earnings Drop for Q2
(Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. via PowerPoint) Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. on July 20 reported that ...more
VIDEO: Semi truck topples making turn — and fellow truckers just drive on by
A semi truck driver appears to take a turn just a little bit too quickly, ...more
Stellantis Profits Soar 37% in First Half of Year
A Dodge Durango. North America accounted for 57% of adjusted operating income and nearly half ...more
Yellow appears to be ‘laying off personnel & closing entire terminals,’ Teamsters say
The Teamsters say that layoffs and terminal closures appear to be happening at trucking giant ...more
Old Dominion Freight Line Q2 Profit Falls 22.3% Year-On-Year
An Old Dominion Freight Line truck on Interstate 65 in Shepherdsville, Ky. The less-than-truckload carrier ...more
Senate EPW Approves Diesel Emissions Bill
DERA funding is meant to facilitate the voluntary replacement or installation of retrofits on existing ...more
GXO Beats Wall Street Predictions, Boosts Q2 Profit 27%
A GXO worker operates a robotic arm in a warehouse. GXO said second-quarter net income ...more