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Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Senators Push Fix for Dry Bulk Trucking Penalties

Federal lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill June 18 that would give dry bulk haulers a 10% axle weight variance, aiming to ease penalties tied to load shifting during transport.

June 24, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

EU Plans Boeing Tariffs in Response to US Trade Moves

The European Union plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including on Boeing Co. aircraft, if President Donald Trump puts a baseline levy on the bloc鈥檚 goods as many expect.

June 24, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

NYC Expands Crackdown on BQE Overweight Trucks

New York City has started ticketing overweight trucks headed toward Staten Island on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, expanding its automated enforcement program.

June 24, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Truck Manufacturer CSTH Invests $7.5M for Kentucky Expansion

The added capacity builds on an earlier project launched in September 2024, when CSTH broke ground on a separate $28 million, 250,000-square-foot facility in Cynthiana, Ky.

June 24, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Jaxport Adds Two New Cranes to Boost Cargo Capacity

Two new ship-to-shore container cranes have arrived at Jaxport鈥檚 Blount Island terminal, expanding the port鈥檚 capacity to handle larger vessels as part of a state-backed modernization push.

June 24, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Alabama鈥檚 Port Birmingham Adds 25,000-Square-Foot Warehouse

The new facility is designed specifically to handle cold-rolled steel coils.聽It marks the first phase in a plan to upgrade the site into a high-performing logistics hub for central Alabama.

June 24, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA

Torc Invests $5.6M to Create Engineering Hub in Michigan

91视频 plans to invest nearly $5.6 million to create an engineering hub in Michigan.

June 24, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Continental Cuts Margin Target Over Tariffs Ahead of Breakup

Continental lowered a profitability target for the year due to rising costs from U.S. tariffs as the German automotive supplier forges ahead with a plan to dismantle itself.

June 24, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Auto Industry Pushes Back on Trump鈥檚 Chip Tariff Threat

Blowback to President Donald Trump鈥檚 idea of tariffs on imported semiconductors is proving to be broad and deep, and includes Tesla, Ford and GM.

June 24, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

EV-Carrying Ship Sinks in Pacific Ocean After Catching Fire

A ship that caught fire in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month has sunk. The vessel was carrying about 3,000 vehicles, of which about 800 were EVs.

June 24, 2025