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TMC Honors Five Silver Spark Plug Winners

American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council honored five professionals with its Silver Spark Plug award during a conference March 10.

March 12, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Mexico Holds Off on Tariff Retaliation

Mexico is delaying its response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as President Claudia Sheinbaum avoids retaliation while both countries negotiate to avert levies.

March 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

US Senate Confirms Nominations of Bradbury, Chavez-DeRemer

The Senate on March 11 confirmed Steven Bradbury as deputy secretary of DOT and on March 10 confirmed the nomination of former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Labor Department.

March 12, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Canada to Unveil New Tariffs Against $21 Billion of US Goods

Canada announced new 25% counter-tariffs on $20.8 billion of U.S.-made items after the Trump administration went ahead with global levies on imports of steel and aluminum.

March 12, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Inflation Cools in February

U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September even as additional tariffs on steel and aluminum that kicked in March 12 threaten to send prices higher.

March 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Battery Maker Northvolt Hits End of Line

Northvolt AB filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, bringing to an end a company that was once seen as the future of Europe’s battery production.

March 12, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

EU Retaliates With Tariffs on Produce From GOP States

The European Union announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on steel and aluminum.

March 12, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump’s 25% Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Go Into Effect

President Trump increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%, promising that the taxes would help create factory jobs at a time when his tariff threats are jolting the stock market.

March 12, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

From Baseball Bats to Caskets, Trump Tariffs Set to Hit °®¶¹´«Ã½

If President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum take effect at a minute past midnight in Washington on March 12, it will mark a repeat of first-term levies — with one major difference.

March 11, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Washington Port Nabs $1.5 Million Grant for Fuel Project

The municipal Port of Walla Walla in Washington has secured a $1.5 million state grant for SkyNRG to annually produce 50 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel.

March 11, 2025