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George P. Coleman Bridge

"It鈥檚 time to stop asking Virginians to pay tolls on this facility, and we are doing so five months early,鈥 Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.

Tariff tensions are making the North American farm market the most uncertain in the world even as conditions in Europe and Asia start to improve.

Freight groups have argued for a set of priorities for federal policymakers and the White House to consider as part of a bipartisan transportation agenda over the next two years.

Houston-based Pinch is seeking to expand its flatbed less-than-truckload and truckload operations for oil and natural gas exploration and service companies with the deal.

Now small parcels that used to let inexpensive items flow easily from across the rest of the globe will get hit with a tariff and customs forms, too.

The board is currently weighing a merger between Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific that would create a massive single railroad company controlling shipments across the continental U.S.

The main reason the company revised its outlook is the section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, an analyst says.

President Donald Trump鈥檚 decision to scrap the policy means that surprise bills will increasingly accompany deliveries that have become a staple of modern life for many consumers.

An instrument panel display failure has resulted in critical information, like warning lights and vehicle speed, not showing up on the dashboard.

The announcement follows similar moves by postal services from the European Union and several other countries as the de minimis exemption聽ends Aug. 29.

The Universal Postal Union said it sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Aug. 26 to express concerns the agency鈥檚 member countries have about the end of the 鈥渄e minimis exemption."

Donald Trump

Trillions of dollars of global trade are embroiled in the legal fight. A final ruling tossing Trump鈥檚 tariffs would upend his much-ballyhooed trade deals.

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Former 鈥榃hat the Truck!?!鈥 Host Sues FreightWaves Parent

Timothy Dooner is suing Firecrown Media, claiming wrongful termination, unpaid bonuses, disputed noncompete agreement and destruction of personal property.

Used trucks on Rush sales lot

Used Truck Sales and Prices Increase in July

Average retail sale price increased 11.5% year over year to $62,254 from $55,819 and 2.3% sequentially from $60,830, according to ACT Research.

Manhattan office space

Apple, Nvidia Lead Historic Corporate Buyback Wave

Announced buybacks surpassed $1 trillion on Aug. 20, marking the shortest amount of time needed to reach that level, according to data compiled by Birinyi Associates.

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Motive, Fleetio Expand Partnership

Expanded integration is expected to produce a centralization of fuel, maintenance and telematics data across both companies' systems through two products.

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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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    Retail giant Walmart retains the top position on this 2025 list of the largest private carriers in North America, ranked by number of tractors in operation.

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    Annual rankings provide an indispensable overview of the largest for-hire carriers in North America, along with timely analysis of trends shaping the industry.

  • 2025 Top 100 Logistics

    A unique ranking of the third-party logistics companies in North America includes listings of the largest freight brokerage firms, freight forwarders, warehouse operators and dedicated contract carriage service providers.

  • 2024 Top 50 Global Freight Companies

    Key data on revenue and freight assets for the 50 largest global freight companies.

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The 2025 Wells Fargo Supply Chain Report confirmed a prevailing belief that businesses were proactive in importing freight to the U.S. in advance of tariffs taking effect earlier this year.

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The first vehicles set to roll off the production line will be Classes 4 and 5 ZM8 trucks and ZM T75 terminal tractors.

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Canada has put聽25% tariffs聽on Chinese steel and last month tightened its tariff-rate quotas to further restrict聽imports聽from countries with which it doesn鈥檛 have a free-trade deal.

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