Rob Painter likened AI to “modern rigging” that can help transportation companies spot a supply chain storm far in advance instead of acting reactively.

Absent congressional action, several transportation programs funded through advance appropriations under the 2021 infrastructure law will lose funding authority beginning Oct. 1. 

In a series of anonymous comments from a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, energy executives called out the wide swings in oil prices as the main source of their unease. 

Stelco announced layoffs it attributed in part to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Carney also threatened legal action.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has waived hours-of-service requirements for interstate gasoline and diesel haulers through Dec. 16.

The two nations are working on the details of an agreement that would cut U.S. tariffs on light vehicles to 15% from the current 25%.

Harbinger plans to deliver the vehicles by the end of 2027. FedEx will deploy the trucks across its pickup and delivery operations in the U.S. and Canada. 

General Mills said Dana McNabb will become its CEO at the start of next year, succeeding Jeff Harmening.

Consumer prices rose 3.4% in August compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department said. On a monthly basis, prices climbed 0.3%, up from 0.1% in July, a sign prices are still running hot.

Oil prices are now hovering between $90 and $100 per barrel as the U.S. war with Iran drags on, contributing to stubborn inflation. Brent crude rose 2.7% to $98.72  a barrel.

The electrification of road freight is emerging as a structural force that could undermine long-term oil demand across the world.

ATA President Greg Hodgen calls the annual Management Conference & Exhibition "invaluable for both professional growth and business success."

A total of 350 staff will be based at the site. Other U.S. offices were closed as operations were consolidated in the Charlotte-area suburb.

The ministry objects partly because of Saudi Arabian and Qatari holdings in the German company.

Toyota and Lexus brand sales cratered 23% in the world’s biggest auto market in August on weak demand for gasoline and hybrid vehicles.

U.S. job openings slid to 7.08 million from a revised 7.34 million in July, the Labor Department reported Sept. 29. Openings were the lowest since they hit 6.9 million in March.

As AI moves into heavy-duty vehicle repair, industry leaders say the technology will not replace technicians, rather get them the information they need faster.

The U.S. will offer up to 40 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in what will be the last of the nation’s contribution to the coordinated release of oil from reserves around the world since the start of the Iran war.

“Retailers appear to be front-loading holiday inventory given tariff and shipping uncertainty, which shows up at the ports but not yet on the highway,” said James Roe of AlixPartners. 

The long-range battery shortage points to the need for automakers such as Stellantis to adjust production plans amid a spike in EV demand caused by the war on Iran.