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Complete coverage of American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting March 10-13, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

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Car factory

As the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariff plans comes into relief, a harsh truth is emerging for the automotive industry: There are lots of losers and not many winners.

President Donald Trump signed an order to implement a 25% tariff on auto imports, expanding a trade war designed to bring more manufacturing jobs to the U.S.

Sadler is a 26-year U.S. Navy veteran and former submariner. He is a senior research fellow in naval warfare and advanced technology at The Heritage Foundation.

Dole says a proposal to curb China’s dominance of the maritime industry would have a big impact on bananas — and aggravate consumers already sensitive to higher prices at the grocery store.

Hyundai celebrated the opening of its new $7.6 billion EV factory in Georgia by announcing plans to expand its production capacity by two-thirds to a total of 500,000 vehicles per year.

ADM plans to slash CEO Juan Luciano’s annual cash bonus and laid out a new policy to claw back long-term awards in a bid to “ensure accountability” more than a year after an accounting scandal.

Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar to a pair of private equity firms for $1 billion after a decade of trying to make its acquisition of the bargain chain fit.

The United Steelworkers said investor Ancora wants to sell U.S. Steel Corp.’s state-of-the-art mills to fund sweeping upgrades of union-run facilities.

road crack

In its quadrennial infrastructure report card, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued a D+ grade for the country’s intricate network of roadways.

copper

Trump Weighs Imposing Copper Import Tariffs in Weeks

U.S. tariffs on copper imports could be coming within several weeks, months earlier than the deadline for a decision, according to people familiar with the matter. 

Rivian

Rivian Spins Out ‘Micromobility’ EV Startup Called Also

Rivian Automotive Inc. is spinning out a business that will develop small electric vehicles designed for short trips.

Driver locking trailer

Fleets and Insurers Respond to Freight Theft Surge

The industry has made some progress in its response to theft but needs to develop more effective countermeasures, according to multiple insurance brokers.

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Fleets and industry vendors attending the Truckload Carrier Association’s Truckload 2025 conference said technology is helping increase efficiency and improve decision-making.

Key Bridge anniversary

 A year after the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland leaders honored g the six construction workers who were killed that night.

Wabash trailer

A St. Louis court has drastically reduced a $462 million jury verdict issued against trailer manufacturer Wabash in connection with a 2019 fatal accident.

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