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DTNA Aims to Increase Margins With Focus on Western Star

Daimler Truck North America aims to increase its margins in the second half of the 2020s, accentuating a position as the key engine of growth for parent company Daimler Truck.

July 9, 2025
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Longer Amazon Prime Day Sparks More Browsing, Fewer Buys

Momentum Commerce, which manages online sales for 50 brands in a variety of product categories and price points, said its Amazon sales plunged 41% year over year on July 8.

July 9, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Reveals New Batch of Tariffs From Iraq to Philippines

President Donald Trump unveiled a new round of tariff demand letters on July 9 with levies set to hit in August on imported goods from partners who fail to reach agreements with the U.S.

July 9, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Tariff Foes Urge Appeals Court to Curb ‘Blank Check’

A group of small businesses that won an order finding President Donald Trump’s global tariffs illegal urged a federal appeals court to uphold that decision and block the trade levies.

July 9, 2025
BusinessTechnology

Nvidia Becomes Most Valuable Company in World at $4 Trillion

Chipmaker Nvidia became the first public company to top $4 trillion in value on July 9 after two-year investor frenzy.

July 9, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Daimler Targets Expansion in Heavy-Duty Vocational Market

 Daimler Truck North America is taking aim at expanding its presence in the heavy vocational market while recognizing the challenge its rivals are lodging to its dominance in the over-the-road segment.

July 9, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trucking Industry Praises Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Dozens of freight and trucking stakeholders praised the recently enacted comprehensive tax and budget measure referred to as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.â€

July 9, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

NMFTA Readies Density-Based Freight Class Update for July 19

The National Motor Freight Traffic Association is moving toward a density-based freight classification system in a major update that is set to go into effect July 19.

July 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Cruise Cuts 101 Employees as GM Winds Down Robotaxi Program

Cruise, the embattled self-driving car subsidiary of GM, has laid off 101 more employees across the Bay Area, marking the latest round of job cuts as the company scales back its robotaxi efforts.

July 9, 2025
BusinessTechnology

AI in Fleet Management: Unlocking Insights from Fleet Data

Since its public release in 2022, generative AI has been transforming business operations across all sectors. The trucking industry, which generates unprecedented volumes of data from vehicles, engines, telematics devices and more, is uniquely positioned to benefit from this surge.

July 9, 2025