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Texas port expects U.S. crude export boost to endure

The historic boost to U.S. crude exports triggered by the Iran war will likely endure, according to the head of the largest U.S. oil port.

July 14, 2026
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

How FMCSA revived the English-language proficiency rule

The current enforcement environment reflects a return to a rule that dates to 1937 but was unevenly applied for much of the past decade.

July 11, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

How did the New World screwworm get into the United States?

As the deadly New World screwworm spreads through Texas, posing significant risk to the U.S. cattle herd, experts are still wondering how it got there.

July 7, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsGlobal Freight

Palmer deal gives logistics firm H.Essers U.S. market entry

H.Essers is entering the U.S. market by bringing chemical warehousing firm Palmer Logistics into its operations and outlining plans for expansion.

July 7, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Toyota to shift some Tacoma output to Texas from Mexico

Toyota is moving some of the production of its popular Tacoma midsize truck from a plant in Mexico to San Antonio as part of a $3.6 billion investment in the facility.

July 6, 2026
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFuel

Natural gas closes in on oil’s top energy perch

For 75 years, petroleum has been the energy source that has powered the U.S. more than any other. That’s about to change.

July 2, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Screwworm Cluster in Texas Is Largest Since Initial Find

Four cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed on the same Texas property, marking the largest cluster of detections to be reported in the U.S.

June 25, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

NTSB Opens Probe Into Fatal Tesla Crash in Texas

NTSB opened an investigation into a fatal crash this month involving a Tesla sedan in Texas, expanding scrutiny of an incident that has drawn national attention.

June 24, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Tesla Sued After Woman Was Killed by Car Crashing Into House

Tesla’s automated technology failed to detect the end of the roadway and stop before slamming into a brick house, according to the lawsuit filed June 23 in Texas state court.

June 24, 2026
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Texas Revokes 6,407 Non-Domiciled CDLs for Foreign Truckers

The revocations were part of a corrective plan that Texas DPS was ordered to follow after being found by FMCSA auditors to have issued noncompliant licenses.

June 24, 2026

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