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Capitol Christmas Tree Arrives in Washington From Alaska

A massive spruce from an Alaskan forest, chosen to be the Capitol Christmas Tree, arrived in Washington on a new flatbed trailer, accompanied by two veteran truckers from Lynden Transport.

November 26, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Citigroup: Trump Tariffs to Drive Up Aluminum, Steel Prices

President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 plan to impose 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico will push up steel and aluminum prices across the U.S., according to Citigroup analysts.

November 26, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Weather: Winter Season Brings Additional Compliance Challenges

Fleets seeking snow removal technology must consider factors such as multi-height equipment and yard space constraints, said Debora Babin Katz, vice president of聽TrucBrush, a company that manufactures a large, mobile brush to remove snow from trailers.聽 聽

November 26, 2024
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFuel

Stellantis Might Shutter UK Van Plant Over EV Rules

Stellantis had already threatened to pull the plug on its U.K. operations, warning about the impact of what it says are the country鈥檚 too stringent EV targets.

November 26, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

US Consumers More Confident About Jobs, Economy

A gauge of present conditions increased to an eight-month high. The group鈥檚 measure of expectations for the next six months edged to an almost three-year high.

November 26, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Exxon Exec Says Oil Output Won鈥檛 Surge Despite Trump Agenda

Oil and gas producers in the U.S. will not raise output significantly in the coming years despite calls from President-elect Donald Trump to 鈥渄rill, baby, drill,鈥 said an Exxon executive.

November 26, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Newsom, Musk Clash Over California EV Incentive Plan

Gavin Newsom is positioning California as a foil to Donald Trump鈥檚 policies, laying the groundwork for resistance on everything from deportations to regulation rollbacks.

November 26, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Rivian鈥檚 $6.6 Billion Loan Advances EV Factory Timeline

The loan would come from the U.S. Energy Department鈥檚 Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program.

November 26, 2024
GovernmentFuel

Diesel Price Rises 4.8垄 to $3.539 a Gallon

The U.S. average diesel price rose 4.8 cents to $3.539 per gallon, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration for the week ending Nov. 25.

November 25, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Nominates Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Lead Labor Department

WASHINGTON 鈥 President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 22 named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in his second administration.

November 25, 2024

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