This week, Illinois State Police (ISP) weighed thousands of trucks during a 72 hour commercial vehicle enforcement effort. ISP troopers conducted a “Commercial Vehicle Safety Detail” June 23 through 25, 2025, at a fixed scale located in Montgomery County.“Officers successfully enforced state and federal motor carrier safety regulations by conducting ...more
EU Retaliates With Tariffs on Produce From GOP States
EU flags in front of the European Commission. (Mlenny/Getty Images) BRUSSELS — The European Union on March 12 announced retaliatory ...more
Trump’s 25% Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Go Into Effect
Spools of steel in the yard at an ArcelorMittal Dofasco facility in Hamilton, Ontario, on March 11. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg) WASHINGTON ...more
California Truckers Laud ACF Rule Withdrawal, Await ACT Fate
From left: ATA's Mike Tunnell, California Trucking Association's Nick Chiappe, Daimler Truck's Alissa Recker, Penske Truck Leasing's Matt DeVirgilis and ...more
Trump EPA Takes Aim at Climate Rules, Including in Trucking
Trucking manufacturers have been working to meet upcoming model year 2027 emissions regulations. (WendellandCarolyn/Getty Images) The Trump administration is launching ...more
TMC Honors Five Silver Spark Plug Winners
TMC General Chairman Amanda Schuier honors Jack Vander Giessen of Cummins-Meritor. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — ...more
Mexico Holds Off on Tariff Retaliation
Preident Claudia Sheinbaum at an event at Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City on March 9. (Stephania Corpi/Bloomberg News) Mexico is ...more
Yellow Ceases Operations
A memo to employees and customers is posted on a padlocked Yellow facility in Carlisle, ...more
Carrier Transicold Adds Two Trailer Refrigeration Models
Carrier said its new models offer higher efficiency and significantly reduced emissions. (Carrier) Carrier Transicold ...more
New Iowa Truck Road Unveiled at Missouri River Barge
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in June at a new road linking Interstate 29 to ...more
United Rentals Profit Rises on Ahern Deal, Demand Tailwind
United reported total Q2 revenue of $3.554 billion. (United Rentals Inc. via YouTube) United Rentals ...more
Exxon Profit Misses Estimates as Natural Gas, Refining Slip
Exxon's net income dropped to $7.9 billion, less than half the level of a year ...more
Ford Profit Surges on Strong Revenue in Q2
Ford raised its guidance for full-year pretax profits. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News) DETROIT — Ford ...more
Allison Q2 Profit Jumps on Strength of On-Highway Sales
A worker at Allison Transmission. The company posted record second-quarter sales of $783 million, an ...more
Yellow Puts Logistics Division Up for Sale
Yellow Logistics is a nonunion, independent subsidiary of Yellow that is formerly known as HNRY ...more
A truck driver has been released from jail after throwing a “cup of liquid” at ...more
Stellantis Sees Risk of New Chip Shortage on Demand Surge
Electrified Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe models, a prototype of an autonomous off-road vehicle. (Stellantis.com) Stellantis ...more
Second trucker to ever survive a plunge off of the CBBT finally speaks on terrifying ordeal
One of only two truck drivers to ever survive a plunge off of the Chesapeake ...more
New Jersey Sues Over NYC Congestion Pricing Plan
Vehicles and pedestrians crowd a New York City intersection. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) A plan to charge ...more
Paccar Sales, Parts Unit Push Quarterly Profit to Record
A Peterbilt electric truck. Paccar is the parent company of Peterbilt and Kenworth. Paccar CEO ...more
After 100 years in operation, bankruptcy looms for Yellow as customers flee, stock plunges: Reports
The trucking industry is bracing for news from Yellow Corp. amid multiple reports that the ...more
US Targets 43.5 MPG for New Vehicles by 2032
Traffic on a Los Angeles freeway. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press) DETROIT — The U.S. government wants ...more
Load of chocolate burns on Interstate 80
A semi truck hauling chocolate burned to the ground in California on Monday morning. The incident ...more