Amazon employee organizers in Garner, N.C., won the right to hold an election this week to determine whether workers at the facility will be represented by an upstart union.
February 11, 2025Transportation Compliance News
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.
Amazon Workers Seek $30 an Hour in North Carolina
Trump Risks Inflation With Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
President Donald Trump on Feb. 10 removed the exceptions and exemptions from his 2018 tariffs on steel, meaning that all steel imports will be taxed at a minimum of 25%.Â
February 11, 2025Diesel Price Gains a Half-Cent to $3.665 a Gallon
The national average price for a gallon of diesel posted its second straight increase of less than a penny, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released Feb. 10.
February 10, 2025North Carolina Welcomes $85M Logistics Warehouse on I-95
North Carolina officials announced that Cold-Link Logistics will build an $85.5 million cold storage warehouse along I-95 to handle local and regional poultry and other food products.
February 10, 2025Inflation Fears Grow With Tariff Uncertainty Looming
Expected inflation five years ahead rose to 3% last month, the highest since May 2024, according to results of the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations published Feb. 10.
February 10, 2025Northvolt’s Bankruptcy Deals $531M Blow to Swedish Investors
Sweden’s state-owned pension investors, collectively known as the AP Funds, have fully written down their entire investment in bankrupt battery maker Northvolt AB.
February 10, 2025China’s 10% Tariff on US Cars Hits GM, Ford SUVs
China’s 10% additional tariff on vehicles with engines larger than 2.5 liters imported from the U.S. took effect Feb. 10.
February 10, 2025A Timeline of US-China Retaliatory Tariffs
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s tit-for-tat duties on U.S. imports took effect Feb. 10, hours after President Donald Trump announced that he wants to slap new duties on all steel and aluminum imports.
February 10, 2025Trump Says He Will Announce 25% Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will announce Feb. 10 that the U.S. will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico.
February 10, 2025Trump Says Nippon Steel May Invest in US Steel
 President Donald Trump indicated Nippon Steel is considering investing in United States Steel instead of an outright purchase.
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