Swedish electric trucking firm Einride acquires US EV charging startup Flipturn for $38 million in an all-stock deal. This expands Einride's EV charging ecosystem and supports its U.S. scaling strategy, integrating charging software with its electric truck offerings.
The Trump administration proposes changes to Biden-era environmental rules, scaling back emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles, citing cost savings for the trucking industry but potentially increasing nitrogen oxide pollution by 4.2% by 2030 and 11.6% by 2055.
Amazon is expanding its trucking services to all businesses, not just its own network, causing shares of major freight carriers like Old Dominion, ArcBest, Saia, XPO Logistics, and FedEx Freight to fall significantly. The move, part of Amazon's Supply Chain Services program, offers less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping nationwide.
India's fuel demand growth is slowing due to price hikes for gasoline and diesel, reflecting higher oil costs from the Iran war. The trucking sector shows stress with falling freight prices and longer wait times for return trips, impacting manufacturing activity. Analysts predict further price increases, potentially dampening demand further.
Nearly 20% of India's trucks are off the roads due to diesel shortages and price hikes, severely impacting small operators and increasing freight rates. Oil companies cite localized issues, expecting demand to ease with the monsoon.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Shawn Montgomery, allowing him to sue C.H. Robinson, the largest US freight broker, for liability in a 2017 truck crash that cost him part of his leg, citing safety regulation exceptions over federal preemption claims.
President Trump's proposed gas tax holiday to alleviate cost-of-living concerns is facing opposition not only from Democrats but also from Republican-leaning trucking and construction industries, which rely on federal gas and diesel taxes for infrastructure funding.
Chinese autonomous trucking companies Pony.ai and Inceptio say recent advances in large language models like Claude and DeepSeek have zero impact on self-driving vehicle deployment timelines. Pony.ai CEO James Peng stated the world's best linguistics expert doesn't make a good driver, emphasizing that language processing and driving use completely different skills. Inceptio maintains its mid-2028 commercialization target, expecting to accumulate 5 billion kilometers of driving data in China by late 2028.
