Waymo Expands in Austin After Tesla Launches Robotaxi
A Waymo autonomous taxi and a Tesla vehicle for robotaxi testing purposes in Austin, on June 20. (Eli Hartman/Bloomberg) Waymo is more than doubling its service territory in Austin as the driverless taxi firm looks to fend off competition from Tesla Inc. Through its partnership with ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies ...more
Carney Meets With Automakers as Canada’s Factories Show Strain
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with the leadership of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association and member executives from the ...more
What Killing Tax Credits Means for the EV Market
Janelle Lowe prepares to charge her electric vehicle at a charging station Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Long Beach, Calif. ...more
Nikola Customers’ Conundrum: Innovate or Park the Truck?
Carriers spent considerable amounts of hard-earned cash on the Tre tractors, even as Nikola executives hunted for a financial backer ...more
Nikola Bankruptcy Leaves Truck Buyers Scrambling
Carriers spent considerable amounts of hard-earned cash on the Tre tractors, even as Nikola executives hunted for a financial backer ...more
OPEC+ Talking About a Fourth 411,000-Barrel Hike in August
An OPEC-branded oil drum at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg) OPEC+ has begun ...more
DHL Supply Chain North America Promotes Kunar to CEO
Kunar joined DHL Supply Chain in 1996 as a financial analyst. (DHL Group) DHL Supply Chain North America promoted Mark ...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will investigate states issuing non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) ...more
A Mexican trucking company is sponsoring English classes for its drivers in response to the ...more
Union Authorizes Strike at Tyson Foods’ Beef Plant in Texas
(John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Workers at Tyson Foods Inc.’s beef plant in Amarillo, ...more
Werner Wins $100M Nuclear Verdict Reversal by Texas Court
The case stretches back to a 2018 trial in which a Houston jury returned what ...more
Walmart Opens Maryland Hub to Fill 100,000 Prescriptions a Day
Walmart Pharmacy Central Fill. (Walmart Inc.) Walmart has opened a sprawling pharmacy hub in Maryland ...more
Bessent Says Trump’s Trade Push Could Wrap by Labor Day
The Port of Keelung in Taiwan. (Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg News) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said ...more
Key Inflation Gauge Rises as Americans Cut Back on Spending
(Julie Jacobson/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — A key inflation gauge moved higher in May in the ...more
Trump Says US Signed China Trade Deal, Gives No Details
(cbarnesphotography/Getty Images) BANGKOK — The U.S. and China have signed an agreement on trade, President ...more
$4.3 million worth of meth found in semi’s shipment of vegetables
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized hundreds of pounds of illegal ...more
Volvo, Mack EVs Recalled Over Fire Concerns
A Volvo VNR electric truck at a Southern California charging station. (Volvo Trucks) Volvo AB ...more
Natural Gas-Fueled Volvo Trucks Set for North American Tests
A Westport Fuel Systems Volvo truck. Linde’s pilot project is one of a number of ...more
Tesla Rolls Out New Base Model S and X for $10,000 Less
Tesla Model S. (Tesla) Tesla Inc. added new lower-range iterations of the Model S sedan ...more
Georgia Tax Revenue Rises on Restarted Motor Fuel Taxes
Georgia motor fuel tax collections in July reached $179.5 million, making up 62% of total ...more
IRS Reminds Truckers of Aug. 31 Tax Payment Deadline
The IRS has a timetable to help taxpayers determine filing deadlines and a special webpage ...more
VinFast Surges Above $200 Billion
VinFast's VF8 electric vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Nov. ...more
Barge Freight Rates Surge as Mississippi River Levels Drop
A backup of barges on the Mississippi River in November of 2022. (Rory Doyle/Bloomberg News) ...more