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FedEx driver David Comings of North Dakota captured the Bendix Grand Champion trophy in the 88th staging of theÌý National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships in Minneapolis.Ìý
The FedEx family is honoring its founder, the late Fred W. Smith, at NTDC, and competing drivers reflect on how his dedication to safety helped shape their professional careers.
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The Aug. 21 extension offers a reprieve to drivers in the 12 states that missed a June deadline for transition to electronic medical certifications.
Following Powell’sÌýremarksÌýinvestors boosted bets that the Federal Open Market Committee would cut rates at their Sept. 16-17 meeting.
But the government is likely to keep 25% import taxes on U.S. steel and aluminum products, as well as its tariffs on U.S. automobiles.
Effective immediately, the Trump administration is blocking foreign drivers from obtaining visas to drive commercial trucks on U.S. roads.
‘Thermonuclear’ Verdicts on the Rise, Report Finds
A study from Marathon Strategies found that the trucking and automotive industries faced a combined 15 multimillion-dollar verdicts last year totaling jury awards of more than $1.4 billion.
Averitt Express Orders 264 Volvo VNL 860 Trucks
The new units expand a long-running supplier relationship at a scale that signals how big fleets are renewing equipment to strengthen operations and keep experienced drivers in the seats.
Air Liquide to Buy South Korea’s DIG in $3.3 Billion Deal
The takeover will strengthen its industrial gas operations in South Korea, particularly in growing fields such as semiconductors and secondary batteries, Air Liquide said.
Walmart Reports Solid Sales and Profit
Shoppers seek low prices for groceries and other essentials to offset worries that new U.S. tariffs may make a variety of goods more expensive.
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