Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the states will lose money from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program if they don’t comply with the rules within 30 days.

“If you come through these inspection stations and you are an illegal or breaking the law you will be handed over to our local or federal law enforcement partners,” a Florida official said.

An outage at the largest inland U.S. refinery has raised gasoline prices in the Midwest ahead of the Labor Day holiday, the final major travel weekend of the country’s peak driving season.

“We are looking, I hope, for an agreement that will put us in a better position than we are right now,” Dominic LeBlanc said Aug. 25 in a French-language radio interview.

Still, President Trump indicated that the agreement for a 15% tariff on South Korean imports would likely stick as is, despite Seoul’s efforts to secure better terms. 

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The Trump administration has made the revival of U.S. metals and minerals production a key priority with a focus on copper, which is used in transportation.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s aware of about 3,000 complaints alleging that 3.5 liter V-6 engines in Honda and Acura vehicles from the 2016 through 2020 model years failed because of faulty connecting rod bearings.

The move by Switzerland’s national postal service follows President Donald Trump’s elimination of a tariff loophole for so-called “de minimis” merchandise.

The crash sparked a clash between DHS and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over Harjinder Singh, a native of India, obtaining a work permit and driver’s license in the state.

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FedEx driver David Comings of North Dakota captured the Bendix Grand Champion trophy in the 88th staging of the  National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships in Minneapolis. 

The FedEx family is honoring its founder, the late Fred W. Smith, at NTDC, and competing drivers reflect on how his dedication to safety helped shape their professional careers.  

Following Powell’s remarks investors boosted bets that the Federal Open Market Committee would cut rates at their Sept. 16-17 meeting.

The company’s new AI engine, dubbed Cortex, is designed to help PCS customers optimize operations, enhance workflows, streamline communications and convert data into business insights.

The Aug. 21 extension offers a reprieve to drivers in the 12 states that missed a June deadline for transition to electronic medical certifications.