A fire spreading rapidly north of Los Angeles shut one of California鈥檚 main transportation arteries the afternoon of Jan. 22.
January 22, 2025Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
State Trucking Groups Tout CARB Retreat, Continue Fight
While California abandoned its pursuit of regulatory approval for the Advanced Clean Fleets rule, its Advanced Clean Trucks regulation is still being enforced in 10 states.
January 22, 2025House Highway Bill on Panel鈥檚 Radar, Chairman Graves Says
鈥淭his will be a collaborative process in which the committee will solicit feedback from both members and stakeholders,鈥 Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said during a hearing Jan. 15.
January 22, 2025ATA Chairman Dellinger Presses Truck Excise Tax Repeal
WASHINGTON 鈥 American Trucking Associations Chairman Dennis Dellinger on Jan. 22 called on a House panel to repeal a World War I-era excise tax on new trucks.
January 22, 2025Stellantis to Build Durango in Detroit, Pickup in Illinois
A top Stellantis executive told employees that the automaker will build the next-generation Dodge Durango SUV in Detroit and a pickup truck at the closed assembly plant in Belvidere, Ill.
January 22, 2025Governor Calls for Probe of California Battery Plant Fire
Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for an investigation into a huge fire at one of the world鈥檚 largest battery storage plants in Moss Landing, Calif.
January 22, 2025Amazon to Close All Warehouses in Quebec
Amazon.com Inc. will shut down all warehouses and lay off employees in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.
January 22, 2025EV Startup Canoo Ceases Operations
Canoo, the maker of roly poly-looking electric vans and trucks, announced Jan. 17 it had begun bankruptcy proceedings and ceased operations, effective immediately.
January 22, 2025Trump Targets Alaska鈥檚 Oil and Other Resources
JUNEAU, Alaska 鈥 President Donald Trump鈥檚 expansive executive order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders.
January 22, 2025Truck Makers Gear Up for Second-Half Start to Pre-Buy
Class 8 orders were on the rise as 2024 ended, but an anticipated rush among fleets to 鈥減re-buy鈥 new trucks before stricter federal emissions standards are due to take effect has not taken hold.
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