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AAA Cooper Transportation, Midwest Motor Express and DHE Transportation would all be housed under the one brand from the start of 2026, President and CEO Charlie Prickett wrote.

Amplify Cell Technologies is pushing back the start of battery cell production at its facility in Mississippi to 2028 from 2027, Paccar revealed publicly for the first time Oct. 21.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is in “intensive negotiations” with the U.S. and that he expects to see President Donald Trump at the APEC summit in Gyeongju, South Korea,next week.

CEO Mary Barra thanked President Donald Trump for extending through 2030 a tariff discount on some imports for carmakers that produce and sell completed automobiles in the U.S.

Small businesses challenging many of President Trump’s tariffs urged the Supreme Court to affirm lower-court rulings that the import levies are a massive illegal tax on American companies.

The automaker is stopping the assembly line that made BrightDrop vans in Ontario.Its future was in doubt after GMannounced in Aprilit would halt production for months because of weak demand.

The Energy Department is seeking oil for delivery in December and January, using a portion of the $171 million from President Trump’s tax and spending law that provided for crude purchases.

The pipeline project will carry fuels from as far away as the Midwest to augment supplies sent by refiners in Washington state and Asia.

Amid a wide-ranging agenda of complex geopolitical and tradeissues, Washington continues to press Beijing, the world’s largest agricultural importer, to increase purchases of soybeans.

Gothenburg, Sweden-based Volvo Group — parent company of Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks — sold 9,622 trucks in North America, compared with 12,026 a year earlier.

Mexico has recovered as much as $10.9 billion in tax revenue this year due to the government’s efforts to stop illegal fuel imports, the head of Mexico’s customs agency said Oct. 20.

Gavin Newsom

“California does require ELP and tests for it as a condition of receiving a CDL, and you can read that for yourself,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a social media post.

Vehicles on I-71 in Kentucky

States Taking Action on FMCSA Non-Domiciled CDL Order

States are detailing their responses to a U.S. Department of Transportation edict to restrict access to commercial driver licenses and permits for non-domiciled drivers.

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Walmart Lures Cautious Holiday Shoppers With Cheap Turkeys

Walmart has been keeping food prices competitive in a bid to pick up market share. Its grocery businessis less exposed to import duties than consumer products like car seats and apparel.

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Sticky Supply Chain Limits Coca-Cola's Cane Sugar Rollout

The soft drink maker is limited by the U.S. supply of cane sugar andits ability to ramp up production in glass bottles, CFO John Murphy said.

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Perspective: People of Trucking Power the Nation

"I have felt deep gratitude and pride representing America’s 8.4 million truckers as American Trucking Associations' 80th chairman," writes Dennis Dellinger.

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Truck imports that qualify for relief under the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement will be exempt from the charges, but not buses, according to the fact sheet.

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