Trump Orders Truck Import Probe, Setting Stage for Tariffs (1)

President Donald Trump’s administration started an investigation into the need for tariffs on imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts, an expansion of his trade war that has hit hundreds of nations and sectors.

The Commerce Department will probe the national security risks stemming from a “small number” of foreign suppliers that it says have dominated US imports in part due to government subsidies and “predatory trade practices,” according to a Federal Register notice.

Officials will examine if domestic producers can meet US demand and the potential for foreign nations to “weaponize their control over supplies of trucks ...