Oil prices surged past the $100-per-barrel mark for the first time in two months on July 23, 2026, as escalating conflict in the Middle East disrupted global crude supplies. Brent crude, the international benchmark, jumped 7.2% to $100.88 a barrel,…
Aurora Innovation has officially unveiled its second-generation autonomous trucks, marking a major step forward in commercial driverless operations. The company revealed the new trucks on July 22, confirming plans to deploy a 200-strong fleet of fully driverless International LT Series…
Union Pacific has won the support of Canadian National (CN) for its proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern, a deal that would create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is reviewing the merger, which critics…
Fleets are increasingly abandoning Google searches and static internal vendor lists in favor of dedicated heavy-duty service locators like TruckDown.com to slash downtime and boost efficiency when breakdowns strike. Every minute a truck sits idle costs fleets revenue, missed deliveries,…
Utz Brands Inc. has agreed to a $2.9 billion all-cash deal to go private, with Germany’s Intersnack Group GmbH acquiring all of its Class A shares at $14.25 each—a 91% premium over the July 20 closing price. The transaction, expected…
Germany’s rubber industry is seeing improved raw material availability despite ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, according to the latest third-quarter member survey by the industry association WDK. The survey, released on 22 July 2026, indicates that concerns over…
Italian machinery specialist Comerio Ercole has posted robust demand across its core tire and rubber markets as well as other polymer segments in the first half of 2026. In a July market update, the Busto Arsizio-based manufacturer said the market…
Standards body NSF has been accredited by Belgium’s BELAC under ISO/IEC 17065 to perform conformity assessments under the European Union’s revised Drinking Water Directive (DWD). The accreditation is a mandatory step for NSF to become a notified body under the…
Chinese tire manufacturer Linglong Tire has issued a profit warning for the first half of 2026, forecasting an 87% year-on-year collapse in net profit to Yuan110 million (€14 million), down from Yuan854 million in the same period of 2025. Excluding…
A consortium led by Pirelli, in partnership with Synthos, Pyrum, and BASF, has launched a European initiative to advance tire circularity. The goal is to transform end-of-life tires (ELTs) into recycled materials for new-tire manufacture, creating a ‘tire-to-tire’ circular value…