A complicated crash cleanup in an Ohio construction zone left drivers stranded on Interstate 71 for more than eight hours overnight. A series of crashes occurred at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, July 16th on northbound Interstate 71 just outside of Columbus, Ohio. According to WJHL, two semi trucks collided ...more
Del Monte Foods Files for Bankruptcy
Del Monte executed a debt overhaul last year. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg) Canned food company Del Monte Foods filed for bankruptcy, less ...more
Rivian Limits EV Output to Avoid Excess of Outgoing Models
Rivian electric vehicles at a dealership in San Francisco in June. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Rivian Automotive Inc. produced about half ...more
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Musk and Trump sit in a Tesla Model S at the White House in March. (Pool via AP/File) NEW YORK ...more
Old-School Cargo Theft Surges in Mexico
Tractor-trailers wait in line for inspection before crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Juarez, Mexico. (Justin Hamel/Bloomberg) Late one Friday night, ...more
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“The trucking industry is facing the most challenging freight market in years, with loads down and costs increasing,” Groendyke's Hodgen ...more
Analysis Shows Trump’s Tariffs Would Cost Employers $82.3B
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Jan. 20. (Evan Vucci/AP) WASHINGTON — An analysis finds ...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 ...more
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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 ...more
Economy Shrank 0.5% in Q1, Worse Than Estimated
Gas pump at a Costco in Thornton, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP/File) WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy ...more
Uber May Fund Kalanick’s Bid to Buy Pony AI’s US Arm
Uber has already partnered with Pony to launch commercial robotaxi services outside the U.S., starting ...more
Canada Faces Steel Job Cuts as US Tariff Pressure Mounts
Carney introduced a new tariff-rate quota last week to limit imports of steel and said ...more
Mack, International Buy Environmental Credits From Nikola
Nikola's Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric truck and the Mack Class 8 Anthem. Mack won ...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
Norfolk Southern Profit Increases in Q1
(Norfolk Southern) Norfolk Southern’s quarterly profits were again inflated by insurance payments related to its ...more
A truck driver was transported by ambulance after a turkey flew through his windshield on ...more
Peterbilt Unveils Battery-Electric Models 579EV and 567EV
Peterbilt Models 579EV (left) and 567EV are positioned at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. ...more
UPS Plans 20,000 Job Cuts This Year in Pullback From Amazon
A UPS delivery driver in Chicago. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg) UPS Inc. expects to cut 20,000 jobs ...more
