Class 8 truck orders soared sequentially in December, a shift that experts attributed more to buyer trepidation over new emissions technologies than enthusiasm with business conditions. Read more…
USMCA was one of Trump’s signature achievements during his first term, replacing the 1992 North American Free Trade Agreement. The deal is subject to a mandatory review this year. Read more…
December’s deficit was $145 billion, per Treasury Department data. For the first three months of the 2026 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, the shortfall came in at $602 billion. Read more…
Apply strategies to ensure unexpected over-the-road repairs don’t negatively impact your business. Key activities to save time, reduce cost, improve repair quality, and stay up to date on repair progress. Read more…
The Department of Transportation’s research portfolio is helping to guide a wide-ranging safety platform, FMCSA chief Derek Barrs said at TRB’s annual meeting. Read more…
Started in 2022, Truck Parking Club has a goal of establishing 10,000 new truck parking lots in 2026, an increase from the approximately 3,800 it now has in operation across 49 states. Read more…
Because of its business selling power-generation equipment, Caterpillar has been a runaway winner in a market where investors are hungry for secondary AI plays. Read more…
Mack Trucks began serial production of the Anthem regional-haul tractor Jan. 13, the Volvo Group division said. Anthems are built at the Lehigh Valley Operations plant in Macungie, Pa. Read more…
The value of retail purchases, not adjusted for inflation, increased 0.6% after a downwardly revised 0.1% drop in October, Commerce Department data showed Jan. 14. Read more…
The Labor Department reported Jan. 14 that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 0.2% in November from October and 3% from a year earlier. Read more…
Reaching 10 million active FSD subscriptions is among the targets Tesla must hit for CEO Elon Musk to earn additional shares under the pay package shareholders approved in November. Read more…
Honda’s sales of EVs will take a back seat to gas-fueled cars and SUVs in response to growing demand for low-cost models, said Lance Woelfer, the head of Honda’s U.S. sales operations. Read more…
While the Detroit Auto Show has scaled back dramatically from its heyday, it still drew 275,000 attendees a year ago. And it is leaning into interactivity. Read more…
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said it would take years to increase Venezuela’s oil output to above 3 million barrels a day from less than 1 million currently. Read more…
The world’s largest transportation and logistics providers have been operating in a highly volatile business environment this year as tariffs and shifting trade policies have altered international freight flows. Read more…
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