Retail Sales Fall 0.9% in May as Americans Turn Cautious
An auto dealership in Totowa, N.J., displays a Tariff Free sign in April. (Ted Shaffrey/AP) WASHINGTON— Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back after a sharp increase in spending in March to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports. Sales at retail ...more
UPS, Teamsters Agree to Resume Talks
“We are prepared to increase our industry-leading pay and benefits," UPS said in a statement. (Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. ...more
Nevada to Build Truck Parking Areas Along Northern I-80
Interstate 80 is a critical east-west trade route connecting Nevada with California that often experiences closures due to bad weather. ...more
Canada Dockworkers Reject Deal, Plan to Go Back on Strike
Workers walk the picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver on July 5. (Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg) A ...more
June Medium-Duty Truck Sales Increase 22.7%
International eMV Series battery-electric medium-duty truck. (Navistar) U.S. medium-duty truck retail sales increased 22.7% in June compared with the year-ago ...more
Volvo Group Q2 Profit Nudges Higher, Margin Improves
A Volvo truck on the production line at the New River Valley plant in Virginia. Volvo reported global revenue in ...more
Michigan Plans Fast-Charging EV Hub for Trucks on I-96
A Freightliner EV being charged. (Daimler Truck North America) Michigan is joining California and other states in reimagining tomorrow’s truck ...more
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Witnesses blame overgrown trees for double-semi wreck with train
A wreck involving a train and two semi trucks is being blamed on vegetation and ...more
Sixteen year old in custody for rock throwing incident that knocked out FedEx truck driver
The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) in Indiana has taken a teenager into custody in ...more
Trucker awarded more than $300K after he was Tased by police while sleeping in cab
A Canadian court ruled in favor of a semi truck driver who sued after police ...more
Peterbilt Unveils Model 589
Model 589 by Joe Howard/Transport Topics FORT WORTH, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. introduced its ...more
New EV Models Drive Up North American Factory Production
A VW ID.4 electric vehicle maneuvered into a storage bay inside an Autostadt delivery tower ...more
CBP Seeks Input for Green Trade Forum
(U.S. Customs and Border Protection) Public comments about how to decarbonize trade and create federal ...more
Rivian Reports Better-Than-Expected Loss, Affirms EV Plans
Rivian R1T electric pickup trucks on the assembly line at the company's manufacturing facility in ...more
Pickup’s radiator malfunction leads to multi-vehicle I-94 crash caught on Minnesota traffic cams
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) traffic cameras captured a multi-vehicle crash on I-94 caused by ...more
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) has released the identities of eight people killed in a ...more
DOT Gets Funding Increase in $1.7 Trillion Federal Budget
The spending budget for the federal government’s fiscal 2023 includes an increase in funding for ...more
Trump to Join Trade Talks With Japanese at White House
Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa on Oct. 1 in Tokyo. (Hiro Komae/AP) WASHINGTON — ...more
Trucker takes you on a video tour of the Kraft Foods cave facility
A trucker’s dash cam is rolling as he takes you along on a tour of ...more
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DHL Partially Suspends US Parcel Deliveries
Shipments from businesses to businesses will continue to be delivered. (Bernd Weißbrod/dpa/TNS) DUSSELDORF, Germany — ...more