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Analysis Shows Trumps Tariffs Would Cost Employers $82.3B

An analysis finds that a critical group of U.S. employers would face a direct cost of $82.3 billion from President Donald Trumps current tariff plans.

July 2, 2025
BusinessEquipmentFuel

Toyota Postpones EV Plans to Boost Gas-Fueled SUV Production

Toyota Motor is tapping the brakes on plans to build electric vehicles in the U.S. to free up manufacturing capacity for a popular gas-powered SUV.

July 2, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Traton Merges International R&D Operations Into Global Unit

Traton Group plans to merge its global research and development operations under one umbrella.

July 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Chipmakers Win Bigger Tax Credit Under Bill Passed by Senate

Sweeping tax legislation passed by the Senate on July 1 would make it cheaper for semiconductor manufacturers to build plants in the U.S., delivering a win to chipmakers.

July 1, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Dismisses Extension of Tariff Deadline, Teases Japan

President Donald Trump said he is not considering delaying his July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his threat to cut off talks and impose duty rates on several nations.

July 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Aims to Improve DataQs Process

Federal trucking regulators have issued a public notice reopening a lingering 2023 proposal seeking additional comments on how to improve the DataQs process.

July 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

USDOT Warns States on Nonresident CDL Compliance

Every state must follow federal regulations and ensure only qualified, properly documented drivers are getting behind the wheel of a truck, Secretary Sean Duffy said.

July 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentTCA

Bollinger Looks Forward After Restructuring

Bollinger Motors faces a deeply uncertain future after emerging from a brief stint in receivership that came amid a cash crunch and a federal lawsuit over an outstanding $10 million loan.

July 1, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

DTNA to Relocate 2 West Coast PDCs by 2027

DTNA parent company of Freightliner, Western Star and Thomas Built Buses will shut its Phoenix and Reno, Nev., parts distribution centers in 2026 and 2027, respectively.

July 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Tesla Shares Take a Hit as Trump-Musk Feud Reaches Boil

Tesla shares slumped July 1 as the war of words between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump over the tax bill and spending cuts heats up, with Musk saying he may form a new political party.

July 1, 2025