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Steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Explores US Sites for Rare Earths

Cleveland-Cliffs said two of its sites, one in Michigan and another in Minnesota, show “key indicators of rare-earth mineralization.â€

October 20, 2025
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2025 MCE Photo Gallery

Photos from American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition at San Diego Convention Center on Oct. 25-28, 2025. 

October 20, 2025
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Trump Suggests US Will Buy Argentine Beef to Lower Prices

U.S. beef prices have been stubbornly high for a variety of reasons, including drought and reduced imports from Mexico due to a flesh-eating pest in cattle herds there.

October 20, 2025
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Toyo Tire CEO Expects Profit to Beat Guidance

The company’s five-year midterm plan to be unveiled next year will include details on stock buybacks and an investment of 100 billion yen to build two production facilities in Europe or Asia.

October 20, 2025
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Amazon Delivery Firms Are Bailing Amid Rising Costs

Amazon launched its Delivery Service Partner program in 2018, offering aspiring entrepreneurs an opportunity to run their own businesses. Today, some fear the best days are behind them.

October 20, 2025
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Trump Lists Top Demands on China Before Trade Talks Resume

The president listed rare earths, fentanyl and soybeans as the U.S.’s top issues with China just before the two sides return to the negotiating table this week in Malaysia. 

October 20, 2025
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Perspective: People of Trucking Power the Nation

"I have felt deep gratitude and pride representing America’s 8.4 million truckers as American Trucking Associations' 80th chairman," writes Dennis Dellinger.

October 20, 2025
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White House Details Trump’s New Truck Tariffs

Truck imports that qualify for relief under the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement will be exempt from the charges, but not buses, according to the fact sheet.

October 18, 2025
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Volvo Q3 North American Truck Sales Decline 20%

Gothenburg, Sweden-based Volvo Group — parent company of Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks — sold 9,622 trucks in North America, compared with 12,026 a year earlier.

October 17, 2025
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US, China Plan New Trade Talks in Malaysia

Earlier this year, the two agreed to a truce in which Washington paused tariffs on Chinese goods while Beijing pledged to resume the flow of rare-earth magnets. That expires in November.

October 17, 2025