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Inspectors have quietly gathered data on truck driver personal conveyance time and are making plans to soon ask regulators to limit the use of conveyance time to two hours.
A China-U.S. deal to slash trade tariffs is set to push freight rates higher, as companies rush to use a 90-day grace period to ferry goods across the Pacific Ocean.
It may only be a 90-day reprieve from the steepest of President Donald Trump’s China tariffs, but it’s enough time to entice companies to restart factory operations and start shipping.
Federal safety regulators have asked Elon Musk and Tesla to explain how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents when they hit the road in Texas next month before a national rollout.
U.S. Class 8 retail sales closed in on nearly two years of year-over-year declines in April, according to data from Wards Intelligence.
Landstar System reported its first-quarter earnings following a two-week delay caused by a supply chain fraud incident, the company said May 13.
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House Republicans are proposing to eliminate a tax credit for electric vehicles and phase out incentives for the production of clean energy to help pay for President Donald Trump’s massive tax package.
Diesel Drops 2.1¢ to $3.476 in Fifth Straight Decline
The national average diesel price dipped 2.1 cents a gallon to $3.476, the fifth straight decline, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released May 13.
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Last-mile delivery companies, which have always aimed for access to real-time visibility and advanced route optimization, face pressure to better use vehicles and make fast deliveries.
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While continuing to endure a stubbornly slow freight market recovery, the largest third-party logistics providers in North America also face a murky outlook for international trade.
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Hess, the U.S. oil producer widely known for its signature green-and-white toy trucks, said the release of a collection of new miniature vehicles was delayed because of trade tariffs.
American businesses that rely on Chinese goods reacted with muted relief May 12 after the U.S. and China agreed to pause their exorbitant tariffs on each other’s products for 90 days.
Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some U.S. tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb in the coming months.
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