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An FMCSA audit recently found compliance issues in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington. South Dakota was first to acknowledge them.

U.S. Class 8 retail sales fell below the prior year for the third month in a row in September, according to Wards Intelligence data.

Washington’s partisan impasse continues to keep the federal government in a partial shutdown as the transportation panels eye consideration of a multiyear highway measure.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said California is the only state that is failing to enforce English-language requirements for truckers.

Presidential visits during oral arguments are rare, but President Trump considers this "one of the most important cases ever brought, because we will be defenseless," without tariffs.

First Brands has admitted it can’t find $2.3 billion related to off-balance sheet financing deals. Lawyers for the U.S. Trustee  asked a judge to move up a hearing on the request to Oct. 29.

GM agreed in 2022 to buy nickel supplies from Brazilian miner Vale as part of a strategy to build up its battery supply chain for EVs, but the pause has meant cancellation of the project. 

Nations are at an International Maritime Organization meeting in London to decide on landmark regulations to make vessels start paying for their greenhouse gas emissions.

RealTruck Group told lenders it uses fundamentally different financing tools from those tapped by First Brands Group, another parts maker that collapsed into bankruptcy last month.

Tesla is also under scrutiny in the U.S., with NHTSA having launched a defect investigation into certain Model Y door handles. 

J.B. Hunt headquarters

Companywide cost-cutting initiatives are having an effect, the company said of its third-quarter earnings report released after the market closed Oct. 15.

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Port of Los Angeles Sees Imports Drop in September

Volume is expected to slow in coming months as President Trump’s tariffs bite into profit margins and impact consumer prices, and uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade war increases.

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Trucking Leaders to Unite in San Diego for ATA’s MCE 2025

The theme for this year's event, to be held Oct. 25-28 in San Diego, reflects the industry's resolve: “A United Front: Driving Policy in a New Era.â€Â 

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Trucking Faces More Frugal Consumers This Holiday Season

The Project44 2025 Annual State of Consumer Holiday Shopping Report found that 40% of consumers have capped their holiday budgets at $500 amid economic uncertainty

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Stellantis to Invest $13B to Expand US Operations

More than 5,000 new jobs will be spread across plants in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.

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The measure would require that commercial drivers comprehend traffic signs in English, as well as respond to official notices and prepare reports in English.

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The tractors will be Talke’s first low- or zero-emissions Class 8 semis and will be used for drayage runs in the Houston area. The trucks are expected to have a range of 300 to 350 miles.

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Lazer Logistics appointed Josh Lee as president, effective immediately, the company announced Oct. 14.

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