Business

A new Department of Labor rule adopts an “economic factors” test for companies to follow to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee.

Kodiak Robotics introduced what it billed as the world’s first driverless-ready semi-truck designed for scaled deployment at CES in Las Vegas this week.

Battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. badly missed fourth-quarter earnings estimates amid weaker demand for electric vehicles and a drop in lithium prices that hurt revenue.

A militant group that is attacking container vessels along the Suez Canal in Egypt is causing shipment disruptions that threaten to inflict downstream effects on the U.S. trucking sector.

Aeva Technologies Inc. has won a multiyear contract to supply Daimler Truck Holding AG with technology to help advance autonomous driving on highways.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is developing a product for electric vehicles that it says will bolster their competitiveness against gas-powered vehicles by extending tire duration.

WASHINGTON — Transportation technology company Drivewyze announced at the Transportation Research Board conference Jan. 9 that it is making its new safety system available at no cost.

Motor carriers can expect lower prices and less volatility at diesel pumps in 2024, according to experts. 

Berkshire Hathaway has avoided trial by settling allegations it violated the terms of its buyout of Pilot Travel Centers by changing the accounting methods used to value part of the deal.

VinFast, the Vietnamese electric carmaker building a multibillion-dollar factory in North Carolina, has replaced its CEO and CFO in the company's latest executive shuffle.