The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released an updated compendium of state, county, and city idling regulations to help commercial vehicle drivers stay compliant. ATRI released the updated listing of idling regulations on June 25, 2025.The listing provides free information on maximum idling time, exemptions, and fines for violation. “For 20 ...more
Saudi Arabia, Russia Plan to Extend Oil Cut Through Year-End
Crude oil storage tanks at the Juaymah Tank Farm in Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in ...more
UAW Shows Confrontational Style as Strike Deadline Looms
United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit on Sept. 4. (Paul Sancya/AP) DETROIT — A ...more
Chevron Buys Land for Possible New Facility Outside Houston
(Conceptual rendering by Chevron USA Inc.) Chevron Corp. bought a plot of land the size of almost 60 football fields ...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 Morris/Bloomberg News) Diesel prices climbed ...more
FMCSA Plans New Study on Detention Time
Trucks line up at a Port of Los Angeles gate. (Port of Los Angeles) Federal trucking regulators have announced plans ...more
Rivian Adds Former Porsche Exec as Chief Commercial Officer
A Rivian R1T electric vehicle pickup truck at the company's manufacturing facility in Normal, Ill. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg News) Rivian ...more
Colorado troopers share video of stolen cop cruiser colliding with parked semi
The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) released body cam and dash cam video that features a ...more
Active military and veterans eat free at TA truck stops on the Fourth of July
TravelCenters of America (TA) is offering current and former military members a free meal on ...more
Maryland Truckers Seek Solution to Truck Parking Shortage
Trucks idle during "The People's Convoy" event in 2022 in Hagerstown, Md. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg News) ...more
Biden Administration Announces Infrastructure Investments
President Joe Biden, shown June 26 at the White House, includes internet access as part ...more
Continental Demonstrates Tire Stress Testing Process
A Peterbilt Model 567 performs a wet-handling braking test at the ContiXperience event. (Connor D. ...more
EV Makers Racing for Supplies of Lithium for Batteries
Mountains and a liming facility are reflected in a brine evaporation pond at Albemarle Corp.'s ...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
Washington Truckers, Farmers Seek Exemption Compliance
Washington Trucking Associations and Washington Farm Bureau say the agricultural sector alone will be illegally ...more
Nikola to Halt Sales, Recall Trucks After Battery Fires
A Nikola Tre battery-electric heavy duty truck. (Andreas Gebert/Bloomberg News) All the Class 8 Tre ...more
Ford, SK to Build Battery Plant in Quebec
The Ford Mustang Mach-E on display at the 2022 North American International Auto Show in ...more
Ron Storn Joins Leadership Team at Truckstop
A human resources professional for two decades, Ron Storn has been appointed as the new ...more
About Us: Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers for 2023
ImageThe Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers is a listing of the largest corporate-owned truck fleets ...more
US Economic Growth for Q2 Revised Down to 2.1%
A worker prepares materials and construction parts at the Boeing Interiors Responsibility Center in North ...more
Montana Seeks Longer Canadian Border Hours for Trucks
The Wild Horse Port of Entry. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) Montana’s Wild Horse border ...more
Suit Dismissed Over Old Dominion’s Retirement Plan
The judge ruled that “Old Dominion has met its burden of showing that [the plaintiff] ...more
Transportation Stakeholders See Slow Growth in 2024
Moderator Evan Armstrong and LIANA panelists (from left) Lawrence Gross, Tim Denoyer and Alan Murphy ...more