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 the Trump administration’s agenda for trade agreements could get wrapped up by the Labor Day holiday, indicating some negotiations are likely to extend past the upcoming July deadline for elevated reciprocal tariffs. “We have countries ...more
Firefighters battled a trucking company fire for about six hours in Illinois earlier this week. The incident occurred just after ...more
A man was arrested on a charge of terroristic threats after pointing a handgun at a trucker as they drove. ...more
EU Firms Up Trade Strategy Ahead of Trump’s Tariff Deadline
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. (Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg) European Union leaders are set to debate their strategy ...more
Global Goods Trade Accelerates as Tariff Fears Speed Imports
Shipping containers on a storage lot at the Port of Brisbane in Brisbane, Australia. (Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg News) Global merchandise trade ...more
Merchandise-Trade Deficit Widens on Exports Drop
(Nathan Howard/Bloomberg) The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in May on the biggest drop in exports since the onset of ...more
US Ethanol Set to Wipe Out UK Production
(Randy Holt/Associated Press) Associated British Food Plc’s Vivergo ethanol plant, one of only two major sites in the nation, has ...more
Truck Tonnage Ticks Down 0.1% Sequentially in May
ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said construction is soft, manufacturing has been volatile, and consumers ...more
CVSA Brake Inspection Blitz Takes Out Nearly 10% of CMVs
Inspectors identified 237 (59.5%) CMVs that met the 20% defective brakes criterion. That is when ...more
English Skills Tied to CMV Safety in Volpe Center Findings
The three-pronged study examined available data, observed commercial motor vehicle drivers during their regular schedules ...more
US Trade Partners Wary of Signing Deals
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden ...more
Supply Chain Safeguards Would Receive Boost in DHS Bill
Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said, "I commend the advancement of this legislation, which ...more
May Cargo Slips at Largest US Ports for First Time in Months
“May marked our lowest monthly cargo output in over two years,” Port of Los Angeles' ...more
The South Carolina Department of Transportation will utilize federal funding to expedite the rebuilding of ...more
A former trucking company employee is facing felony charges for allegedly using peer-to-peer apps to ...more
The police officer who shot into a semi truck on an interstate in Florida last ...more
Homebuilder Sentiment Extends Record Decline to 12 Months
U.S. homebuilder sentiment fell every month in 2022, sinking in December to a level not ...more
Port of L.A. Prepares for Downturn in Trade Activity
“We could see a drop off in volume starting as early as the month of ...more
FedEx Profit Tops Estimates as Higher Prices Offset Decline in Shipments
FedEx Corp. reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates, lifted by price increases and ...more
Sales and Marketing Drive Growth
The Transportation Marketing & Sales Association (TMSA) will host its ELEVATE Conference in Austin, Texas, ...more
Semi truck obliterated in wreck with SUV
Two people were hurt after a wreck between a semi truck and a motorist in ...more
Senate’s Spring Agenda Includes DOT Nominees
Nominees for the top roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s agencies await consideration in ...more
POLICE: Truck driver arrested for homicide ran over locksmith he didn’t want to pay
A truck driver arrested on Wednesday has been accused of running over a locksmith that ...more