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Oil Glut to Expand in 2026 as OPEC Output Rebounds, EIA Says

Global oil markets will face a widening glut in 2026 as OPEC brings back production and output from the U.S., Canada and Guyana continues to grow.

January 14, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentTCA

Harbinger Motors Raises $100M to Fuel Truck Chassis Growth

Harbinger Motors, a medium-size EV cargo truck chassis maker, has raised $100 million to fuel the next stages of its growth of its privately held company. 聽

January 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Colonial Shuts Largest US Gasoline Pipeline Over Leak

Colonial Pipeline Co. shut the largest U.S. fuel pipeline Jan. 14 to investigate a potential leak in Georgia.

January 14, 2025
BusinessEquipment

International Motors Sales Rise 15% in Fourth Quarter

International Motors sold 23,800 trucks and buses in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 15% increase compared with 20,700 vehicles in the year-earlier period, parent company Traton said Jan. 14.

January 14, 2025
BusinessEquipmentBreaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Decrease 4.3% in December

U.S. Class 8 retail sales closed out 2024聽by trending below year-ago levels, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

January 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

NYC鈥檚 New Congestion Pricing Zone Sees 7.5% Drop in Traffic

Traffic on New York City鈥檚 busiest streets dropped by 7.5%, and morning travel times fell on most major crossings into Manhattan during the first work week of the city鈥檚 congestion pricing plan.

January 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

US Final Rule Bans Smart Cars With Russian, Chinese Tech

The Biden administration has finalized a rule that effectively bans new personal smart cars with Chinese and Russian technology from American roads.

January 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

DTNA to Restart Diesel Truck Sales in Oregon

Daimler Truck North America will resume taking orders for diesel trucks and buses in Oregon after halting sales in late December, the company said Jan. 13.

January 14, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Auto Supplier Webasto Hires Restructuring Boss in Overhaul

German auto parts supplier Webasto is kicking off negotiations for an overhaul under the aegis of a chief restructuring officer in response to the 鈥渙ngoing crisis鈥 in the automotive industry.

January 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

EPA, Meyer Settle $7.4M Emissions Tampering Case

The EPA has reached a $7.4 million settlement with Meyer Distributing over allegations it sold tens of thousands of aftermarket emissions tampering devices.

January 14, 2025