FMCSA Nominee Barrs Touts Workforce, Supply Chain
At his hearing, Barrs touted the Trump administration’s approach toward improving connectivity along supply chain corridors. (senate.gov) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration outlined his strategy for boosting safety and efficiency across the commercial transportation sector during a congressional hearing July 16. ...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
Tesla Sales Fell Sharply in Q2 Over Musk Backlash
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
Trucking Still Squeezed by High Costs and Low Rates
“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
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
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
LA Port Shipments Fell 30% in Early May After Trump Tariffs
The HMM Aquamarine containership docked at the Port of Los Angeles on April 28. (Eric ...more
Commerce Department to Award Grants to Fund Tech Hubs
President Joe Biden signs into law H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, ...more
Troopers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) found dozens of violations during a two-day commercial ...more
US to Buy 3 Million Barrels of Oil for Reserve in August
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage at the Bryan Mound site in Freeport, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty ...more
Pacific Coast Highway to Reopen Near Malibu After Fires
The remains of a mobile home parking lot off the Pacific Coast Highway following the ...more
DASH CAM: Car ignored flashing lights, stop sign in moments before fatal collision with tractor trailer
A trucker’s dash cam footage shows the moments before a motorist ignored the rules of ...more
An estimated $150,000 worth of beef was stolen from a parked tractor trailer in Philadelphia ...more
Chevron to Buy Shale Driller PDC in $6.3 Billion Stock Deal
Signage at the entrance of the Chevron Park campus in San Ramon, Calif. (David Paul ...more