2019 Massachusetts Truck Driving Championships
Photos from the 2019 Massachusetts Truck Driving Championships. (Trucking Association of Massachusetts)
June 5, 2019Trump Says 'No Bluff!' On the Mexico Tariffs
Republican lawmakers eager to halt a new round of tariffs on Mexican goods next week have spent days urging the Trump administration to negotiate a solution with Mexico’s government.
June 5, 20192019 New Mexico Truck Driving Championships
Photos of winners from the New Mexico Truck Driving Championships in Bernalillo, May 11, 2019.
June 5, 2019VW Brand to Trim as Many as 4,000 Jobs Amid Digital Overhaul
Volkswagen AG’s main car brand will let lapse as many as 4,000 general and administrative jobs while adding at least 2,000 IT positions over the next four years, avoiding layoffs at its German factories as it negotiates a major shift toward electrification and self-driving cars.
June 5, 2019GM Won’t Get Tariff Relief for Chinese-Built Buick Envision
The largest U.S. automaker can’t get a pass on tariffs snagging one of its models. The Trump administration refused to grant General Motors Co. an exclusion for its Chinese-built Buick Envision SUV, keeping in place a 25% duty on the import.
June 5, 2019Companies Add Fewest Jobs Since 2010, ADP Data Show
Companies in May added the fewest U.S. workers in any month since 2010, suggesting a potential pullback in the labor market amid weakness in some parts of the economy.
June 5, 2019Lion, BEV Launch Electric Refuse Truck
The Lion Electric Co. and Boivin Évolution unveiled what they called the world’s first Class 8 refuse truck with a powertrain and automated collection hopper that are 100% electric.
June 5, 2019Report: Local Leaders Highlight Infrastructure in Annual Addresses
The “State of the Cities” annual report by the National League of Cities determined that infrastructure policy ranked as the second-most pressing issue for mayors.
June 5, 2019You Can Say That Again! Eric Flick Leads Seven Repeat Winners in Nevada
If you’re gonna roll a 7, it may as well be in Nevada, right? Seven class winners from 2018 again visited the winner’s circle at the Nevada Truck Driving Championships on June 1 in Reno.
June 4, 2019Too Little Air, Too Much Cement: CVSA Roadcheck 2019 Uncovers Violations
LANDOVER, Md. — It wasn’t exactly a lucky day for James Dasch, a 30-year veteran truck driver for Lucky Dog Industries, who got pulled over during Roadcheck.
June 4, 2019