Attention all driver recruiting and retention professionals! The 23rd Annual Recruitment and Retention Conference returns February 25–27, 2026 — and this year, it's bigger, bolder, and more transformative than ever.

Gothenburg, Sweden-based Volvo Group — parent company of Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks — sold 9,622 trucks in North America, compared with 12,026 a year earlier.

Earlier this year, the two agreed to a truce in which Washington paused tariffs on Chinese goods while Beijing pledged to resume the flow of rare-earth magnets. That expires in November.

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said he sees the Canadian labor market as “soft” despite recent data that showed the country added 60,400 jobs in September.

Countries at an IMO gathering in London voted to push back for a year a decision on whether to make ships start paying for the more than 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases they emit each year. 

“The reason you’ve seen spot rates up in the last couple of weeks — it’s been because of the enforcement activity,” said J.B. Hunt Chief Operating Officer Nick Hobbs.

The agreement involves a battery-powered minivan as the initial fleet model for “accelerating the development and deployment of robotaxi solutions in Europe,” the companies said.

CEO Steve Angel, without promising a merger, said he would consider any opportunities that make sense for shareholders. He vowed to focus on making CSX the best-performing railroad.

The Commerce Department is slated to announce a five-year extension for an arrangement that allows automakers to reduce what they pay in tariffs on imported car parts.

The manufacturer on Oct. 17 projected declining North American truck registrations for 2026, with CEO Martin Lundstedt citing rising uncertainty tied to President Trump’s planned duties.

Stellantis declined to comment on conversations with the government. It has confirmed it’s adding a third shift at an Ontario facility and described Canada as “very important” to its plans.

The deficit for the fiscal year was $1.78 trillion, down from $1.82 trillion in 2024, a drop of 2%, according to figures released by the Treasury Department Oct. 16.

An FMCSA audit recently found compliance issues in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington. South Dakota was first to acknowledge them.

Companywide cost-cutting initiatives are having an effect, the company said of its third-quarter earnings report released after the market closed Oct. 15.

U.S. Class 8 retail sales fell below the prior year for the third month in a row in September, according to Wards Intelligence data.

GM agreed in 2022 to buy nickel supplies from Brazilian miner Vale as part of a strategy to build up its battery supply chain for EVs, but the pause has meant cancellation of the project. 

Washington’s partisan impasse continues to keep the federal government in a partial shutdown as the transportation panels eye consideration of a multiyear highway measure.

First Brands has admitted it can’t find $2.3 billion related to off-balance sheet financing deals. Lawyers for the U.S. Trustee  asked a judge to move up a hearing on the request to Oct. 29.

The Project44 2025 Annual State of Consumer Holiday Shopping Report found that 40% of consumers have capped their holiday budgets at $500 amid economic uncertainty

The theme for this year's event, to be held Oct. 25-28 in San Diego, reflects the industry's resolve: “A United Front: Driving Policy in a New Era.”