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Two federal agencies announced a joint proposed rule requiring automatic emergency braking systems on heavy trucks, aiming to mitigate the frequency and severity of rear-end crashes.

NHTSA has launched a preliminary evaluation into complaints involving automatic emergency braking system errors on certain Freightliner Cascadia trucks. 

Nearly three dozen Republican senators called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from consideration his nominee to lead the Department of Labor.

Rising wages for drivers is a key factor that helped drive up the cost of operating a truck by 21.3% in 2022, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

In contract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters, the two sides have come to agreement on dozens of matters to clear the way for talks on pay and other major issues.

A Senate panel on June 21 approved legislation that would seek to update federal classifications for workers.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and others said the Environmental Protection Agency's final rule establishing biofuel volumes in its Renewable Fuel Standard program fail to reflect reality.

As labor shortages persist, a French robotics company called Exotec, with North American headquarters in Atlanta, is seeing strong demand for its autonomous warehouse robots.

Duane Long, former president and chairman of Raleigh, N.C.-based logistics provider Longistics Transportation Inc., died June 12 after a long battle with lung disease. He was 70.

Maintenance parts and labor expenses for trucking companies across North America rose more than 8% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023, according to a recently released study.