West Virginia officials announced that expanded truck parking is coming to three state facilities through federal grant funding. On July 11, 2025, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced a $24,837,048 grant for the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) BUILD program to construct ...more
A safety investigation surrounding a recent drowsy driving crash in Texas has revealed some dubious details regarding the trucking company ...more
Two people were arrested after federal authorities found hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs stashed inside a semi truck loaded ...more
DTNA to Relocate 2 West Coast PDCs by 2027
DTNA's Phoenix PDC will be relocated to Las Vegas in 2026. (Daimler Truck) Daimler Truck North America will close two ...more
Tesla Shares Take a Hit as Trump-Musk Feud Reaches Boil
Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the Oval Office in February. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg News) Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla, ...more
US Startup Lyten to Buy Northvolt Factory in Poland
Lyten will take full ownership of Northvolt Dwa ESS in Gdansk, Poland. (Lyten) California startup Lyten is buying a Polish ...more
‘The Party Is Over’ for Car Sales as Tariff Reality Kicks In
Customers at a Ford dealership in Richmond, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) The springtime surge in U.S. auto sales landed with ...more
Trump Administration Urges Appeals Court to Back Tariff Power
A containership leaves the Port of Newark in Elizabeth, N.J. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) The Trump administration ...more
Layoffs From Trump Tariffs Ripple Across Auto Parts Industry
GM's Orion Assembly plant. (Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg) Elena Morales, the president of SMT Automation, had been ...more
NHTSA Eyes Tesla Robotaxis After Errors in Test
A driverless Tesla robotaxi moves through traffic June 22 in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP) Federal ...more
Court Orders Administration to Release EV Charger Funds
Electric vehicle chargers outside a Ford dealership in Broomfield, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP/File) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ...more
Cattle Herds Grow After 70-Year Low, JBS Foresees Recovery
Cattle at a livestock crossing in Santa Teresa, N.M. (Paul Ratje/Bloomberg) U.S. ranchers are moving ...more
Powell: Tariff Impact on Prices Still Unclear
“The question is, who’s going to pay for the tariffs?” Powell said in response to ...more
Fleet Operators Cite Safety, Efficiency Gains With In-Cab Tech
The Home Depot’s Kathleen Eaton and Samsara CEO Sanjit Biswas at Samsara's user conference in ...more
Trump Threatens Double Tariffs on Spain Over NATO Budget
Trump assailed Spain for refusing to agree to new defense spending targets adopted by NATO. ...more
A bill aimed at “curbing nuclear verdicts” in trucking accident lawsuits has died in the ...more
NHTSA to Require Automatic Emergency Braking on New Vehicles
A 2024 Honda Accord with automatic emergency braking is displayed at a dealership April 14 ...more
Procter & Gamble to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs
P&G manufactures Tide detergent. (Steve Helber/file/AP) Procter & Gamble will cut up to 7,000 jobs, ...more
Total closure of I-70 in Kansas City planned for this weekend
Transportation officials in Missouri are asking drivers to plan ahead for a major weekend interstate ...more
Over one hundred truck drivers were ordered off the road during recent enforcement efforts in ...more
Boost Recruiting by Evaluating Driver Pay
Remaining competitive in today's driver market has proven to be a challenge. There have been ...more
Daimler, Toyota Finalize Plan to Merge Truck Units in 2026
A Mitsubishi Fuso eCanter electric truck. (Shoko Takayasu/Bloomberg) Toyota Motor Corp. and Daimler Truck have ...more
West Coast Ports See Disruption as Labor Talks Drag On
A containership at the Port of Long Beach. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News) Tensions between the Pacific ...more