Volvo Earnings Beat Estimates on Firmer Europe Market
(Eric Thayer/Bloomberg) Volvo AB reported better-than expected second-quarter earnings as signs of a recovery in Europe helped offset weak demand for trucks in North America. Adjusted operating income fell to 13.5 billion kronor ($1.38 billion) in the quarter, from 19.4 billion kronor a year earlier. Analysts were expecting 13.2 billion ...more
Diesel’s Supply Crunch Leaves Market Hungry for Barrels
(Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg) The world’s biggest oil product market is hungry for barrels as traders grapple with a summer supply squeeze. ...more
Trump Shifts Tariff Start to Aug. 1 as Deal Deadline Looms
President Donald Trump in April. (Alex Brandon/AP) President Donald Trump plans to announce trade deals and deliver tariff warnings July ...more
OPEC+ to Boost Oil Production by 548,000 Barrels a Day
(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg) NEW YORK — Eight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries say they will boost production ...more
Daimler Truck to Open Assembly Plant in Senegal
From left to right: Général Birame Diop, Minister for the Armed Forces; Franziska Cusumano, CEO Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks at Daimler ...more
Sales Fall in Q2 for Daimler Truck
Daimler Truck headquarters in Berlin. (Bernd Weißbrod/dpa/TNS) BERLIN — Sales fell in the second quarter for German commercial vehicle manufacturer ...more
Ram Pickup Trucks Back in NHTSA Probe After 7 Injuries
NHTSA said it is working to understand why the additional roll-away incidents occurred and identify any other possible root cause ...more
Bollinger Looks Forward After Restructuring
Jim Connelly, chief revenue officer at Bollinger Motors, alongside the B4 electric truck. (Clarence Tabb ...more
Diesel Price Cools Off, Drops 4.8¢ to $3.727 a Gallon
After a one-week blip, the cost of a gallon of diesel again dipped below the ...more
A North Carolina bill will forbid the use of boot devices on commercial vehicles a ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is asking the trucking community to hit the CAT Scale ...more
An American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) report released on Tuesday paints a grim picture for trucking ...more
A police officer flipped the script on an old school driver and let him choose ...more
Police officers in Custer County spent Tuesday passing out frozen hotdogs after the load was ...more
The Georgia Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) will get new ...more
Walmart, Alphabet to Test Wider Drone Deliveries
A Wing drone delivery to a home. (Wing via YouTube) Walmart Inc. is planning its ...more
US Consumer Confidence Wanes With Prices Still High
A sales associate helps a shopper looking at a piece of furniture at a a ...more
Diesel Prices Up 1.7¢ in Seventh Straight Increase
A diesel storage tank is refilled at a Chevron station in San Francisco. (David Paul ...more
Truck Drivers Saluted in Weeklong Celebration
The 35th Annual National Truck Driver Appreciation Week runs Sept. 10-16, providing an opportunity to ...more
Hyundai Could Get $2.1 Billion in Aid to Make EVs in Georgia
A banner welcomes Hyundai Motor Group to their future home at the Bryan County site ...more
Low Mississippi River Limits Barges
Barges float in the Mississippi River as a portion of the riverbed is exposed on ...more
Truckworx Leader Will Bruser Named ATD Dealer of the Year
ATD President Jacqueline Gelb presents Truckworx Kenworth CEO Will Bruser with the 2025 ATD Truck ...more
Geely Signs $2.5 Billion Loan to Refinance Volvo Truck Deal
(John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Chinese billionaire Li Shufu’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. ...more