ATRI: Repeal of Truck Excise Tax Would Cut Costs
The excise tax on a model year 2024 zero-emission truck costing as much as $435,000 can total more than $52,000. (Rechtien International Trucks) A repeal of the 12% federal truck excise tax for new trucks would not only cut costs for truckers, it could benefit the environment and safety, according ...more
Shell Studies Acquisition of BP, Reports Say
(Bloomberg) BP Plc rose on May 5 after Bloomberg reported that Shell Plc is working with advisers to evaluate a ...more
Ram Brings Back Cheaper US-Made Pickup to Fuel Recovery
Ram 1500 Express. (Stellantis North America via Facebook) Stellantis NV’s Ram brand is bringing a cheaper version of its Michigan-made ...more
Tiny Logistics Firm’s Shares Surge on Plan to Buy Trump Coin
(Freight Technologies Inc.) A small logistics company’s plan to hold President Donald Trump’s memecoin as a treasury asset is fueling ...more
OPEC+ Throws ‘Bombshell to the Oil Market’
Pump jacks in Russia. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg) OPEC+ agreed to surge output again in June, as the group’s leaders continue an ...more
Ford Suspends 2025 Outlook Amid Trump Tariff Strain
Ford CEO Jim Farley last week said the company won’t increase the price of its vehicles until it sees how ...more
Morgan Olson Debuts Compact Kestrel Work Truck
(Morgan Olson) Morgan Olson has introduced a more compact addition to its fleet with the launch of the Kestrel work ...more
Ford Suspends 2025 Outlook Amid Trump Tariff Strain
Ford CEO Jim Farley last week said the company won’t increase the price of its ...more
Morgan Olson Debuts Compact Kestrel Work Truck
(Morgan Olson) Morgan Olson has introduced a more compact addition to its fleet with the ...more
Rivian to Build $120 Million Supplier Park in Illinois
Rivian will get $16 million in state incentives for the supplier park, which includes a ...more
Beef Losses Deepen as Tyson Battles Cattle Crunch
Tyson is “managing through the most challenging beef environment we’ve ever seen,” King said in ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding bus drivers that they are not exempt from ...more
A truck driver rescued from a dangling semi truck in Louisville was just one of ...more
A former Sergeant with the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) was found guilty on dozens of ...more
Canadian police arrested a man in Alberta over the weekend for a bizarre rampage at ...more
Embark to Be Acquired by Applied Intuition
Embark Embark Technology is set to be acquired by fellow autonomous vehicle software company Applied ...more
Cops will crack down on speeding during this year’s CVSA driver-focused blitz
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released new information on this year’s Operation Safe ...more
UPS-Teamsters Talks to Resume June 5
Richard Drew/Associated Press With fewer than 60 days to go until the current labor contract ...more
UPS Union Workers to Vote on Whether to Authorize a Walkout
UPS workers at a rally in Brooklyn in April. (Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc.’s union ...more
VIDEO: Big rig driver takes a WTF shortcut through the median
A truck driver makes the wild decision to cut across a grassy median to reach ...more
GM’s EVs Will Gain Access to Tesla’s Charging Network
A Chevrolet Volt at a GM event. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images via Bloomberg News) DETROIT — ...more
“Officer intuition” leads to discovery of 1 ton of meth in tractor trailer
More than $4 million worth of meth was discovered inside a tractor trailer crossing into ...more
Consumer Price Growth Slows in May
A customer shops at a retail store in Vernon Hills, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) ...more