ATA President Chris Spear in an Oct. 8 letter detailed several matters for Congress such as boosting entry-level driver training as well as English-language proficiency requirements.
October 9, 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.
NHTSA Opens Tesla Probe After Crashes Involving FSD
Tesla is also under investigation by NHTSA for a 鈥渟ummon鈥 technology that lets drivers tell cars to drive to their location to pick them up, a feature that has reportedly led to fender benders.
October 9, 2025Cargo Theft Costs Trucking, Logistics Firms $18M Daily
ATRI researchers conducted numerous interviews with industry participants who lost goods due to cargo theft. They also had input from experts who work to monitor and prevent this crime.
October 9, 2025First Brands Creditor Seeks Investigation of 鈥榁anished鈥 Cash
First Brands' bankruptcy filing set off a round of damage limitation by Wall Street firms now attempting to size up their exposure to the company.
October 9, 2025Volvo VNL, VNR to Receive Side-Curtain Air Bags as Standard
VTNA launched redesigns of the flagship Class 8 on-highway VNL tractor and VNR regional-haul semi in January 2024 and March 2025, respectively.
October 9, 2025Ocean Shippers Find Work-Arounds to Avoid New US Port Fees
The U.S. is set to start charging large Chinese vessels millions of dollars when they call at American ports from Oct. 14.
October 9, 2025Bridgestone CEO Expects Slowdown in Second Half of 2025
Bridgestone expects a tougher second half as its U.S. business faces a sharp drop in truck tire demand, tariffs take a toll and it deals with the fallout from a cyberattack that disrupted production.
October 9, 2025DTNA Third-Quarter Sales Slump 39% to 30,225 Trucks, Buses
As is typical with Daimler Truck鈥檚 pre-earnings sales announcements, no color was provided on the statistics. Daimler Truck will report its full third-quarter earnings on Nov. 7.
October 8, 2025Tariff Revenue Hits $195 Billion for Fiscal 2025, CBO Says
The federal government logged a $1.8 trillion budget deficit for the 2025 fiscal year, little changed from 2024 despite a surge in tariff revenue, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
October 8, 2025Carney Pitches Trump on Energy Alliance, Keystone XL Project
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched deeper cooperation with the U.S. on energy, including a possible revival of the Keystone XL pipeline, in his meeting with President Donald Trump.
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