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International Motors sold 13,400 trucks and buses in the third quarter of 2025, a 57% decrease compared with 31,500 sales in the year-ago period, parent company Traton Group said Oct. 10.
Users will be able to shop Walmart’s assortment directly on ChatGPT by clicking a “buy” button, said Daniel Danker, Walmart’s executive vice president of AI, product and design.
The 100,000-square-foot plant is designed to process thousands of shipments weekly, serving the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and Maersk’s broader national network.
“Starting now, accuracy is getting worse,” Omair Sharif, president of Inflation Insights, said in an Oct. 9 interview, just over a week into the shutdown.
The trucking industry and its partners celebrated professional truck drivers during the 37th annual National Truck Driver Appreciation Week in mid-September.
C.H. Robinson launched its AI-powered Asset Management System designed to bring real-time visibility and data-driven precision to one of the largest trailer networks in the U.S. freight market.
Trump Port Fees Start With Cosco Hit Hardest
Cosco Shipping, already expected to report weaker third-quarter earnings, could face an additional $1.5 billion to $2.1 billion in fees in 2026.
Greer Says China Trade Tensions Could Subside Soon
“We’ve been pretty successful in finding a path forward with them in the past so we think we’ll be able to work through it,” Jamieson Greer said Oct. 14 in an interview with CNBC.
Michelin’s North American Sales Drop on Slow Truck Demand
Sales in North America slumped close to 10% during the third quarter, dragged down by slower demand for trucks and heavy-duty vehicles used in agriculture, Michelin said.
First Brands CEO Patrick James Resigns After Bankruptcy
The work of untangling the company’s finances is left to Charles Moore, a restructuring expert hired last month during rushed negotiations between the company and its top creditors.
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