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Complete coverage of American Trucking Associations' 2025 Management Conference & Exhibition, held Oct. 25-28 at the San Diego Convention…

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Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint said hackers are targeting trucking carriers and freight brokers, seeking to infect their computer networks with tools that provide remote access.

From Nov. 10, the U.S. will pause measures designed to combat China’s shipping dominance, the White House said. Meanwhile, Beijing said it would suspend the countermeasures it imposed.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told Ontario's premier not to run an anti-tariff advertisement that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada.

State Attorney General Rob Bonta argued that Daimler Truck North America, International Motors, Paccar and Volvo Group North America are violating the terms of a contract signed in 2023 with CARB.

Analysts are assessing Amazon's results, along with other retailers' earnings performances, to get insight into how shoppers are spending heading into the holiday season.

NHTSA disclosed in September that it’s investigating whether some Tesla doors are defective, citing incidents in which exterior handles stopped working and trapped  occupants inside.

Most every trucking company began with one person, one truck and a belief in a better tomorrow. But today, we face a challenge unlike any we’ve seen before, writes new ATA Chairman Greg Hodgen.

“We are working toward a late 2025 or early 2026 sale of Landstar Metro and have thus far experienced a good deal of interest in that company,” CEO Frank Lonegro said.

Ongoing freight market weakness hammered Allison Transmission profit and revenue in the third quarter of 2025 while also precipitating a cut in full-year earnings guidance.

Exxon’s adjusted Q3 profit per share was 7 cents higher than analysts forecast, while Chevron posted an almost 20-cent surprise on Oct. 31. For Exxon, it was the sixth consecutive beat.

After months of posturing, arguing and threatening, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have essentially turned back the clock.

Uber is making hundreds of thousands of restaurants available to Kroger customers on the grocer’s app and website, and is offering extra perks to Kroger’s paid members

Supreme Court

Trump had said he wanted to take the highly unusual step of attending the arguments in person, but on Nov. 2 said he had ruled it out, saying he didn't want to be a distraction.

Tesla Las Vegas police

Largest Fleet of Police Cybertrucks to Patrol Las Vegas

The donation has raised concerns from government oversight experts about private donors’ influence on public departments and the boost to the Tesla brand.

Eaton power block

Eaton to Buy Boyd Thermal for $9.5B in Data Center Play

The acquisition gives Eaton a portfolio of thermal-management products designed to control excess heat from data centers or in other applications across the industrial and aerospace sectors.

Saia truck

Saia Beats Analyst Expectations as Q3 Profit Slides 7%

The Johns Creek, Ga., LTL carrier beat consensus analyst revenue expectations of $833.4 million by posting $839.6 million in Q3 2025, according to Zacks Equity Research.

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Walmart trucks

The largest private carriers in North America have navigated volatile markets and shifting freight patterns this year as tariffs and trade deals shake up international supply chains.

UPS truck lot

Transport Topics' 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list illustrates how weak freight market conditions have continued to squeeze margins for North America's largest motor carriers.

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  • 2024 Top 50 Global Freight Companies

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The lender group is seeking to have certain special purpose vehicles dismissed from First Brands’ bankruptcy case and have also joined calls for the appointment of an independent examiner.

C.H. Robinson sign

The company’s stock was up more than 20% at mid-session Oct. 30, its biggest intraday gain since 2007, and led the S&P 500 Index, putting it on track to close at its highest level ever.

Travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J.

U.S. air travel is beginning to show signs of strain as the government shutdown drags on, with traffic controller shortages snarling thousands of flights into the weekend.

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