Verified developments affecting drivers’ work, safety, licensing, pay, equipment, and travel.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics data show trucks moved $109.7 billion in U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico in September, up 27.6% from a year earlier. The dollar increase does not by itself establish more loads or higher rates.
Nevoya and Meta announced an agreement supporting 25 battery-electric Class 8 trucks between San Bernardino and Phoenix. Operations are expected in 2027; the deal does not mean the trucks are already running or hauling Meta freight.
Tesla’s official Semi account says 50 electric tractors are en route for delivery in Chicago. The company did not identify the recipient, delivery date, routes or when the trucks will enter service.
PS Logistics says its Loudon County Trucking subsidiary has acquired substantially all assets of Roane Transportation, Roane Logistics and B&W Leasing; Roane will continue as a Loudon County division under co-founder Steve Kennedy.
Harbinger says its new Series D financing will support a broader industrial expansion and continued growth in medium-duty electric-vehicle manufacturing; the announcement does not set a new driver rule, plant-output target or job count.
Kodiak says it delivered two autonomous-system-equipped Western Star 49X trucks to Atlas in September, the first of 65 Western Stars planned within Atlas's initial 100-truck order.
Ryder closed its acquisition of Efficiency Enterprises on November 1, adding six East Coast fleet-service locations, about 50 technicians and roughly 1,200 equipment units.
A Texas accessibility-project record names Wal-Mart Stores East LP as owner of a planned 744,433-square-foot distribution center and office in Cibolo, with a preliminary 2027–2029 construction schedule.
Super Ego Holding says new lease and rental eligibility rules begin November 1 for new agreements, renewals and requests for more equipment, including restrictions tied to Conditional safety ratings, non-domiciled CDLs and unresolved English-proficiency violations.
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