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Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.

GovernmentBusiness

Trump Ends Tariff Break for Low-Value Imported Goods

President Donald Trump on July 30 signed an executive order suspending the de minimis exemption, applying tariffs to low-value imports from all trading partners.

July 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Spares Copper Market From Worst With 50% Duty on Products

President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on all semi-finished copper products coming into the U.S. but stopped short of applying the duty to imported refined copper.

July 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

Chair Jerome Powell has said the Fed would likely have cut rates already if not for President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

July 30, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

ODFL Q2 Profit Slides 16.6% as Market Weakness Persists

Profit and revenue at Old Dominion Freight Line fell in the second quarter, but senior executives said clarity is growing on how the ongoing freight recession might start to see an upturn.

July 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Defense Bill Would Prioritize Restroom Access for Truckers

When Congress resumes its legislative calendar after the August recess, lawmakers will consider comprehensive defense policy legislation linked to the trucking sector.

July 30, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Landstar Reports Earnings, Revenue Decline for Q2

Landstar System’s revenue and earnings declined from the prior year during the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 29.

July 30, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Soft Freight Weighs on ArcBest, but Tech Boosts Efficiency

ArcBest experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings amid the continuing soft freight environment during the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 30.

July 30, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Iveco Sells Truck Business to Tata, Defense Unit to Leonardo

Acquiring Iveco’s truck operations would give Tata a toehold in Europe’s commercial-vehicle industry.

July 30, 2025
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Werner Q2 Earnings Lifted by Texas Nuclear Verdict Reversal

A pair of favorable financial outcomes tied to legal and business proceedings helped lift Werner Enterprises’ bottom-line results in the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 29.

July 30, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Tesla Signs $4.3 Billion Battery Supply Pact With LG Energy

The deal should eventually boost the carmaker’s slowing energy storage business.

July 30, 2025