A Texas jury convicted a South Carolina woman on charges related to a tractor trailer human smuggling attempt. On July 15, 2025, a jury convicted 46 year old Sharon Thompkins of Columbia, South Carolina, for transporting illegal aliens, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.The ...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 defended the president’s power to ...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 preparing for a big year ...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 traffic safety regulators are looking ...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. — A federal judge June 24 ...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 to expand their herds from ...more
Powell: Tariff Impact on Prices Still Unclear
“The question is, who’s going to pay for the tariffs?” Powell said in response to a question during his testimony. ...more
Nippon Wins Conditional Approval to Buy US Steel
The U.S. Steel Irvin Works facility in West Mifflin, Pa. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg) Nippon Steel Corp. ...more
Starmer, Trump Set to Agree to Implement Tariff-Cutting Deal
For U.K. leader Keir Starmer, completion of a deal sheltering key industries from more aggressive ...more
Starmer, Trump Agree to Implement Tariff-Cutting Deal
For U.K. leader Keir Starmer, completion of a deal sheltering key industries from more aggressive ...more
UK’s Starmer, Trump Agree to Implement Tariff-Cutting Deal
For U.K. leader Keir Starmer, completion of a deal sheltering key industries from more aggressive ...more
Ex-Shell US Oil Trading Boss Claims He’s Owed $29 Million Bonus
A logo on an oil storage silo at the Shell Pernis refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ...more
DAT, OTR Legal Dispute Heads to June 17 Emergency Hearing
OTR alleges DAT is picking and choosing which parts of the judge’s order it wants ...more
A motorist who reportedly tried to climb onto a semi truck was killed after being ...more
Interstate 20 was reopened in South Carolina less than two days after a tanker truck ...more
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced that a pair of rest areas will soon be ...more
White House Envoy Optimistic Port Talks to Produce Deal Soon
The LBCT container terminal at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif. (Lauren ...more
Samsara Partners With Rivian to Aid Fleet Management
Fleet owners with Rivian vehicles, including the Rivian Commercial Van, will now be able to ...more
C.H. Robinson Is Laying Off 300 More Employees
In a previous announcement, the company in November said 650 employees would lose their jobs. ...more
A lone log trailer was left blocking one lane of a two lane road in ...more
Deere Lifts Profit Outlook
Nati Harnik/AP Deere & Co. raised its full-year profit forecast amid strong demand for farm ...more
Toyota Becomes Top Shareholder in Air Taxi Maker Joby
A Joby eVTOL aircraft (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Toyota Motor Corp. has invested $250 million ...more
More than 1000 violations discovered by Wyoming Highway Patrol during Roadcheck blitz
The Wyoming Highway Patrol – Commercial Carrier (WHP) division released results from this year’s Commercial ...more