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Freightliner Cascadia

Multiple adverse factors contributed to a much rougher three months for truck manufacturers in the first quarter of 2025 than was expected at the turn of the calendar year.

Telematics vendor Samsara is teaming up with electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian, the companies said May 20.

A massive House-passed tax and budget measure promises to return a federal account central to transportation maintenance projects to solvency.

President Donald Trump’s deal to lower tariffs against China for 90 days is expected to spur a surge of pent-up cargo and further market volatility, according to experts.

In the span of a few days, leaders in both Oregon and Vermont reversed plans to limit sales of diesel-powered trucks in favor of electric trucks in their states.

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management built a new stake in Amazon, noting that the investor acquired shares at an “extremely attractive” price.

The Brazilian company’s reorganization plan that has been years in the making received the votes it needed from minority shareholders at a meeting in Sao Paulo, JBS said in a filing.

The comments are likely a final salvo from David McCall, who has stood in opposition of U.S. Steel’s proposed sale to the Japanese suitor since the deal was announced in December 2023.

iPhone

President Donald Trump on May 23 threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America.

EVgo charging

EV Charging Rates Go Dynamic

Nearly 40% of the country’s 10,700 public fast-charging stations recently started adjusting rates often and aggressively, based on myriad factors that skew the supply-demand equation.

Palisades fire

Pacific Coast Highway to Reopen Near Malibu After Fires

An iconic Southern California stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, closed to outsiders since January’s devastating Palisades Fire, will reopen May 23 in advance of Memorial Day weekend.

Hakan Samuelsson

Volvo Car CEO Insists R&D Direction Not Shifting to China

“People worry Geely will centralize R&D in China. That’s a misunderstanding,” Hakan Samuelsson said. “There’s no such plan, and Chinese operations are also cutting costs.”

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GXO warehouse employee

While continuing to endure a stubbornly slow freight market recovery, the largest third-party logistics providers in North America also face a murky outlook for international trade.

Truck ADAS visualization

Receptiveness to safety technologies depends on the specific technology and the understanding of it. Drivers tend to favor road-facing cameras but dislike cameras aimed at them.

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