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“We are encouraged by several proposed adjustments that should help lower costs and ease implementation,” ATA Vice President of Energy and Environmental Affairs Patrick Kelly said.

U.S. medium-duty truck sales dropped sequentially and compared with the prior year in October amid ongoing tariff headwinds and market uncertainty, according to data from Omdia Automotive.

The Trump administration intends to release its long-awaited plan to offer relief for beleaguered farmers early next month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Nov. 19.

The Labor Department said it will not release a full jobs report for October because the government shutdown meant it couldn't calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers.

A 2024 DOT committee report determined that the human trafficking along transportation systems generates an estimated $150 billion in illicit annual profits.

The last congressional hearing that featured the top executives of Ford, GM and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) was in late 2008, when financial and automotive crises were hitting the economy.

The goods and services trade gap narrowed almost 24% from the prior month to $59.6 billion, the Commerce Department said. The report was delayed from Oct. 7 by the federal government shutdown.

The Nov. 8-11 dragnet, called Operation Bear Cave, focused on intercepting immigrants holding state-issued CDLs but who lacked permanent legal status driving commercial vehicles.

Caterpillar was always an unlikely winner in the AI craze. It makes the bulk of its money selling the equipment like yellow earth movers that has made it a stalwart of American industry.

Agency's letter to the state Department of Motor Vehicles outlined a series of actions California must take to rectify what FMCSA has determined are problematic processes and systems.

“It will definitely be positive for the cost of logistics,” said Mohammed Akoojee. “Up until now, the trade war has increased the cost of logistics in terms of freight rates and duties.”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Nov. 18 announced the sale of 792,000 tons of soybeans to China for the 2025-2026 marketing year, the biggest daily purchase in two years.

China EV charging

Electric trucks now outsell LNG models in China, so its demand for fossil fuels could fall, and "in other countries, it might never take off,” according to an analyst.

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Gina Raimondo Says Trump’s Tariffs Will Be Hard to Remove

Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, Raimondo argued that the political cost of unwinding tariffs is too high for any future administration, regardless of party. 

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Trimble Unveils Next-Gen TMS, AI Agents

At its Insight 2025 tech conference, held Nov. 16-18, Trimble showcased a variety of new AI agents and workflows designed to streamline tasks and boost efficiency across all its systems.

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Kroger Closes 3 Automated Fulfillment Centers

Kroger said it will close facilities in Pleasant Prairie, Wis.; Frederick, Md.; and Groveland, Fla., in January, and will monitor the performance of its five remaining facilities.

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Say Goodbye to the Ford Focus

The last unit, a white five-door hatchback, rolled off the line at the Saarlouis plant in Germany this month, marking the end of a car that sold more than 12 million units worldwide, Ford said.

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