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Best Trucking Software 2025

For growing asset-based carriers, ensuring you have the right trucking software is essential for managing fleets, optimizing operations, and winning more higher-paying loads.

February 11, 2025
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Ford CEO Says Tariffs Would 鈥楤low a Hole鈥 in Auto Industry

Ford CEO Jim Farley will travel to Washington on Feb. 12 to warn Congress that the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump has proposed on Canada and Mexico would 鈥渂low a hole鈥 in the auto industry.

February 11, 2025
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Mexico to Start Talks With US on Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

Mexico will consult with the U.S. to explain why it considers the steel and aluminum tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump as 鈥渘ot justified,鈥 said Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard.

February 11, 2025
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EU Vows to Tax US Bourbon, Jeans, Peanut Butter, Motorcycles

U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum 鈥渨ill not go unanswered,鈥 European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Feb. 11, adding that they will trigger tough countermeasures.

February 11, 2025
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Elliott Builds More Than $2.5 Billion Stake in Phillips 66

Elliott Investment Management has built a more than $2.5 billion stake in oil refiner Phillips 66, and plans to push the company to sell or spin off its midstream business, Bloomberg reports.

February 11, 2025
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Amazon Workers Seek $30 an Hour in North Carolina

Amazon employee organizers in Garner, N.C., won the right to hold an election this week to determine whether workers at the facility will be represented by an upstart union.

February 11, 2025
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Fleets Weigh Pay, Balanced Lifestyle to Retain Truck Drivers

The driver shortage in the trucking industry continues, and longhaul routes remain the most vexing issue, according to experts.

February 11, 2025
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Trump Risks Inflation With Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

President Donald Trump on Feb. 10 removed the exceptions and exemptions from his 2018 tariffs on steel, meaning that all steel imports will be taxed at a minimum of 25%.聽

February 11, 2025
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Wheel OEM Accuride鈥檚 US Operations Emerging From Bankruptcy

Accuride鈥檚 U.S. and Canadian businesses filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October with liabilities of between $500 million and $1 billion.

February 10, 2025
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North Carolina Welcomes $85M Logistics Warehouse on I-95

North Carolina officials announced that Cold-Link Logistics will build an $85.5 million cold storage warehouse along I-95 to handle local and regional poultry and other food products.

February 10, 2025