Illinois News Updates

Governors across the country are temporarily easing dyed diesel restrictions and suspending fuel taxes as diesel prices remain elevated over year-ago levels.

Lisle, Ill.-based International sold 19,900 vehicles in the most recent quarter, compared with 13,400 trucks and buses in the year-ago period.

North Carolina and Ohio adopted laws governing third-party litigation funding, adding momentum to the debate over the role of outside investors in civil lawsuits.

Automatic fuel-tax increases took effect July 1 in California, Maryland, Washington and Virginia, but Illinois suspended its planned hike.

A chronic lack of available truck parking creates public safety risks and raises consumer costs, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said.

 A Delta Air Lines flight and a high-flying firework reportedly came into contact in the sky above Chicago as the city celebrated the Fourth of July holiday.

Nussbaum Transportation announced what it described as its largest compensation update in recent history, increasing mileage pay and more for OTR van drivers.

The most recent results were also hurt by $180 million in expenses related to an assembly plant sale and $19.9 million for severance payments in Q1.

Hyundai Translead CEO Sean Kenney noted that more than 500 customer locations are within a 100‑mile radius of the planned facilities in Will County.

AIT Worldwide Logistics reached an agreement to add Greenbriar Equity Group as an investment partner, marking a shift in ownership structure for the global freight forwarder.