Trump Administration Urges Appeals Court to Back Tariff Power
A containership leaves the Port of Newark in Elizabeth, N.J. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) The Trump administration defended the president’s power to impose sweeping global tariffs, arguing to a federal appeals court that it should overturn a decision finding the levies unconstitutional. The U.S. Justice Department on the night of June 24 ...more
On Tuesday, the overall winners for the annual CarriersEdge ‘Best Fleets to Drive For’ awards were announced. CarriersEdge named the ...more
A motorcyclist is dead after falling off his bike on the Palmetto Expressway early on Tuesday morning. The accident happened ...more
A Texas resident is facing years in federal prison for two separate human smuggling incidents involving semi trucks. Joe Adam ...more
Tariffs Could Raise US Car Prices by Up to $12,000
The cost to build a crossover utility vehicle will rise by at least $4,000, while the increase would be three ...more
Tariffs and Rising Costs Challenge US Factories
Producers may be hard-pressed to pass on higher costs should sales continue to weaken. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg News) U.S. factory activity ...more
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen Resigns Following Ethics Inquiry
McMullen served as Kroger’s CEO for more than a decade. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg News) Kroger Co. replaced CEO Rodney McMullen following ...more
Unclear who is at-fault in intersection crash that injured police officer, overturned semi truck
Investigators are still unsure of the circumstances behind a serious wreck that sent a police ...more
Love’s opens new truck stops in Arizona and Mississippi
On Thursday, Love’s Travel Stops announced the opening of two new stores in Willcox, Arizona, ...more
Senate Panel Approves NTSB Nominee Alvin Brown
Alvin Brown speaks at his nomination hearing June 21. (commerce.senate.gov) The Senate Commerce Committee on ...more
Amazon Prime Day Pushes Online Sales Up 6% in First 24 Hours
Prime trailers at an Amazon delivery station in Dallas. (Kathy Tran/Bloomberg News) U.S. consumers spent ...more
California Sees Huge Battery Storage Spike Over Three Years
The Crimson Battery Energy Storage Project in Blythe, Calif. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News) California has, in ...more
Inflation Falls to 3% in June, Lowest in Two Years
A shopper looks down an aisle in a Target store in Upper Saint Clair, Pa. ...more
Road to NTDC Spotlight: Roland Bolduc, Part 3
Roland Bolduc holds the sleeper berth trophy, which was presented to him by Motor Transport ...more
June Class 8 Orders Continue Rebound
Freightliner trucks on the assembly line. June's overall volume marked the second consecutive year-over-year increase ...more
Buc-ee’s opens world’s largest gas station in Tennessee
Buc-ee’s broke its own world record for largest gas station in the world last week ...more
The passage of a substantial tax reform bill will provide tax stability for truckers but ...more
Washington Truckers, Farmers Set Deadline for Exemption Compliance
Washington Trucking Associations and Washington Farm Bureau say the agricultural sector alone will be illegally ...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 ...more
Kolton Schultz Returns to NTDC Stage With Idaho Victory
XPO driver and Idaho grand champ Kolton Schultz (right) will be competing in the 3-axle ...more
Wabtec to Buy Wheel Sensor Maker in $790 Million Deal
(Wabtech Corp.) Fresh off its $1.78 billion acquisition of an inspection technology firm, Wabtec Corp. ...more
EV Startups Confronting Setbacks
Two Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks at the 2021 unveiling of the Iveco-Nikola electric truck plant ...more
Transportation Panel Embraces ‘Back to Basics’ Highway Plan
Spending from the Highway Trust Fund has exceeded revenues since 2001, according to Transportation and ...more