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Engine Makers, Fleets Prep for New Heavy-Duty Engine Oil Rollout

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 06:00
As the trucking industry moves toward the next generation of diesel engines, the introduction of new oils designed to further enhance fuel efficiency also is on the horizon.

What DOT’s Shutdown Plan Means for Trucking

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 17:15
The department’s plan, released Sept. 30, shows that highway and trucking agencies are among the least affected in a lapse of annual appropriations.

In DOT Shutdown Plan, Air Traffic Controllers Work Unpaid

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 16:15
Under the latest plan, air traffic controller hiring and field training would also continue — a key difference from the March plan, which would have paused those activities. 

Intel Reaffirms Ohio Chip Plant Despite Long Delay

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 14:40
The project, dubbed Ohio One, “remains an important part of our long-term plans to expand leading-edge manufacturing on U.S. soil.” Intel said in a statement.

House Committee Approves Ocean Shipping Bill

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 14:26
The legislation, which builds on programs in the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, specifically targets certain operations that have been determined to be linked to Chinese firms.

Ford CEO: EV Market Will Be 'Way Smaller Than We Thought'

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 12:38
The elimination of a $7,500 consumer tax credit and softening of emissions rules by the Trump administration will sharply curtail EV demand in the U.S., Jim Farley said.

Hertz Begins Online Car Sales in Competition With Carvana

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 12:01
Going online is the latest move by CEO Gil West to further grow retail sales, which gets the company much better pricing than selling its rental vehicles at wholesale auctions.

TCI Acquires Kansas’ Success NationaLease

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 11:28
The No. 84 ranked company on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of for-hire carriers, TCI Transportation will have a combined 1,900 employees once the transaction is complete. 

TCW Transportation Names New CEO After Scott George Retires

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 11:04
The company was founded by Scott George's grandfather, Howard George, in 1948 and has been employee-owned since 2022. Scott will remain an advisor to the board of directors.

First Brands Probes Billions of Off-Balance Sheet Financing

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 09:59
The financing fueled investor concerns before the auto parts supplier fell into bankruptcy.

OPEC+ to Discuss Fast-Tracking Return of Halted Production

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 09:28
Saudi Arabia and its partners will review the expedited return of the remainder of a 1.66 million barrel-a-day supply tranche when they meet on Oct. 5.

Maryland Hikes New Speeding Fines to $425 Starting Oct. 1

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 08:47
The automated speed citations do not add points to driver’s licenses. However, the faster a person is traveling over the speed limit, the higher the fine.

DoorDash Unveils Delivery Robot in Hardware Debut

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 08:37
DoorDash also debuted a smart scale to help restaurants weigh orders before they are handed to couriers to reduce missing-item claims.

Panama Canal Offers Shippers More Flexible Booking System

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 08:12
The increased flexibility comes as the canal is currently benefiting from higher-than-average water levels.

Trump to Keep Tariff Probes Running Through Shutdown

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 07:47
By claiming a national security rationale for the investigations, the administration can continue work on probes being conducted under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

Exxon to Cut 2,000 Workers as Oil Sector Job Losses Mount

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 07:19
Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP are among major oil companies that announced thousands of job cuts in recent months as crude prices fell this year in response to increased supplies from OPEC.

Trump Sets 10% Lumber, Wood Tariffs in Bid to Lift US Industry

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 06:00
President Donald Trump ordered 10% tariffs on imports of softwood timber and lumber as well as 25% levies on kitchen cabinets, vanities and upholstered wood products.

Federal Shutdown Plans Stop Short of Job Reductions

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 15:31
At least eight cabinet departments comprising more than two-thirds of the federal workforce had detailed their shutdown plans by the afternoon of Sept. 29.

Government Shutdown Threatens Key Economic Data

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 13:50
Many federal operations will pause and nonessential employees will be furloughed or fired if lawmakers can’t reach an agreement by the time the current fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.

US Tightens Export Controls on Chinese Subsidiaries

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 13:24
A long-awaited rule published Sept. 29 by the Commerce Department seeks to prevent sanctioned companies from using affiliates to access restricted U.S. goods. 

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