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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

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How Trump's Tariffs on Trucks, Parts Could Hit Fleets, OEMs

Details on how the levies would be imposed and collected were scant as of Oct. 2, which kept truck makers understandably tight-lipped about the potential impact.

October 2, 2025
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Farmers Urge Trump to Secure Soybean Trade With China

Trump said Oct. 1 he plans to raise the issue when he meets Xi in South Korea at the end of October. But the clock is already ticking for U.S. soybean growers, with the harvest already under way.

October 2, 2025
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Port Container Volumes Remain Strong During August

Port container volumes remained strong in August as shippers angled to outmaneuver President Donald Trump’s unpredictable trade policies while also getting a jump on the holiday season rush.

October 2, 2025
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Missouri Suspends Permit Fees for Hay Loads Amid Drought

The new permits were announced Sept. 29 by the Missouri Department of Transportation as most of the state experienced the third-driest August on record since 1895.

October 2, 2025
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ArcBest Eyes Early 2026 for In-House TMS Launch

ArcBest plans to launch a proprietary transportation management system in early 2026 that will be known as “ArcBest View,” top executives said.

October 2, 2025
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EPA Proposal May Extend HFC Use in Cold Warehouses

The EPA proposal published Sept. 30 applies to everything from residential air conditioning to retail food refrigeration and semiconductor manufacturing.

October 1, 2025
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Why America’s Trade Partners Oppose Trump’s Truck Tariffs

Every one of the countries identified by the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign Trade Division as a top supplier by export value of trucks to the U.S. warned the agency against the levies.

October 1, 2025
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Alvys Raises $40 Million to Expand AI Freight Software

Investors poured $40 million into Alvys’ Series B round, betting on the artificial intelligence-powered transportation management system to become logistics’ next operating system.

October 1, 2025
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Amazon Launches Price-Conscious Grocery Brand

Called Amazon Grocery, the new offering includes dairy, fresh produce and meat, the company said Oct. 1. The new brand will be available online and at Amazon Fresh stores.

October 1, 2025
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What DOT’s Shutdown Plan Means for Trucking

The department’s plan, released Sept. 30, shows that highway and trucking agencies are among the least affected in a lapse of annual appropriations.

October 1, 2025