Merchandise-Trade Deficit Widens on Exports Drop
(Nathan Howard/Bloomberg) The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in May on the biggest drop in exports since the onset of the pandemic, while imports were little changed. The shortfall in goods trade grew 11.1% to $96.6 billion, Commerce Department data showed June 26. The figure was larger than the $86.1 ...more
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy says that the Department of Transportation (USDOT) will no longer prioritize social justice or ...more
A self-proclaimed “old school” driver says that if there are places you avoid as a trucker, then you “ain’t a ...more
SAF-Holland’s Haldex Launches ApolloSDx Air Treatment System
“We noticed we had a gap. What if it is not a line-haul application and what if it is not ...more
TMC Blends ‘Back to Basics’ With Advanced Tech Learning
Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., is the site of TMC 2025, which runs March 10-13. (Judd Hanson/Transport Topics) With ...more
TMC Blends ‘Back to Basics’ With Advanced Tech Learning
Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., is the site of TMC 2025, which runs March 10-13. (Judd Hanson/Transport Topics) With ...more
Samsara Expands Smart Trailer Capabilities
The company’s smart trailer features are enabled by the Samsara asset gateway device, which installs in under five minutes and ...more
Eye-opening video follows owner-op who says he’s homeless even though he works 14 hour days
In this short documentary video, a crew follows an owner-operator who struggles to make ends ...more
Motorist okay after crashing rented Lamborghini under semi trailer at high rate of speed
A motorist is lucky to have survived a high speed collision with a semi trailer ...more
Teamsters Halt Yellow Strike Plan After Benefits Extended
Yellow is North America's third-largest LTL carrier, trailing only FedEx Freight and Old Dominion Freight ...more
Teamsters Halt Yellow Strike Plan After Benefits Extended
Yellow is North America's third-largest LTL carrier, trailing only FedEx Freight and Old Dominion Freight ...more
Judge Denies Yellow’s Request to Block Strike
Yellow is North America's third-largest LTL carrier, trailing only FedEx Freight and Old Dominion Freight ...more
Canada Dockworkers to Vote on New Contract Today
International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers picket in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 5. (Don ...more
Volvo Signs Fuel System JV Deal With Canada’s Westport
Volvo FH gas-powered truck equipped with a Westport LNG HPDI fuel system. (CNW Group/Westport Fuel ...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
A third man has been charged for the theft of $100,000 worth of poultry from ...more
Closure of every major road in northeastern Colorado leaves truckers stranded
A blizzard in eastern Colorado prompted the closure of every major road in the northeastern ...more
Patton Logistics Group Makes $10M Expansion in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (left) and Patton Logistics Group President Steve Patton celebrate the expansion ...more
Extension Allows Fiscal 2023 Funding Negotiations to Continue on Capitol Hill
Congress intends to work on fiscal 2023 funding legislation through the end of the month. ...more
EPA to Reduce HQ Footprint, Save $18 Million
The federal Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center is a prime downtown D.C. real ...more
70 truckers finally made it out of a South Dakota truck stop after almost a week of burial under snow
Dozens of truck drivers spent most of last week buried under snow drifts at the ...more
A truck driver was arrested earlier this month after picking up a woman and ‘maintaining ...more
One EMT dead, one injured after semi truck slams into responding ambulance
One EMT is dead and another is hurt after a semi truck struck an ambulance ...more