Minnesota’s motor fuel taxes will jump by nearly 12% starting Jan. 1 for diesel, gasoline, biodiesel and other fuels because of a state law passed last year.

New and current Minnesota truck drivers will have an easier time obtaining and renewing CDLs now that a state law that constrained third-party CDL testing opportunities has been eliminated.

Since coming to the U.S. from Sudan in 1999, Lual Akoon has built a new life for himself — as a trucker and an advocate, meeting with legislators and representing drivers nationwide.

Minnesota will add 16 truck parking spots at two eastbound rest areas along I-94 in an $81.5 million package of projects to improve the state’s freight network and address parking issues.

State lawmakers rushing to jump on the battery-electric vehicle bandwagon for longhaul trucks will create a web of operational roadblocks and other problems, a new report says. 

Archer Daniels Midland Co. has agreed to supply biochemical maker Solugen Inc. with raw materials needed to make plant-based acids at a plant to be built in southwest Minnesota.

Minnesota lawmakers on May 21 sent the governor a $1.3 billion deal that would index the gas tax to inflation and bolster the state's extensive transportation network.

To attract potential job seekers, the Minnesota Trucking Association Foundation has launched a  website and social media campaign showcasing many types of trucking industry careers.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation to crack down on catalytic converter theft in the state, the latest in a series of moves by state lawmakers to help residents combat what has become a nationwide problem.

A 90-year-old undivided two-lane freight corridor is getting a $10 million face-lift in a Minnesota agricultural belt where truckers, commuters and farmers cope with high crash rates and congestion.