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Trucks

Knight-Swift’s Miller cites bullish TL market tightening

July 27, 2026 10:03 am, EDT Truckload segment revenue increased 2.8% to $1.1 billion from $1.07 billion. Operating income increased 96.3% to $89.1 million from $45.4 million. (John Tetzlaff/Getty Images) key takeaways: Knight Swift reported strong second-quarter results as pricing, utilization and profitability increased strongly in the supply-driven truck market, executives told investors July 22.

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Cars

Next Honda Ridgeline with boxier Ridgeline will hit the market by 2028

Honda The Honda Ridgeline is taking about a year and a half off, as the second-generation pickup will soon be phased out of its lineup due to tightening emissions regulations and an aging design. So far there has been no statement from the Japanese automaker about what

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Trucks

Transportation M&A builds momentum along freight market

July 21, 2026 2:35 pm, EDT “It’s going to be extremely busy,” says Tenney. (Adamkaz/Getty Images) key takeaways: Trucking M&A activity improved in the first half of 2026 as freight market conditions recovered and sellers who had delayed exits returned to the market. Capacity cuts, rising freight rates and strong investor confidence supported dealmaking, although

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Men's Fashion

How ‘The Odyssey’ explains the luxury watch market

This is an edition of the newsletter Box + Papers, Cam Wolf’s weekly deep dive into the world of watches. Sign up here. AI is lacking everywhere. It’s in our entertainment, our restaurant menuEven our clothes. Thankfully, the opposition to cheap solutions and lazy digital fraud has never been stronger or more widespread. This is

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Men's Fashion

BMW’s biggest market has changed and the New Class needs to prove it was worth the wait

BMW spent decades selling an idea as much as selling a car. Precision engineering, perfect operation, best driving machine. For now in China, that formula is playing out in a market that has grown faster than the brand expected. BMW’s long-awaited electric range, the new Class iX3, is set to launch in China this November.

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Trucks

Record tightness seen in fuel market as tensions escalate in Hormuz

July 14, 2026 1:35 pm, EDT Storage tanks at a pipeline facility in Avenel, NJ (Mark Kauzlerich/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Fuel markets in the US and Europe fell sharply as concerns over fuel supplies grew due to renewed conflict in the Middle East and tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Fuel prices have risen faster

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Trucks

Palmer deal gives logistics firm HSers entry into US market

Palmer, founded in 1965, operates 14 facilities and approximately 3.8 million square feet of storage capacity, primarily on the Gulf Coast. July 7, 2026 12:00 PM, EDT key takeaways: H.Essers entered the US market by acquiring Houston-based chemical warehousing firm Palmer Logistics into its operations, financial terms were not disclosed. Palmer operates 14 Gulf Coast-focused

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Trucks

Port truck drivers still struggling in tough market

“The reality is that my members are still not in a very good position. We still find ourselves in a freight recession,” Loya said. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg) July 2, 2026 5:48 pm, EDT key takeaways: Trucking companies serving the major ports are under pressure despite import gains at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port

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Outdoors

The lightest sleeping pad pump on the market just got better

Published June 30, 2026 12:20 pm Since its release two years ago, Alpenblow Gear’s Alpenblow Micro Inflator has gained a devoted following among lightweight backpackers. The device, which is the size of a half-dollar coin and weighs just 8.5 grams, plugs into a cell phone or power bank and can inflate most sleeping pads in

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Cars

New EV sales are down, but the used market is setting records

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter delivers the stories that really matter straight to you every weekday. The expiration of federal EV tax breaks last fall caused sales to decline sharply, but rising gas prices in 2026 have given them a tailwind. Because, it’s true that according to the

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