Truck News

Diesel is having its worst year in a decade. Early 2026 brought a supply shock tied to conflict in the Middle East, and prices jumped more than 40% in under two months. By spring, national averages were running $3.78 to $3.81 a gallon...

Lucid Group Inc., the electric vehicle maker, said it isn’t considering a bankruptcy, and so far, the market believes it.

The service centers are in smaller markets, and ArcBest plans to consolidate their operations into other facilities within the affected regions.

Mexican drivers and trucking operators have come under pressure from the Trump administration as federal agencies take a harsher stance on illegal activities.

The maintenance shutdown could potentially exacerbate fuel market tightness in northeastern U.S. states that rely on the plant for gasoline and diesel imports.

“Let’s see exactly how it will play out now, because it has been a very recent development,” Volvo Group CEO Martin Lundstedt said during the Q2 earnings call.

U.S. Class 8 retail sales came in slightly above the previous year in June after a yearlong stretch of declines.

The average cost to operate a truck in 2025 was $2.336 per mile — the highest since ATRI’s Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking was launched in 2016.

The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, rose  3.9% to $87.48 per barrel. Oil prices are near their highest level in a month.