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Equipment: Truck Prices to Rise as Early as May Due to Tariffs

The latest on how the Trump administration's approach to tariffs is impacting OEMs in the trucking industry.    

April 24, 2025
Business, Equipment

Watch: Mack Trucks Unveils Newest Class 8 Model

Mack Trucks unveiled its newest Class 8 model, the Mack Pioneer, which officials touted as its most aerodynamic and driver-focused highway truck to date.   

April 16, 2025
Government, Business

Update: Supreme Court Sides With Truck Driver in CBD Oil Case

Driver Douglas Horn was fired for failing a drug test after using what he argued was a mislabeled CBD oil product to treat an injury.  

April 10, 2025
Business, Logistics

Trade News: Port Fee Plans Could Upend Supply Chain

In addition to uncertainty around tariffs, other less-publicized issues are threatening to upend global supply chains.   

April 4, 2025
Government, Business

Safety: DOT’s Oral-Fluid Drug Testing Raises Concerns

Oral-fluid drug testing for marijuana has a shorter detection window, up to 72 hours after use, which could increase marijuana use among truckers, experts say. Story by Eric Miller.   

March 31, 2025
Business, Technology

60 Seconds: BYD Unveils Battery System That Charges EV in Five Minutes

BYD Co. unveiled a new system for electric cars that the Chinese automaker says will allow them to charge almost as fast as it takes a regular car to refuel.   

March 26, 2025
Business

Business: Truck Tonnage Rises 3% in February, Signaling Recovery

American Trucking Associations' freight volume index posts second straight year-over-year gain. ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said, "Growing optimism for the truck freight market after a two-year recession.”   

March 24, 2025
Government, Business

EPA: Rollback on Heavy-Truck Emission Rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reopening its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles rules as well as its Heavy-Duty Nitrous Oxide rule as part of a sweeping review of what an agency release described as the Biden administration’s “problematic” Clean Trucks Plan.   

March 18, 2025
Government, Business

Business: Border States Fear Impact From Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

Political leaders representing states that border Canada and Mexico are sounding the alarm about how cross-border tariffs between those countries and the United States will impact their local economies, and their states’ residents.  

March 12, 2025
Business, Logistics

Watch: Auto Haulers Eye Initial Jack Cooper Tailwind in Weak Market

The collapse of auto hauler Jack Cooper Transport is expected to provide an initial tailwind for other carriers in the sector. Macroeconomic trends promise decrease in capacity as sales fall.  

March 7, 2025