Truck News

Brent crude rose 0.9% to $97.85 a barrel — its highest level in about six weeks — as tensions simmered in the six-month U.S. war with Iran.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government increased the import tax on many U.S. steel items to 50% from 25%, and applied tariffs to a range of consumer goods.

Labor Day traditionally portends a break for drivers. But this year, something unusual is happening: Prices are on the rise. 

For fleets considering electrification, the true cost of an electric truck goes beyond its purchase price. Operating costs, incentives, route demands, battery technology and vehicle utilization all shape the long-term economics and can make electrification more attainable than the sticker price suggests.

A toll transaction records a time, a location, a lane, a vehicle, and a plate, but shows up as a single line on most fleets' monthly bill. The dollar figure is the one part nobody controls. Rates are published in advance, so a fleet can budget for them and move on. Everything else in that record describes how the operation ran.

NHTSA officials are opening an investigation into whether Tesla's new steering wheel-free taxis comply with safety rules a day after the company began offering rides.

President Donald Trump said he was creating a program to help farmers and ranchers “process their own food," a move aimed at addressing the high cost of beef.

The initiatives being launched will support electric truck purchases and the charging systems needed to keep them operating at the East Coast’s busiest seaport.

U.S. job growth in manufacturing, construction and other goods producers is outpacing that of the larger services economy.

Brent crude fell 0.2% to $95.37 a barrel. U.S. gasoline prices will be higher this Labor Day weekend than they have ever been at this time of year, according to AAA.