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Mexico鈥檚 Sheinbaum Says There鈥檚 No Deal on Trump Tariffs

Mexico鈥檚 President Claudia Sheinbaum said there鈥檚 no agreement yet with her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump after the two spoke last week about lifting U.S. tariffs.

April 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Trump Gives NYC 鈥極ne Last Chance鈥 to End Congestion Pricing

The White House is threatening to stop future federal approvals for transportation projects in Manhattan and may withhold funding if New York City鈥檚 congestion pricing program continues.

April 21, 2025
BusinessTechnology

CATL Says Five-Minute EV Charging Has Longer Range Than BYD

CATL says can offer 323 miles of range from just five minutes of charging time. BYD recently launched a car system it says can charge a vehicle for 292 miles in about the same time.

April 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentTCA

Tariffs Prompt Ford to Adjust Shipments to China

Ford has adjusted shipments to China from the United States as a result of retaliatory tariffs, the automaker confirmed.

April 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal FreightTCA

DHL Partially Suspends US Parcel Deliveries

The Germany-based logistics company DHL will no longer deliver parcels worth more than $800 to private individuals in North America with immediate effect.

April 21, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

China Warns Countries on Trade Deals With US

China on April 21 warned other countries against making trade deals with the United States to China鈥檚 detriment.

April 21, 2025
BusinessTechnology

Tech Vendors Roll Out AI Features at TIA

With a focus on AI and workflow automation, transportation tech developers introduced a variety of software products and services for 3PL operations at the TIA 2025 Capital Ideas Conference.

April 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

USDOT Reverses Guidance on 鈥楻oad Diets鈥 for Traffic Safety

Under the Trump administration, criteria for an upcoming round of road safety grants say projects aimed at 鈥渞educing lane capacity鈥 should be considered 鈥渓ess favorably.鈥澛

April 21, 2025
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Analytics Provide Hidden Gains for Tire Management

The data-driven approach has found its way into one of the more underappreciated aspects of trucking literally where the rubber meets the road: tires.

April 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Canadian Carriers Cut Head Count Due to Tariff War

Eight percent of Canadian carriers have already cut head count as a result of the introduction of tariffs by the Trump administration in recent weeks.

April 20, 2025