Shell Says It Isn’t in Talks to Take Over Oil Rival BP
(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News) Shell Plc denied a Wall Street Journal report that it is in active talks about acquiring its London-based oil rival BP Plc. “This is further market speculation. No talks are taking place,” a Shell spokesperson said. BP surged as much as 10% in New York earlier on ...more
Peterbilt Celebrates Model 389 Milestone
Massey Motor Freight owner Troy Massey accepts a plaque acknowleding the 100,000th Peterbilt Model 389. (Peterbilt Motors Co. via X) ...more
Federal Railroad Inspectors Find Defects at Union Pacific
Locomotives are stacked up with freight cars in the Union Pacific Railroad's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Neb. (David Zalubowski/AP/File) ...more
Nikola Truck Catches Fire During Testing
The pre-production truck was undergoing “battery fire investigation and testing” at a facility near its Phoenix headquarters when it caught ...more
Clean Fuel Demand Pushing Biofuel Growth
Biodiesel tanker truck at Western Iowa Energy in Wall Lake, Iowa. Over 70% of U.S biodiesel capacity comes from Iowa, ...more
Diesel Price Rises to 4.8¢ to $4.54 a Gallon
At an average cost of $5.97 a gallon, California's diesel price is 43.5 cents higher than the next most expensive ...more
Diesel Price Rises 4.8¢ to $4.54 a Gallon
At an average cost of $5.97 a gallon, California's diesel price is 43.5 cents higher than the next most expensive ...more
EV Startups Confronting Setbacks
Two Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks at the 2021 unveiling of the Iveco-Nikola electric truck plant ...more
Rivian Ships First Amazon Electric Delivery Vans to Europe
Amazon's electric delivery vans, built by Rivian Automotive, parked outside the Amazon Logistics warehouse in ...more
Q2 Deliveries Reflect Surge in Momentum, Nikola Says
Nikola says it has delivered 76 Tre BEV trucks wholesale so far this year (Nikola ...more
Goodyear Adds Regional Haul Trailer Tire
The Work Series Regional Haul Trailer 2 is built for regional haul spread axle and ...more
Knight-Swift Closes Acquisition of U.S. Xpress
U.S. Xpress is expected to continue as an independent brand to minimize workforce and customer ...more
UPS-Teamsters Talks Break Down
The company's contract with the Teamsters expires July 31. (UPS Inc.) Face-to-face negotiations on a ...more
Tesla Reports Record Sales, Increased Production in Q2
A Tesla vehicle charging in the parking garage of a hotel in Richmond, Va. (Carlos ...more
Knight-Swift finalizes blockbuster $808 million acquisition of U.S. Xpress
On Wednesday morning, trucking giant Knight-Swift announced that the acquisition of U.S. Xpress is now ...more
Daimler Truck Q2 Profit Rises on Sales Tailwind
A Freightliner truck on display at an industry trade show. Freightliner is a brand of ...more
Truck driver stuck in Smugglers Notch told troopers he could not read signs in English
This week, a semi truck driver was issued multiple citations after becoming stuck on the ...more
Employers Add a Solid 187,000 Jobs in July
An employee works on a car on the assembly line at the BMW Spartanburg plant ...more
‘Sassy Trucker’ returning home after May detainment in Dubai for ‘offensive behavior’
A truck driver popular on social media is on her way home after being detained ...more
Protesters use semi trucks to shut down California interchange
Protesters caused major traffic backups in Glendale, California, on Wednesday night when they used vehicles ...more
UPS’ Christensens Step Up in the Step Van
Connor Christensen (left) and his father Ceth. (Gavin Blisset for Illinois Trucking Association) There is ...more
Tyson Foods Reportedly Explores Sale of China Business
Signage outside a Tyson Foods plant in Union City, Tenn. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) Tyson Foods Inc., ...more
Five More Indicted in Staged New Orleans Crashes
The new indictment brings to about 60 the number of individuals who have been charged, ...more