The introduction of tariffs and uncertainty around potential changes to emission regulations are crimping fleet managers’ willingness to commit to equipment outlay.
April 14, 2025Trucking Business News
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Keystone Pipeline Operators Aim to Restore Service April 15
Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota.
April 14, 2025Tariff Exemptions on Electronics Could Be Temporary
Tariff exemptions announced April 11 on electronics like smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said April 13.
April 14, 2025NYC Rolls Out Pilot to Add 45 Metered Truck Parking Spaces
New York City has launched a one-year experiment offering 45 metered truck parking spaces in three outer borough industrial zones to curb illegal parking and give truckers an area to rest.
April 14, 2025Canada’s CBSA: Vietnamese Chassis Imports Adhere to Rules
An investigation into container chassis imports from Vietnam found they did not circumvent a 2022 Canadian International Trade Tribunal finding, according to a preliminary assessment.
April 11, 2025GM to Suspend BrightDrop Van Production in Ontario
General Motors Co. will temporarily halt production at a factory in Ontario that makes commercial vans, the second Canadian assembly plant to shut this month.
April 11, 2025US Shale Drilling Sees Sharpest Drop Since 2023
Drilling in the U.S. shale patch declined at the fastest pace in almost two years as mounting international trade tensions threaten to stifle energy demand.
April 11, 2025Port of L.A. Prepares for Downturn in Trade Activity
Imports at the busiest U.S. port should start declining as soon as May and are set to fall sharply in the second half of the year as punitive tariffs start to weigh on demand for foreign goods.
April 11, 2025Kenworth Delays Start of Hydrogen Fuel Cell T680 Production
Serial production of Kenworth Truck Co.'s hydrogen fuel cell electric T680 tractors will not begin in 2025 as previously announced, according to a senior executive.
April 11, 2025Mexico Aims to Raise Auto Tariff Exemptions
Mexico wants a greater proportion of each auto built in the country to qualify for U.S. origin status, a move that would lower the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.
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