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BusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Supply Chain Firms Need Risk Mitigation Plans, Experts Say

Supply chain companies need to develop risk mitigation plans that leverage insights and technologies, according to a panel of experts.

October 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Class 8 Truck Orders Slide 44% as Tariffs Strain

ACT Research preliminary data showed orders decreased 44% year over year to 20,800 units. But they increased 57.6% from the 13,200 units reported in August.

October 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Unpredictable Tariff Rules Rattle Supply Chain, Experts Say

鈥淭ariffs, I think, have taken most of the air out of the room this year,鈥 said Andrei Quinn-Barabanov, supply chain and risk management leader at Moody鈥檚.

October 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Logistics Leaders Urge Resilience as Costs Climb

CSCMP鈥檚 2025 State of Logistics Report found that annual expenditures associated with moving freight grew 5.4% year over year to $2.58 trillion in 2024 compared with 2023.

October 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Canada鈥檚 Carney Says US Auto Sector Needs USMCA to Compete

Trump鈥檚 tariffs have cast a chill over the Canadian automotive sector, but have also affected U.S.-based companies.

October 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

ATA Presses Congress on Safety, Efficiency Priorities

ATA President Chris Spear in an Oct. 8 letter detailed several matters for Congress such as boosting entry-level driver training as well as English-language proficiency requirements.

October 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

NHTSA Opens Tesla Probe After Crashes Involving FSD

Tesla is also under investigation by NHTSA for a 鈥渟ummon鈥 technology that lets drivers tell cars to drive to their location to pick them up, a feature that has reportedly led to fender benders.

October 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Cargo Theft Costs Trucking, Logistics Firms $18M Daily

ATRI researchers conducted numerous interviews with industry participants who lost goods due to cargo theft. They also had input from experts who work to monitor and prevent this crime.

October 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

First Brands Creditor Seeks Investigation of 鈥榁anished鈥 Cash

First Brands' bankruptcy filing set off a round of damage limitation by Wall Street firms now attempting to size up their exposure to the company.

October 9, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Volvo VNL, VNR to Receive Side-Curtain Air Bags as Standard

VTNA launched redesigns of the flagship Class 8 on-highway VNL tractor and VNR regional-haul semi in January 2024 and March 2025, respectively.

October 9, 2025