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Trailer Orders Fall 32% Year Over Year in April

U.S. trailer orders came back down in April after a short-lived spike the previous month, ACT Research reported.

May 22, 2025
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Ford鈥檚 EV Battery Plant May Add Nissan to Client List

A new Ford-SK factory in Kentucky, known as BlueOvalSK, has emerged as the frontrunner to build the batteries for Nissan, though a final decision hasn鈥檛 been made, one of the people said.

May 21, 2025
Business

What Is Personal Conveyance?

Learn what personal conveyance means for truck drivers. This video explains FMCSA rules, ELD limits, and when off-duty driving is allowed.

May 21, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

ATA Endorses Modern Worker Empowerment Act

American Trucking Associations voiced support for steps to rescind a Biden-era labor rule during a recent hearing on Capitol Hill.

May 21, 2025
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Trump Team Resists Nvidia, Upholds AI Export Curbs to China

鈥淲hen it comes to inside China 鈥 there is still bipartisan and broad concern about what can happen to these GPUs once they鈥檙e physically inside鈥 the country, a White House adviser said.

May 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

G-7 Ministers Tread Carefully Amid US Trade Tensions

鈥淭his is a very consequential moment for the G-7 in the world,鈥 Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told reporters May 20.

May 21, 2025
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EU Moves to Revive Fractured Trade Talks With Trump

The EU has shared a revised proposal with the U.S., as it aims to inject momentum in talks with President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration amid lingering skepticism that a deal can be reached.

May 21, 2025
GovernmentSafety

Duffy, DOT to Enforce English-Language Standard

The transportation secretary mandated non-English-proficient truckers be ordered off roads and promised greater scrutiny on non-domiciled and verifications of U.S. and foreign CDLs.

May 21, 2025
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Freight Trains Return to Asheville After Hurricane Helene

Now that freight trains are reaching Asheville, N.C., again, Norfolk Southern says it has turned its attention to restoring its tracks that connect the mountains with the rest of the state.

May 21, 2025
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ATA Opposes Federal Probe That Could Increase Truck Tariffs

ATA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are opposing a proposed federal investigation into whether the importation of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts poses a threat to national security.

May 21, 2025