Transport Topics

Starting in January, people powering up electric vehicles at commercial charging stations in Utah will have to pay a 12.5% tax and gas prices will drop July 1 due to new laws signed by Gov. Spencer Co...

24 Apr 20233min

In a victory for freight brokers, a federal appeals court has ruled that an insurance company may not pursue a claim against a transportation broker after that broker unknowingly hired a fraudulent mo...

21 Apr 20233min

WASHINGTON — A key representative of the trucking industry renewed calls before a Senate panel for Congress to repeal a tax on the purchase of new trucks nationwide. Andrew Boyle, first vice chairman ...

20 Apr 20233min

Ina Daly, a professional driver with XPO from Avondale, Ariz., took home top honors at the Arizona Truck Driving Championships April 1. The grand champion trophy for her best-in-show performance in th...

19 Apr 20233min

With an overall approval rating of only 2.2 on a 10-point scale, it’s clear that truck drivers overall do not hold driver-facing cameras in high regard, primarily due to privacy and other issues, acco...

18 Apr 20232min

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will appear before the transportation funding committee in the U.S. House on Thursday to discuss the White House’s fiscal 2024 budget request.  Speaking recentl...

17 Apr 20232min

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in March jumped 21.9% from a year ago and also exceeded the prior month, Wards Intelligence reported. Class 8 sales for the month reached 24,823, compared with the year-ago t...

14 Apr 20233min

Pilot Co. is set to replace its top two officers with executives hand-picked by its new majority owner, Berkshire Hathaway. Adam Wright will take the helm as CEO, and Joe Lillo will become chief finan...

13 Apr 20233min