Transport Topics

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants from heavy-duty trucks in a series of major rulemakings over the next three ...

9 Aug 20212min

Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, the main sponsor of a program to pave the way for commercial driver license holders under 21 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, expressed optimism...

6 Aug 20212min

The American Transportation Research Institute is developing an assessment tool to identify the safest drivers among 18- to 20-year-olds, an important age group that the trucking industry is targeting...

5 Aug 20213min

Nikola Corp. posted a widening second-quarter financial loss as the zero-emission vehicle startup said it is moving forward with its battery-electric and fuel cell-electric trucks. In a regulatory fil...

4 Aug 20212min

XPO Logistics Inc. on Aug. 2 completed its previously announced spinoff of GXO Logistics Inc., creating two independent, publicly traded companies. Going forward, XPO will offer primarily less-than-tr...

3 Aug 20212min

The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan cleared another big hurdle on Friday when the Senate voted 66-28 to begin debate on the bill. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the chamber ...

2 Aug 20212min

Trevor Milton, the founder and one-time executive chair of Nikola Corp., surrendered yesterday in New York to face charges alleging he lied to investors about the capabilities of his electric and hydr...

30 Jul 20213min

President Joe Biden pledged to increase investments in American companies and workforce training during a visit to a Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania Wednesday. After touring the facility, the presid...

29 Jul 20213min