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NTSB Opens Probe Into Fatal Tesla Crash in Texas

1 hour 39 min ago
NTSB opened an investigation into a fatal crash this month involving a Tesla sedan in Texas, expanding scrutiny of an incident that has drawn national attention.

Hormuz Reopening Is Quickly Flooding Oil Markets With Supply

2 hours 12 min ago
Markets are weakening across Europe and Asia as buyers find themselves inundated with offers for cargo.

Agility Robotics Bets on Staffing Warehouses With Humanoids

3 hours 11 min ago
Agility Robotics becomes the first publicly traded company entirely devoted to building and selling humanoids. Its early customers include Toyota.

Daimler Truck Enters Hydrogen ICE Arena With Keyou Deal

3 hours 14 min ago
The move by Freightliner and Western Star’s parent company kick-starts competition with Volvo Group’s Cespira hydrogen ICE powertrain joint venture.

Toyota Threatens GM’s Sales Crown as Hybrid Demand Surges

3 hours 58 min ago
Toyota is expected to grow its market share to 15.8% in the first half of this year, while GM’s share is expected to tumble by almost 1 percentage point to 16.8%.

Tesla Sued After Woman Was Killed by Car Crashing Into House

4 hours 50 min ago
Tesla’s automated technology failed to detect the end of the roadway and stop before slamming into a brick house, according to the lawsuit filed June 23 in Texas state court.

Amazon Prime Day Online Spending Beats Estimate on Day 1

5 hours 28 min ago
Competitors such as Walmart and Target scheduled overlapping promotions, boosting traffic and shopping across the web.

Trump Backs Tariffs, EV Shift at Mack Trucks

5 hours 45 min ago
Speaking to employees, officials and political allies, the president framed Mack Trucks as a symbol of domestic industrial strength and his trade approach.

Hormuz Fertilizer Flows Recover Significantly

6 hours 10 min ago
Weekly fertilizer exports through Hormuz have climbed back from near zero for most of the war to almost 530,000 tons in the week ended June 21, Kpler data shows.

Slate Tests Electric Pickup Market With Price Under $25,000

6 hours 21 min ago
The company is pitching a customizable, low-cost pickup as an antidote to expensive trucks and SUVs, testing whether affordability can broaden the appeal of EVs.

Diesel Prices Fall Below $5 a Gallon

7 hours 49 min ago
The national average retail price declined to $4.98 a gallon on June 24, still well above the $3.76 a gallon recorded on the eve of the U.S.-Iran war.

Oil Prices Continue Slide as Trump Threatens Major Drillers

8 hours 23 min ago
Brent crude fell $1.59 to $75.21 a barrel. Trump said that gas prices are not matching the decline in oil prices, so he has told the Justice Department “to immediately start looking into this.”

Texas Revokes 6,407 Non-Domiciled CDLs for Foreign Truckers

8 hours 39 min ago
The revocations were part of a corrective plan that Texas DPS was ordered to follow after being found by FMCSA auditors to have issued noncompliant licenses.

3 Charged in Armed Hijacking of Apple Devices in New York

9 hours 39 min ago
Two truckers were left bound in a trailer during an armed hijacking of Apple products in Long Island, with three undocumented men facing federal charges.

Texas Revokes 6,407 Non-Domiciled CDLs for Foreign Truckers

Tue, 06/23/2026 - 21:09
The revocations were part of a corrective plan that Texas DPS was ordered to follow after being found by FMCSA auditors to have issued noncompliant licenses.

FedEx Posts Profit Beat but Package Demand Stays Muted

Tue, 06/23/2026 - 16:00
FedEx reported profit that beat Wall Street’s expectations as the courier navigated tumultuous trade policies and rising costs that have buffeted its business.

Amazon Prime Day Deal Hunters Watch Prices Closely

Tue, 06/23/2026 - 14:30
Consumers will spend $26.3 billion online with Amazon and other retailers during this year's Prime Day, according to Adobe estimates.

U.S. Trailer Orders Surge 237% Despite Seasonal Slowness

Tue, 06/23/2026 - 14:23
The ACT Research report expected a sequential drop in net orders, with May traditionally marking the second-weakest order month of the annual cycle.

Lawsuit Says Gas Stations Used AI to Set California Prices

Tue, 06/23/2026 - 14:00
A group of California consumers claimed in a lawsuit that gas station owners including Walmart and BP are using AI to illegally manipulate pump prices in the state.

DTNA Rolls Out DEF Derates Software Update

Tue, 06/23/2026 - 12:45
DTNA is rolling out a software update that incorporates revised diesel exhaust fluid inducement parameters, lifting the minimum speed before work must be performed.

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