Key Inflation Gauge Rises as Americans Cut Back on Spending
(Julie Jacobson/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — A key inflation gauge moved higher in May in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated while Americans cut back on their spending. Prices rose 2.3% in May compared with a year ago, up from just 2.1% in April, the Commerce Department said June ...more
Wabash to Quadruple Size of TaaS Fleet
New Wabash trailers at its Lafayette, Ind., factory. Wabash’s trucking-as-a-service business currently has around 1,000 trailers, but as many as ...more
Daimler Truck Eyes Reset as Steady DTNA Awaits OTR Rebound
The North American subsidiary of the world’s largest truck maker posted revenue of $6.49 billion in the three months that ...more
Nikola’s Bankruptcy Sale Nears Critical March 17 Deadline
A Nikola Tre battery-electric truck. (Andreas Gebert/Bloomberg News) Nikola CEO Steve Girsky and Chief Financial Officer Tom Okray are facing ...more
Trump Set to Meet Oil Titans on Energy Production
Trump speaks at a campaign town hall before Election Day on Oct. 14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa., as moderator and ...more
Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that targets noisy commercial vehicles with increased fines and revoked registration. The bill HB25-1039 ...more
The Arizona Department of Transportation says it does not plan to install cameras in the wake of an attack at ...more
UAW to Show List of Economic Demands to Automakers This Week
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain talks with autoworkers outside the General Motors Factory Zero ...more
BNSF Train Engineers Offered Paid Sick Time
BNSF engineers will get five days of paid sick leave and be permitted to convert ...more
Weaker Freight Rates, Brokerage Gross Margin Hurt RXO Profits
Volume grew by 10% year-over-year at RXO’s brokerage business in the second quarter, CEO Drew ...more
TFI Q2 Profit Dips by More Than 50% on Lower Freight Volumes
TFI International operates TST Overland Express. TFI reported revenue of $1.79 billion in the most ...more
Plan to Restock Emergency Oil Reserve Put on Hold
President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before entering a car on Aug. 2. (Manuel Balce ...more
Amazon Fresh Offers Grocery Delivery to Non-Prime Members
An Amazon Fresh store in Warrington, Pa. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press) NEW YORK — Amazon has ...more
Senate EPW Approves Diesel Emissions Bill
DERA funding is meant to facilitate the voluntary replacement or installation of retrofits on existing ...more
VIDEO: Car driver makes wildly dangerous U-turn right into the path of a semi truck
A trucker’s dash cam captured an excruciatingly close call with a clueless car driver who ...more
Average Age of Passenger Vehicles Hits Record High
A mechanic fills a car with oil at an auto repair shop in Collingdale, Pa. ...more
Trailer Orders Fall 32% Year Over Year in April
A welder on an assembly line at a Stoughton Trailers facility. (Stoughton Trailers) U.S. trailer ...more
Michigan Town Rests Economic Hopes on Ford Battery Plant
A view of storefronts in downtown Marshall, Mich. (J. Scott Park/mlive.com via Tribune Content Agency) ...more
A bridge buckled in the Texas Panhandle after being struck by a semi truck hauling ...more
Ford CEO Sticks to ‘Crazy High’ EV Goal
Jim Farley by Emily Elconin/Bloomberg News Ford Motor Co. surprised Wall Street earlier this month ...more
Stellantis Names Antonio Filosa Its New CEO
Antonio Filosa by Stellantis MILAN — Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest carmaker, named Italian auto executive ...more
Former Texas cop sentenced to prison for escorting tractor trailer loaded with fake cocaine
A former Harris County, Texas, Deputy Constable was sentenced to federal prison after admitting to ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) shared details about a brake safety and inspection campaign ...more