A law going into effect in Louisiana next year seeks to incentivize trucking companies to outfit their vehicles with dash cams and telematics systems. House Bill 549, authored by Louisiana State Rep. Rodney Schamerhorn, was signed into law by Governor Jeff Landry on May 28, 2025. It will go into ...more
Meritor, Heavy-Duty Truck Engine Sales Boost Cummins Profits
Cummins said sales in North America increased 31% year-over-year. (Cummins Inc.) Profits at Cummins Inc. rose to $720 million in ...more
Schneider Acquires M&M Transport
M&M Transport Services has 500 trucks and 1,900 trailers across 12 U.S. locations in the Northeast, Midwest and Southwest. (Schneider) ...more
Global Ocean Shipping Costs Creep Higher
A gantry crane loads a container from the SITC Lide container ship onto a truck at a shipping terminal at ...more
BMW Boosts Electric Car Spending to Catch Up With Tesla
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Amazon Profits, Revenue Surge in Q2
NEW YORK — Amazon on Aug. 3 posted better-than-expected revenue and profits for the second quarter, sending its stock higher ...more
Yellow’s Competitors Likely to Seek Carrier’s LTL Business
Yellow's situation has disrupted the LTL market. (Yellow Corp.) Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. ceased operations on July 30 after nearly ...more
Kentucky Pauses Incentives for Microvast Over China Concerns
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to supporters in Owensboro, Ky., May 19. (Timothy D. Easley/Associated ...more
Trucking Charity Donates to Urban Disaster Response Team
Trucking Cares Foundation executives (from left) John Lynch, Chris Spear and Phil Byrd present a ...more
GM to Devote $1 Billion to Michigan Heavy-Duty Truck Plants
General Motors' Flint Assembly Plant. (GM) FLINT, Mich. — General Motors Co. will invest more ...more
WATCH: Driver realizes at the last second she’s too close to truck stuck on train tracks
A truck driver narrowly avoids getting pummeled by her own truck as a train strikes ...more
Arizona troopers seek red Volvo involved in fatal pedestrian strike
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) is asking for public help in locating a ...more
Washington troopers to conduct multiple ’emphasis patrols’ for unsecured loads in June
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has announced increased enforcement activities for drivers hauling unsecured loads ...more
Residents scramble to steal packages spilled in wreck that ejected Amazon truck driver
A semi truck wreck turned into a theft situation in California early on Saturday morning. ...more
Kenworth to provide legendary country band with T680 in support of tour
Kenworth Truck Company is supporting one of country music’s biggest bands by providing a new ...more
ADM Profit Shrinks to Lowest Since 2020
(Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News) Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.’s earnings shrunk to the lowest level since the pandemic as ...more
Is Biodiesel More Effective Than Electric at Reducing Carbon?
With the transportation sector being the largest source of GHG emissions in the U.S.1, fleets ...more
A Montana Senator has introduced legislation that would prevent the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ...more
Oklahoma troopers ticket trucker for going 64 in a 35 m.p.h. work zone
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is asking commercial vehicle drivers to slow it down in construction ...more
Trump Floats Cutting China Tariffs to 80% to Cool Trade War
Top U.S. officials are set to meet with a high-level Chinese delegation in Switzerland. (cbarnesphotography/Getty ...more
Man dies after his box truck was dragged under tractor trailer, South Carolina officials say
Authorities say that a box truck driver was killed in a crash involving a semi ...more
Three people are dead after a cross over crash involving six vehicles on Interstate 75 ...more
UAW Demands Support for EV Workers Before Endorsing Biden
The logo of the United Auto Workers union is seen at the General Motors Factory ...more