Federal Reserve Leaves Its Key Rate Unchanged
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell by Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by the end of this year, the same as they projected in March. The Fed kept its key rate unchanged for the ...more
Union Pacific Brings Back Jim Vena as CEO
Union Pacific is one of the nation’s largest railroads with a network of 32,400 miles of track in 23 Western ...more
AAPA CEO Connor to Retire Oct. 1 After Four Years at Helm
A truck arrives at the Port of Los Angeles. Chris Connor has been the CEO of the AAPA since the ...more
Fed Economists ‘No Longer Forecasting a Recession’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a July 26 press conference. (Nathan Howard/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve raised ...more
VIDEO: This guy might not get his CDL after epic struggle on truck simulator
This video features a guy trying out a truck driving simulator who would without a doubt be in jail if ...more
CHP warns CMV drivers — if you bypass open scales, you risk a misdemeanor charge
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) issued a warning to commercial motor vehicle drivers who are thinking about bypassing an open ...more
VIDEO: Low flying plane buzzes big rig
An unsuspecting semi truck driver’s unnerving close call with a plane was caught on video.The video was captured on U.S. ...more
Minnesota’s $1.3B Transportation Deal Includes Gas Tax Hike
Vehicles on a wet Minnesota road. The gas tax provision will result in a 5-cent ...more
Ohio trucking company to become ‘first in U.S.’ to use platooning to haul freight for paying customers
A Columbus, Ohio, trucking company says they are making history as the first American carrier ...more
Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement to become part of Iowa State Patrol
In just a few weeks, two major law enforcement agencies in Iowa will merge in ...more
Dash cams catch car smacking into semi while making last second exit attempt
A semi truck outfitted with multiple cameras captured a collision involving a possibly distracted motorist ...more
Hotel smashed by stray semi
A hotel in Texas was seriously damaged after a semi truck crashed into it on ...more
New law requiring restroom access for truck drivers goes into effect in Washington in July
Truck drivers in Washington state will soon have increased access to bathroom facilities thanks to ...more
$100M liability judgment against Werner upheld despite appeal
An appeals court in Texas upheld a $100 million judgment against Werner for a 2014 ...more
Multiple cars derailed in semi truck vs.train wreck
A truck driver is dead after a collision with a train that derailed nearly a ...more
Aurora Reverses Course, Puts Human Back in Driver’s Seat
An Aurora Innovation driverless truck at the company's terminal in Palmer, Texas. (Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg News) ...more
Peterbilt Unveils Model 589
Model 589 by Joe Howard/Transport Topics FORT WORTH, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. introduced its ...more
Here’s a collection of aesthetic trucking clips that just might help you romanticize trucking again, ...more
Truck driver charged with operating while intoxicated after sideswiping another semi, attempting to flee on foot
Indiana State Police (ISP) arrested a truck driver following a two-vehicle collision on I-70 on ...more
China-US Trade Soars in Race to Hit Trade Truce Window
A Maersk containership begins to pull out of Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China. ...more
Factory Production Rebounds in April After March Slump
Rows of electrical motor parts at a factory. (Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg News) Production at U.S. factories ...more
A man has been charged for the 2011 murder of a truck driver that got ...more
Transportation Labor Gets Biden Administration Attention
welcomia/Getty Images Transportation leaders from government and industry are closely watching labor negotiations that hold ...more