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Groendyke’s Greg Hodgen Aims to Be Trucking’s Superhero

Groendyke Transport CEO Greg Hodgen on Oct. 28 became the 81st chairman of American Trucking Associations. He wants to spotlight the environmental and safety gains trucking has made. Read more…

TODAY’S NEWS

GOVERNMENT

China Buys First Cargoes of US Soybeans This Season

Chinese and U.S. officials reached a broad framework agreement over the weekend in Malaysia, paving the way for Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump to finalize a trade deal. Read more…

LOGISTICS

Delhaize USA to Open $860M East Coast Distribution Center

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein welcomed an $860 million investment by grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize USA to build a large distribution center in Burlington to bolster brands like Food Lion. Read more…

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BUSINESS

Drivers Most Fret About Wages Not Keeping Up With Inflation

Compensation is the top concern among professional drivers in 2025, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual survey of trucking industry participants. Read more…

BUSINESS

Americans Grow More Uneasy About Job Market, Economy

The Conference Board’s gauge decreased 1 point to 94.6, the lowest since April, data out Oct. 28 showed. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a reading of 93.4. Read more…

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TECHNOLOGY

Cummins, Caterpillar to Get Boost From Data Center Boom

Cummins’ and Caterpillar’s revenue will nearly double in the next three years from selling backup generators to help power U.S. data centers, according to UBS. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

US, South Korea Finalize Trade Deal After Months of Talks

South Korea Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom said that Seoul would spend $150 billion on shipbuilding in the U.S. and provide $200 billion in cash under an investment pledge. Read more…

GOVERNMENT

Trump Tightens Oil Sanctions to Push Putin Toward Talks

Crude prices jumped after the sanctions announcement, but market reaction has been muted amid confusion over just how seriously the White House would enforce the new measures. Read more…

FUEL

Ruan to Be First to Roll Out Clarios IdleLess Battery System

Des Moines, Iowa-based Ruan is deploying the technology system — which aims to reduce fuel consumption and emissions — after running a 50-truck pilot program over the summer. Read more…

AUTONOMOUS

Volvo’s Next VNL Autonomous Trucks Enter Production Soon

The autonomous trucks will be manufactured at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley production plant in Dublin, Va. The first batch was built there in the final quarter of 2024. Read more…

BUSINESS

Rivian Won’t Tap US Loan Until New Plant Built, CFO Says

CFO Claire McDonough said the EV maker anticipates starting construction on the Georgia factory next year and seeking reimbursement from a Department of Energy loan once it’s completed. Read more…

TECHNOLOGY

Trucking Leaders Balance AI Promise and Workforce Risks

Trucking is embracing artificial intelligence to reduce costs and improve safety, but company leaders warn that carriers must balance efficiency gains against legitimate concerns. Read more…

AUTONOMOUS

Tesla May Add Steering Wheel, Pedals to Cybercab After All

“If we have to have a steering wheel, it can have a steering wheel and pedals,” Robyn Denholm, the chair of Tesla’s board of directors, told Bloomberg News in an interview Oct. 28. Read more…

AUTONOMOUS

Uber Rolls Out in San Francisco With Lucid, Nuro Robotaxis

The move is a step toward Uber challenging Alphabet’s Waymo, whose driverless taxis have become ubiquitous in San Francisco. Road testing is underway. Read more…

AUTONOMOUS

Boston Weighs Clampdown on Robotaxis in Threat to Waymo

The autonomous cars wouldn’t be allowed to operate unless a human safety operator is inside the vehicle and able to intervene, according to the proposed ordinance. Read more…

EDITOR’S PICK

Top 100 Private Carriers Tap Brakes on Growth

The largest private carriers in North America have navigated volatile markets and shifting freight patterns this year as tariffs and trade deals shake up international supply chains. Read more…

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