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The days when energy stocks and the price of oil moved in lockstep are now few and far between. In Canada, it’s the worst divergence on record.

PITTSBURGH — The 51 commercial vehicle inspectors from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico received a rousing start to the beginning of the North American Inspectors Championship, held in conjunction with the National Truck Driving Championships.

The Trump administration is readying a plan to end direct federal regulation of methane leaks from oil and gas facilities, even as some energy companies insist they don’t want the relief.

Groups representing key segments of the freight industry had mostly positive reactions to federal regulators’ proposal to change hours-of-service rules for commercial drivers.

A new North Carolina law allows the operators of publicly available electric car charging stations to make drivers pay for how much electricity they get when they charge their car batteries.

NEW YORK — Stocks sank Aug. 14 after the bond market threw up one of its last remaining warning flags on the economy.

The stream of investors seeking refuge in the safest parts of the market has triggered yet another recession warning, with yield curves inverting from the United States to the United Kingdom.

FRANKFURT, Germany — The German economy shrank by 0.1% in the second quarter from the previous three-month period as global trade conflicts and troubles in the auto industry weighed on Europe’s largest economy.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Aug. 14 issued a long-awaited proposal to make changes to its hours-of-service rules that would increase truck drivers’ flexibility with their 30-minute rest break and with allocating time in a sleeper berth.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A coalition of 22 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Aug. 13 over its decision to ease restrictions on coal-fired power plants, with California’s governor saying the president is trying to rescue an outdated industry.