Donald Trump Transportation News Updates

Government, Business, Fuel

Trump EPA Pledges Biofuel Boost to Calm Corn-State Criticism

The Trump administration is taking action to boost U.S. demand for corn-based ethanol and soybean-based biodiesel, as the president seeks to temper criticism from farmers and Midwest politicians before next year’s election.

October 4, 2019
Government

Pence Proposes House Democrats Focus on Infrastructure

Democrats in control of the U.S. House of Representatives should look to advancing policies aimed at improving the country’s infrastructure apparatus and end their ongoing investigations of the Trump administration, Vice President Mike Pence told reporters Oct. 3.

October 4, 2019
Government, Business

Trade Feud May Impact Parcels From China

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro the week of Sept. 23 will lead a delegation to Geneva to try to reform the 145-year-old global system of coordinating postal policies, a method he says treats American companies unfairly.

September 23, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Trump Says He Will Strip California’s Clean-Car Authority

President Donald Trump said he will revoke California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from autos, confirming a widely-anticipated move that will escalate the ongoing dispute between his administration and California.

September 18, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

Toyota Invests $391 Million in Texas as Trump, Abe Finalize Deal

Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $391 million at its Texas truck plant to build next-generation pickups as part of a drive to boost output in the U.S. and ease trade tensions with the Trump administration.

September 17, 2019
Government, Business

Trade Deal Before Presidential Election May Suit Beijing

President Donald Trump tweeted this week that any trade deal China might secure from America would get “much tougher” upon his re-election. The insinuation being of course that Beijing should really work something out before November 2020.

September 6, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

US Chamber Breaks With Trump Plan to Slash Auto Mileage Rules

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called on the Trump administration and California officials to find a middle ground on automobile efficiency standards that federal agencies plan to slash, warning of “potentially dire consequences” without a workable compromise that continues to improve fuel economy.

August 30, 2019
Government, Business

Trump Slams GM’s Dwindling US Workforce

President Donald Trump criticized General Motors Co. for shrinking its U.S. manufacturing presence, which has reduced the company’s unionized workforce to the smallest among Detroit’s automakers.

August 30, 2019
Government, Business

US and China Locked in New Tariff Stare-Down

Labor Day picnic products are just a sampling of the more than 3,200 categories of Chinese goods targeted for the new tariff starting Sept. 1, barring a last-minute flinch by President Donald Trump.

August 30, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Farmers Struggle but Rally Support for Trump

On one hand, farmers have never been this critical of the Trump administration and the trade war with China. On the other, their love for the president seems to be growing.

August 29, 2019