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BusinessEquipmentSafety

Jeep Factory Stopped for 3 Weeks After Aluminum Plant Fire

A Stellantis plant in Michigan will remain shut down for several weeks due to a shortage of key components, a sign of the growing fallout from a supplier’s aluminum factory fire last month.

October 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Cargo 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, 2025
BusinessSafetyFuelLogistics

Truckers’ Input Sought on N.Y. Thruway Facility Upgrades

Information gathered will inform a Request for Proposals on facility upgrades that will open to vendors next year. The state’s current fuel contracts expire in 2027.

September 2, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

JFK Airport Expands Truck Parking to 150 Spaces

Officials said the expansion will help manage growth in cargo operations at JFK, where volume reached 1.67 million tons in 2024 — a 25% increase since 2019.

August 20, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Gabrielli Truck Sales Buys Coopersburg and Liberty Kenworth

Gabrielli Truck Sales acquired Coopersburg and Liberty Kenworth, extending its dealership network into Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and South Jersey, the company announced in August.

August 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

NYC to Build Freight EV Charging Depot in the Bronx

The depot will include at least eight trailer-enabled fast-charge stalls for Class 8 trucks, alongside chargers for medium- and light-duty vehicles, with 24/7 access.

July 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Grants Waiver on Electronic Medical Certificates

The agency is temporarily allowing commercial driver license holders to use paper medical certificate copies since 12 states failed to meet a June mandate for electronic records.

July 15, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA

Waymo Begins Self-Driving Taxi Tests in NYC

Waymo has begun testing its driverless rideshare service in New York City, but rides are not available to the general public. 

July 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

NYC Expands Crackdown on BQE Overweight Trucks

New York City has started ticketing overweight trucks headed toward Staten Island on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, expanding its automated enforcement program.

June 24, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

NYC Sets Smaller Driver Pay Raise After Uber, Lyft Resistance

New York City on June 20 announced new minimum-pay rules for rideshare drivers, settling on a smaller-than-proposed 5% increase following pushback from Uber Technologies and Lyft.

June 20, 2025