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BusinessEquipmentSafety

Jeep Factory Stopped for 3 Weeks After Aluminum Plant Fire

A Stellantis plant in Michigan will remain shut down for several weeks due to a shortage of key components, a sign of the growing fallout from a supplier’s aluminum factory fire last month.

October 21, 2025
BusinessPrivateTop 100

Cargill Profit Spikes 86% With Boost From Trump Tax Bill

Cargill's profit surged 86% in its Q1 as the largest private company in the U.S. benefited from President Donald Trump’s tax bill and better performance in all its business segments.

October 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

US to Buy 1 Million Barrels for Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The Energy Department is seeking oil for delivery in December and January, using a portion of the $171 million from President Trump’s tax and spending law that provided for crude purchases.

October 21, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Paccar, Daimler, Accelera JV Delays Battery Cell Production

Amplify Cell Technologies is pushing back the start of battery cell production at its facility in Mississippi to 2028 from 2027, Paccar revealed publicly for the first time Oct. 21.

October 21, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Trucker Path Unveils Truck Driver-Focused Insurance Division

Trucker Path Insurance is available through the existing mobile app, and plans provide coverage regardless of operation type, commodities hauled or areas of service.

October 21, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

GM Ends BrightDrop Van Output in Setback for Canada Autos

The automaker is stopping the assembly line that made BrightDrop vans in Ontario. Its future was in doubt after GM announced in April it would halt production for months because of weak demand.

October 21, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

US-Canada Tariff Deal ‘Possible’ by Next Week, Carney Says

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is in “intensive negotiations” with the U.S. and that he expects to see President Donald Trump at the APEC summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, next week. 

October 21, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Sticky Supply Chain Limits Coca-Cola's Cane Sugar Rollout

The soft drink maker is limited by the U.S. supply of cane sugar and its ability to ramp up production in glass bottles, CFO John Murphy said.

October 21, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Soybean Futures Hit 8-Week High on Hopes of US-China Deal

Amid a wide-ranging agenda of complex geopolitical and trade issues, Washington continues to press Beijing, the world’s largest agricultural importer, to increase purchases of soybeans. 

October 21, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Knight-Swift to Unify LTL Brands Under AAA Cooper

AAA Cooper Transportation, Midwest Motor Express and DHE Transportation would all be housed under the one brand from the start of 2026, President and CEO Charlie Prickett wrote.

October 21, 2025