Uber Partners With Lucid, Nuro to Launch Robotaxis in 2026
Uber announced it will purchase and operate Lucid Gravity SUVs outfitted with Nuro Driver technology on its ride-sharing network. (Lucid Motors) Uber Technologies Inc. is teaming up with electric vehicle maker Lucid Group Inc. and self-driving tech startup Nuro to launch a robotaxi fleet. Uber announced July 17 it will ...more
A trucking dog is in desperate need of a new home after she was found in the cab of a ...more
Trump Says He’ll Levy 25% Tariff on Japan, South Korea
A transfer crane unloads a container onto a truck in a shipping terminal at the Honmoku pier in Yokohama, Japan. ...more
Trump Sends Tariff Threat Letters to Allied Nations
A transfer crane unloads a container onto a truck in a shipping terminal at the Honmoku pier in Yokohama, Japan. ...more
Nissan to Sell $1 Billion Convertible Bonds for Recovery
(Dominic Lipinski/Bloomberg) Nissan Motor Co. plans to sell about $5 billion in debt to help fund CEO Ivan Espinosa’s turnaround ...more
Oregon Backs $100 Million Coos Bay Container Terminal
Ships dock at the Port of Coos Bay. (Oregon State University) Oregon lawmakers on June 30 approved $100 million for ...more
US Startup Lyten to Buy Northvolt Factory in Poland
Lyten will take full ownership of Northvolt Dwa ESS in Gdansk, Poland. (Lyten) California startup ...more
‘The Party Is Over’ for Car Sales as Tariff Reality Kicks In
Customers at a Ford dealership in Richmond, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) The springtime surge in ...more
US to Resume Mexican Livestock Imports in Phases Following Halt
A cow in the background of a discussion on the New World screwworm at the Texas ...more
Traton Merges International R&D Operations Into Global Unit
Traton's truck and bus lineup. The company says closer collaboration on R&D will make Traton ...more
Chipmakers Win Bigger Tax Credit Under Bill Passed by Senate
(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Sweeping tax legislation passed by the Senate on July 1 would make ...more
Trump Dismisses Extension of Tariff Deadline, Hits Japan
Containerships at the Yokkaichi Port in Yokkaichi, Japan. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he ...more
FMCSA Aims to Improve DataQs Process
Among the goals for FMCSA's DataQs review is to transfer more responsibility to the states. ...more
USDOT Warns States on Non-Resident CDL Compliance
The action arrives shortly after Duffy unveiled a package of pro-trucker measures. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press) ...more
Economist: Tariffs Risk ‘Irreparable Damage’ to US Carmakers
An aerial view shows auto dealerships in Cerritos, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/AP) WASHINGTON — Noted ...more
A man is in police custody following a Tuesday shooting spree that injured at least ...more
Community Colleges in Four States Enhance CDL Training
The Missouri Department of Revenue in March approved MTC Truck Driver Training as a third-party ...more
Semi truck gets stuck under pedestrian bridge while avoiding poorly parked van
A pedestrian bridge in Georgia will be closed for several days after a semi truck ...more
China Hits Back With 34% Tariff on Imports of All US Goods
A worker loads rolls of steel plate at a steel market in Hangzhou in east ...more
November Class 8 Sales Second-Highest of 2022
Class 8 U.S. retail sales in November were the second-highest this year and continued the ...more
Trump Schedules Tariff Talks but Plans 104% Hit on China
Shipping containers at the Port of Pyeongtaek in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. (Jean Chung/Bloomberg) President Donald ...more
Fiscal 2023 Funding Negotiations Continue on Capitol Hill
Congress intends to work on fiscal 2023 funding legislation through the end of the month. ...more