08 Jun Trump Says He'll Drop Mexico Tariff as Deal Reached on Migrants President Donald Trump said he would drop plans for tariffs on Mexico that he’d been threatening to impose for the past week after the country promised new steps to stem an influx of illegal migration into the U.S. Read more...
07 Jun Steven Clark Takes Top Honors at Surprising Utah Truck Driving Championships The unexpected was the norm at the Utah Truck Driving Championships. Defending Grand Champion Russell Atkin finished fifth in the Tank Trunk division, and rookie William Plevney took first place in the 5-Axle. When the dust settled, FedEx Freight driver Steven Clark was the 2019 Grand Champion after besting his closest challenger by 62 points in the 3-Axle class. Read more...
07 Jun FedEx Won’t Renew Amazon’s US Air-Delivery Contracts FedEx Corp. said June 7 it wouldn’t renew its U.S. air-delivery contract with Amazon.com, paring a key customer relationship as the largest online retailer deepens its foray into freight transportation. Read more...
07 Jun White House Rejects Carmaker Plea to Revisit California Emissions Regulation The White House is rejecting a bid from domestic and foreign automakers to restart talks with California over vehicle emissions regulations. Read more...
07 Jun Top EPA Official Overseeing Trucking Regulations Reassigned to Climate Change Issues Christopher Grundler, a top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official who has overseen a number of regulations that impact the trucking industry, has effective Aug. 4 been reassigned to head an EPA division that deals with climate change issues. Read more...
07 Jun Trump Sees ‘Good Chance’ of Deal With Mexico to Avert Tariffs President Donald Trump said there’s a “good chance” the United States will reach agreement to avert imposing trade tariffs on Mexico slated to take effect June 10, and that the deal would require the country to buy more U.S. agricultural products. Read more...
07 Jun ATA’s Chris Spear to Testify Before House Committee on Trucking Policies June 12 Transportation policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to hear from American Trucking Associations on June 12. ATA President Chris Spear will be among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the Highways and Transit Subcommittee. Read more...
07 Jun Troy Swenson Will Make Triumphant Return to Pittsburgh as South Dakota Grand Champion FedEx Freight driver Troy Swenson won the Sleeper class championship at the 2009 National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh. He hasn’t been back to the Steel City since — but that’s about to change. Read more...
07 Jun Message of Safety Hits Home Leading Up to Illinois Truck Driving Championships FedEx Freight drivers Ritch Fundell and Miguel Corral are back and ready to repeat in the Illinois Truck Driving Championships on June 7-8. The event's primary safety focus will be on emphasizing adherence to Scott's Law, named after a Chicago firefighter who was struck and killed by a motorist while assisting at a roadside crash scene in 2000. Overall FedEx Freight claimed five division championships in 2018. UPS took home two first-place finishes, and XPO Logistics and YRC Freight earned on... Read more...
07 Jun Walmart’s EV Stations Let You Plug In While You Shop Electric vehicle owners will have a new reason to visit Walmart as they travel across America: Not only can they stock up on snacks and drinks but they can get electric charges. Read more...