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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

Government, Business, Logistics

Port of L.A. Prepares for Downturn in Trade Activity

Imports at the busiest U.S. port should start declining as soon as May and are set to fall sharply in the second half of the year as punitive tariffs start to weigh on demand for foreign goods.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Mexico Aims to Raise Auto Tariff Exemptions

Mexico wants a greater proportion of each auto built in the country to qualify for U.S. origin status, a move that would lower the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

IMO Approves Landmark GHG Tax

Members of the International Maritime Organization — with the United States noticeably absent — agreed on the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Cleanup of Keystone Pipeline Spill Underway in North Dakota

Workers have recovered thousands of gallons of crude oil from an underground pipeline spill on North Dakota farmland, but it remains unclear when oil will again start flowing to refineries.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business

China Raises Tariffs on American Goods From 84% to 125%

China announced April 11 that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125%, the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Lucid to Take Over Nikola’s Arizona Electric Truck Plant, HQ

Court documents show Lucid will pay $30 million for the 691,000-square-foot retooled manufacturing plant and offices after multiple auction rounds.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Texas Is Becoming the Epicenter of US Battery Expansion

The Lone Star State may be the heart of America’s oil and gas map, but it’s quickly becoming the biggest installer of a technology key for renewables development: battery storage.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

US Steel Falls After Trump Rejects Nippon Deal Again

U.S. Steel shares dropped after President Donald Trump on consecutive days reiterated his long-held position that he doesn’t want to see the steelmaker owned by a Japanese company.

April 10, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

ATA Urges Duffy to Focus on Training, Language, ‘Cabotage’

The federation in an April 10 letter outlined entry-level driver training, English language proficiency and drivers entering the U.S. from Mexico and overstaying their visa.

April 10, 2025
Government, Business

Update: Supreme Court Sides With Truck Driver in CBD Oil Case

Driver Douglas Horn was fired for failing a drug test after using what he argued was a mislabeled CBD oil product to treat an injury.  

April 10, 2025