Dozens of freight and trucking stakeholders praised the recently enacted comprehensive tax and budget measure referred to as the One Big, Beautiful Bill.
July 9, 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 whats happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Cruise Cuts 101 Employees as GM Winds Down Robotaxi Program
Cruise, the embattled self-driving car subsidiary of GM, has laid off 101 more employees across the Bay Area, marking the latest round of job cuts as the company scales back its robotaxi efforts.
July 9, 2025Trumps Trade Blitz Yields Few Deals but Lots of Uncertainty
President Donald Trump's lightning round of global trade negotiations with dozens of countries has yielded two deals, with the U.K. and Vietnam, and a framework for a deal with China.
July 9, 2025EIA Trims Forecast for 2025 US Crude Oil Output
The latest production forecast for this year represents a drop of about 50,000 barrels a day from the Energy Information Administrations previous projections in June.
July 8, 2025Amazon's Seller Pricing Limits Face Canadian Review
Canadas competition watchdog secured a court order to help its investigation into whether Amazon is abusing its dominant retail position in the market.
July 8, 2025Trump Says Powell Should Resign if He Misled Congress
Then he should resign immediately, Trump said when asked about the allegations that Powell mischaracterized details about renovations at the Feds headquarters.
July 8, 2025Trump to Impose 50% Copper Tariff, Delay Drug Duties
I believe the tariff on copper were going to make it 50%, President Donald Trump said when asked by a reporter what the rate on those products would be.
July 8, 2025Ford Battery Plant Clears Hurdle With Tax Credit Win
A spokesperson said the Michigan facility is on schedule to open next year and will ultimately employ 1,700 workers as the company had projected when it downsized the project in late 2023.
July 8, 2025Trump Says Aug. 1 Tariff Deadline Wont Be Extended
President Donald Trump said he would not offer any extensions to a new Aug. 1 deadline for nations to begin paying so-called reciprocal tariffs.
July 8, 2025Diesel Price Edges Up 1.2瞽 to $3.739 a Gallon
The national average diesel price showed a modest post-holiday uptick, rising 1.2 cents a gallon to $3.739 a gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released July 8.
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