TRUCKING

Swedish autonomous trucking company Einride said on Wednesday it has agreed to go public in the U.S. through a merger with blank-check firm Legato Merger Corp III (LEGT.A), in a deal valuing the company at $1.8 billion. The listing comes after a wave of electric-vehicle startups went public during the pandemic-era SPAC boom with the aim of capitalizing on the huge demand for clean-energy vehicles and government incentives for the purchase of battery-powered cars. But several

A fleet of 13 tractor-trailers next month will be part of a convoy to deliver memorial wreaths to veterans graves at Arlington National Cemetery. Wreaths Across America’s annual “Escort to Arlington” kicks off on Saturday, Dec. 6. The official route, which can be viewed here , will travel down the East Coast from Lubec, Maine and arrive in Arlington, Virginia Dec. 12. Along the way, the convoy will stop for public events at schools, memorials, and other locations . This year'

Head of On-Road Solutions Sasko Cuklev said he sees AVs potentially becoming a new mode of delivering freight. Dive Brief Volvo Autonomous Solutions is potentially quarters away, as opposed to years, from removing safety drivers in the U.S., Head of On-Road Solutions Sasko Cuklev said Oct. 26 at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition. The company is currently operating five trucks on two lanes in Texas, Cuklev said at a news conference. One lan

During MCE 2025, Chief Economist Bob Costello said rightsizing supply may be the only near-term solution for the ongoing freight recession. SAN DIEGO — A much-awaited address by the American Trucking Associations’ chief economist painted a sobering picture of an industry that’s fighting a three-year freight recession. Challenges include tariff levels not seen since the 1930s and heavy-duty truck import tariffs that could add $10,000 to the cost of certain trucks, SVP and Chie

The trucking industry forms the backbone of American commerce. Freight trucking keeps shelves stocked, factories running and supply chains moving. While independent trucking companies dominate in number, a few large carriers stand out for scale, innovation and market influence. For companies looking to secure logistics partners or for fleet operators tracking the competitive landscape, it’s essential to know which names shape the industry. This list highlights the biggest tru

The Trump administration withheld $40 million in funding for California, saying the state was not enforcing a language requirement for long-haul drivers. Eli Soler recently added an element to his classes for would-be commercial truck drivers: a mock roadside English-proficiency test. “How many hours have you driven? Where is this load going to?” Soler asks Spanish-speaking students while pretending to be a police officer. Soler, who runs a Miami-based commercial driving scho

President Donald Trump has warned that medium and heavy trucks imported to the US will face a 25 per cent tariff starting on November 1,...

The trucks keep rolling on Highway 99 in California, the route bustling with freight traffic through the Central Valley. And behind the...

In these politically divisive and tumultuous times, it seems there are fewer and fewer things that can pull us together as a nation. We...

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday it was issuing an emergency regulation to drastically...

Prices of U.S. Class 8 battery-electric trucks are on the rise at the same time as their European counterparts decline, raising questions...

The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning on the southbound I-75 in Broward County, according to the Florida Highway...

Aug 26 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's tariffs have raised manufacturing costs for the $50 billion U.S. heavy-duty truck industry,...

The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it will withhold federal funding from California, Washington state, and New Mexico unless...

Ron Ross called 911 after he saw a young woman running in distress while he was parked at a rest area in Tennessee A professional trucker...

A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that caused a crash killing three South Florida residents on Florida's Turnpike last...

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday that it is suing California over its emission standards for trucks, escalating the...

TGS Transportation has closed operations due to ‘challenging market conditions facing the industry’ Fresno, California-based drayage...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has scrapped a proposed federal mandate ordering speed-limiting devices on heavy-duty trucks be...

After taking a 10-year hiatus from trucking, I returned to the road in 2015. At that time, I was astonished by some of the significant...