Trump signs order to impose 25% tariffs on certain trucks, and 10% on buses as of Nov. 1

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

Updated Oct. 17, 2025, 7:57 p.m. ET


President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Oct. 17 imposing 25% tariffs on imported medium-and heavy-duty trucks as well as 10% tariffs on imported buses starting Nov. 1, in a move he has for months said would protect domestic manufacturers.

The program has been designed to incentivize automakers to build in the U.S. by offering rebates on certain auto parts that have to be imported while creating well paying jobs for Americans, a senior administration official told reporters in a call.

Trump, who had initially set the tariffs deadline in September for Oct.1, later moved it by a month.

Trump said the new heavy-duty truck tariffs were to protect manufacturers from "unfair outside competition" and said the move would benefit many companies.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/17/medium-heavy-duty-trucks-tariffed-25-percent/86754071007/

[travelingthrulife]

1. Putin must be so proud of his little traitor.

Maybe it will stop some people from buying these monsters.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

2. This applies to class 3-8 trucks.

Most of those are used for work. You're not hauling 10,000 lbs of sheet rock in your Subaru.

[Linda ladeewolf]

3. Does anyone know where all this tariff money is actually going?