The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, fell 1.8% to $96.10 on Sept. 29. It remains well above its level of roughly $72 a barrel before the war with Iran. Read more…
“Retailers appear to be front-loading holiday inventory given tariff and shipping uncertainty, which shows up at the ports but not yet on the highway,” said James Roe of AlixPartners. Read more…
Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) received the 2026 Diamond Supplier Award from International Motors, LLC during a ceremony held August 19 at Hankook Tire’s Tennessee Plant in Clarksville, Tennessee. Read more…
The Electronic Export Manifest truck cargo test will evaluate whether carriers can be required to submit electronic manifest information before cargo is loaded. Read more…
The U.S. has emerged as the world’s supplier of last resort, with diesel exports surging to a weekly record of nearly 2 million barrels a day in August. Read more…
Since Mother Nature doesn’t provide warnings, how can drivers avoid severe weather? This article dives into how DOTs and fleets can deploy proactive safety alerts to drivers to mitigate risk. Read more…
FMCSA on Sept. 17 granted a petition from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance seeking changes to 49 CFR 392.4, which governs drugs and other substances. Read more…
Cargo theft was a leading concern as third-party logistics professionals gathered in Washington to urge lawmakers to address a range of industry challenges. Read more…
As regulators weigh the future of truck safety regulation, new data and independent scrutiny show what’s possible with autonomous technology. Read more…
IAA dwarfs any North American truck show in size. Yet the 2026 edition found European carriers facing many of the issues as their North American counterparts. Read more…
Kansas trucking executives used their annual Call on Washington to press lawmakers on the financial threat of lawsuit abuse, among other concerns. Read more…
Trucking leaders, law enforcement and federal regulators have begun closing loopholes that allow fraudsters, unqualified drivers and noncompliant carriers into our industry. Read more…
The companies ranked on the 2026 Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers list have continued to demonstrate the value of their in-house truck fleets. Read more…
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