Transportation

After unveiling its all-electric semi-trucks last month, Tesla Inc. has received a surge in pre-orders from U.S. businesses.

Federal investigators probing a deadly Amtrak derailment are trying to determine why the train was traveling at more than double the posted speed limit as it entered the curve where it left the tracks and plunged off an overpass and partly onto a busy freeway, killing three people and injuring dozens.

The Latest on aftermath of power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.

The world's largest delivery company is ready to hit the hiring button.

Drive by the High Desert Truck Stop, turn down a rutted road by the bail bond signs, slip behind a steel fence edged with barbed wire, and you can glimpse the future of California's emerging legal pot industry.

The European Union's top court has ruled that ride-hailing service Uber should be regulated like a taxi company, a decision that could change the way it functions across the continent.

Count President Donald Trump among the personal winners in the $1.5 trillion tax package that Republicans in the House passed early Wednesday morning and the Senate is expected to approve later in the day.

The rush to launch service on a new, faster Amtrak route near Seattle came at a deadly cost — critical speed-control technology that could have prevented a derailment was not active before the train set off on its maiden voyage.

The Latest on the European Union ruling that Uber should be regulated as a taxi company (all times local): 11:20 a.m.

The CEO of Delta Air Lines says the company will seek compensation for its losses after a power outage knocked out the Atlanta airport's power supply and also its backup electricity for about 11 hours Sunday.

Top court says EU governments can regulate Uber as a transport company, in new blow to ride service.

Ride-hailing app Uber provides a transport service and can be regulated like traditional taxis, the European Union's top court said on Wednesday.

The rush to launch service on a new, faster Amtrak route near Seattle came at a deadly cost: none of the critical speed-control technology that could have prevented a derailment was active before the train set off on its maiden voyage.

A Chinese tire maker is moving more aggressively into the U.S. market with plans for a North Carolina factory that is to ultimately employ 800 people and produce six million tires a year.

Elon Musk needs a new phone number.

Package delivery company FedEx Corp reported a higher quarterly net profit due to increased volume, but results were hit by lingering effects from a June cyber attack on its Dutch TNT Express unit.

United Parcel Service Inc said on Tuesday it is buying 125 Tesla Inc all-electric semi-trucks, the largest order for the big rig so far, as the package delivery company expands its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles.

The British navy's newest and most expensive aircraft carrier needs repairs after a faulty shaft seal was identified during sea trials.