US Tariffs on Heavy Truck Imports to Begin Nov. 1, Says Trump October 7, 2025 By Hadriana Lowenkron President Donald Trump said 25% duties on medium- and heavy-duty trucks would begin Nov. 1, the latest expansion of his...
Transportation Department Tightens Noncitizen Truck Driver Rules September 29, 2025 By Josh Funk The U.S. Transportation Department tightened commercial driver’s license requirements for noncitizens on Sept. 26 after three fatal crashes this year...
Truckers Fear Job Loss as New English Language Rules Take Effect July 1, 2025 By Cathy Bussewitz At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods...
Trump’s Threat to EV Trucking Rules Undermines Big-Rig Bets February 26, 2025 By Ben Elgin and Cailley LaPara Two years ago, Rudy Diaz made a gutsy bet. The 45-year-old owner of Hight Logistics, a trucking company that hauls...
Autonomous Truck Market Surging, Study Finds February 21, 2024 The demand for autonomous trucks is estimated to increase from $3.3 billion in 2023 to reach $6.9 billion by 2028,...
Trucking Firm Yellow Files for Bankruptcy, Blasts Teamsters August 8, 2023 By Abhijith Ganapavaram Some 30,000 workers at Yellow Corp were looking for jobs on Monday after the major trucking company filed for Chapter...
Four Countries Urge EU to Set Date for New CO2-Emitting Trucks January 20, 2023 By Kate Abnett The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg have urged the European Union to fix a date by which new trucks and...
Facebook Accused by Female Truckers of Skewing Job Ads December 2, 2022 By Paresh Dave Meta Platforms Inc. unlawfully steered dozens of hiring ads from trucking companies and other advertisers to mostly one gender or...
In Iowa, Technology Changes Rapidly Altering Trucking Industry May 13, 2016 By Chad Thompson and The Messenger In the trucking industry, technology is driving change. Todd Smith, chief operating officer at Decker Truck Line Inc. in Fort...
Mississippi Officials Want U.S. Long-Haul Truck Proposal Squashed June 22, 2015 By Geoff Pender Mississippi’s transportation commissioners are urging U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran to help squash a proposal that would force the state to...