Who's in the news: Our weekly trucking employment report

May 16, 2025

The following employment announcements were made in the trucking industry the week of May 12, 2025:

Daimler Truck North America has appointed Joanna Buttler as general manager, Product Strategy and Market Development.
Merchants Fleet promoted Stephen Merkel to vice president of the West Region.
Daniel M. Keenan was named division president of trucking for Great American Insurance Group.
Grégory Boucharlat is the new senior vice president of global commercial for Goodyear.

Line Of Trucks In Row Starting With Blue Truck

FTR outlines challenges for trucking capacity

"If this data is accurate, we're going to start losing a lot of small carriers unless we see an increase in spot rates or freight activity."

Trump kills California emission regulations

Suppliers shifting optimism to 2026 amid tariff uncertainty

Truck orders bounce back, a little

President Donald Trump signs the so-called Liberation Day tariffs on April 2.

Courts trade rulings in Trump tariff case

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