Cheap US Biofuels May Lead to Beer, Meat Shortages in UK
The closing of a single U.K. fertilizer plant in 2022 squeezed supply of CO2, resulting in shortages of beer. (Hollie Adams/Bloomberg News) A 1.4 billion-liter tide of cheap U.S. biofuels threatens to wipe out both of the U.K.’s domestic ethanol producers, and could also disrupt a range of British industries ...more
Continental Targets $45M Expansion Near San Antonio
Continental's headquarters in Hanover, Germany. Continental Automotive is being spun off and renamed Aumovio in September. (Continental AG) Auto parts ...more
DHL Partners With Fortum on Battery Recycling
(DHL Group) DHL Supply Chain has signed a long-term contract to advance sustainable battery recycling with Fortum Battery Recycling, the ...more
XPO Opens Largest Service Centers by Door Count, Acreage
XPO's Carlisle, Pa., facility sits on a 121-acre site and has 281 doors. (XPO) XPO officially opened the less-than-truckload-focused carrier’s ...more
Trump Threatens to Impose Tariff on Japan Over Rice Exports
A farmer harvests rice in a field in Tambasasayama, Japan. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg News) President Donald Trump threatened to impose a ...more
EU to Accept Trump’s Universal Tariff, Seeks Key Exemptions
European Union flags at the European Commission in Brussels. (Mlenny/Getty Images) The European Union is willing to accept a trade ...more
UK Stands by Digital Tax After Canada Bows to Trump Pressure
(Smederevac/Getty Images) The U.K. is planning to keep its digital services tax, a person familiar with the matter said, after ...more
Fred Smith, FedEx Chairman and Founder, Dies at 80
“Fred Smith was a titan of the trucking industry," Spear said. (Anna Moneymaker/Bloomberg) Fred Smith, ...more
Small-Parcel Shipments From China to US Fall 40% on Tariffs
"Made in China" labels on packages at a fulfillment center in New Jersey. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg) ...more
Home Depot Challenges Brad Jacobs-Led QXO for Supplier Deal
(Wilfredo Lee/AP/File) Home Depot Inc. has made an offer for GMS Inc., potentially setting off ...more
NYC Sets Smaller Driver Pay Raise After Uber, Lyft Resistance
The Lyft logo visible on a rideshare car in New York City. (John Taggart/Bloomberg News) ...more
DAT, OTR Settle Dispute Over Outgo Acquisition
Neither company provided details on what the settlement involved. (Ashi Sae Yang/Getty Images) DAT Freight ...more
10 Roads Express Reaches Tentative Agreement With Teamsters
The eight-state strike began Feb. 18, with the Teamsters accusing 10 Roads of refusing to ...more
Interactive Map: Where the 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers Are in North America
This map shows the 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region. To see the Top ...more
Supreme Court Refuses to Speed Up Challenge to Trump’s Tariffs
The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 27. This is ...more
Tire blowout reported as cause for trucker’s fatal crash off CBBT
Police have determined the cause of a semi truck driver’s fatal crash off the Chesapeake ...more
Lucid’s CEO Warns of Price Hikes Even for American-Made Cars
Workers assemble a Lucid electric vehicle in Newark, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) The head ...more
How High Temperatures Break Down Electric Car Batteries
Traffic on Highway 101 in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Consider it ironic, or ...more
Diesel Price Nudges Up 1.9¢ to $3.758 a Gallon
Despite recent increases, the price of trucking's main fuel is still 6.8 cents less on ...more
House Panel Advances Fiscal 2024 Transportation Bill
Cole (R-Okla.) said the transportation appropriations bill would improve safety and efficiency throughout the nation's ...more
US to Impose 93.5% Tariff on Graphite From China
Graphite ore at the Nouveau Monde Graphite Matawinie Mine in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec. (Renaud Philippe/Bloomberg) The ...more
POV: You’re a car sitting helplessly while a train slams into a car hauler
A nearby motorist captured footage of a passenger train colliding with a car hauler in ...more
A baby raccoon was rescued from the inside of a semi truck engine compartment in ...more