E-Trucks Are Heavy. Can Our Roads Handle Them?

Researchers look at the potential damage to New York area highways, tunnels and bridges from trucks that can weigh up to 9,000 pounds.

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Trump Sets Tariffs on Trucks and Buses and Extends Exemptions for Automakers

Imported light and heavy trucks will be charged 25 percent and buses 10 percent as of Nov. 1, but President Trump also extended tariff exemptions for auto parts.

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Trump’s New Tariff on Trucks Could Burden an Already Struggling Industry

A 25 percent levy on heavy-duty trucks and parts is set to take effect next month. Companies have few details on the policy.

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Kashmir’s Apple Harvest Rots After Landslide Blocks Road

The Himalayan region supplies most of India’s apples. But when heavy rains left a major highway blocked for weeks, farmers couldn’t get them to markets.

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Kashmir’s Apple Harvest Rots After Landslide Blocks Road

The Himalayan region supplies most of India’s apples. But when heavy rains left a major highway blocked for weeks, farmers couldn’t get them to markets.

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How More Railroads Could Cut Pollution and Lighten Traffic

The public would feel many benefits if rail companies grabbed business back from trucking, but doing so will be tough.

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Faced With Trump’s English Mandate, Mexico’s Truckers Report to Class

Companies, fearing penalties that could put them out of business, race to make sure their drivers have enough English to communicate with U.S. officials.

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Truck Companies Sour on California’s Strict Clean Air Rules

A deal designed to force compliance with tougher emissions standards is as risk after the Trump administration intervened.

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U.S. Steel Producers Raise Prices After Tariffs Stymie Imports

Steel producers like Cleveland Cliffs and Steel Dynamics both said this week that they raised prices after President Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on imports.

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Yes, That 18-Wheeler on a Texas Highway Is Driving Itself

As the shipping industry struggles to recruit truck drivers, driverless trucks won’t need sleep, won’t speed and won’t get road rage. But experts and truck drivers say they are not a panacea.

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