The drop in port activity came as importers and retailers — especially those with business in China — grappled with the uncertainty of Trump’s trade war.
June 13, 2025Donald Trump Transportation News Updates
Port of Los Angeles Imports Sink 19% Amid Trump Tariffs
Producer Price Index Rises Less Than Forecast in May
The Labor Department reported June 12 that its producer price index rose 2.6% in May. Producer prices rose 0.1% from April to May after dropping 0.2% the month before.
June 12, 2025Global Trade Activity Slows After Tariff-Driven Surge
The IMF is seeing signs that the rise in trade and activity to front-run President Donald Trump’s tariffs is beginning to unwind as the global economy still faces heightened uncertainty.
June 12, 2025Trump’s China Deal Offers Reset, Not Breakthrough
After fresh negotiations in London, tariff rates remain essentially unchanged. Rare earth shipments from China are set to return to pre-April 2 conditions.
June 12, 2025Trump OKs Freight-Only Border Bridge Between US, Mexico
The permit allows a private investment group to construct, maintain and operate a commercial elevated guideway crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas.
June 12, 2025Tariff Pendulum Drives Market Volatility for Trucking
The trucking industry is facing a tepid financial outlook amid volatile market conditions compelled by the ongoing tariff-fueled global trade war, experts said.
June 12, 2025Trump Says Again He’ll Set Unilateral Tariffs in 2 Weeks
President Donald Trump said he intended to send letters to trading partners in the next one to two weeks setting unilateral tariff rates, ahead of a July 9 deadline to reimpose higher duties.
June 12, 2025Trump to Block California’s Vehicle Emissions Rules
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure June 12 that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, a White House official told AP.
June 12, 2025Canada Weighs Stronger Tariffs on Foreign Steel
“We cannot accept any form of unfair practices from different countries when it comes to our Canadian market. That’s enough,” Industry Minister Melanie Joly told reporters on June 11.
June 11, 2025Tariff Revenue Hits Record $23 Billion in May
U.S. customs duties climbed to a record in May, helping shrink the budget deficit for the month, while doubts remain about the persistence of the inflows.
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