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GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Ford to Hold Off on Price Increases to Assess Rivals' Actions

Ford Motor Co. won’t increase the price of its vehicles until it sees how competing carmakers respond to higher costs imposed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

April 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Shipments From China Fall as Tariffs Loom

American businesses are canceling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them next.

April 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Trump Signs Order Providing Relief From Auto Tariffs

President Donald Trump signed an executive order easing the impact of his auto tariffs, yielding to weeks of intense lobbying from automakers, parts suppliers and car dealers.

April 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogistics

Replacement Truck Tire Prices to Rise in May Due to Tariffs

Market observers say fleets can expect more replacement tire price hikes in the coming weeks and months as tariffs on rubber imports are passed through to customers.

April 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Amazon Denies Tariff Label Plans After White House Criticism

Amazon said April 29 it never planned to widely display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on products after the White House blasted the reported move.

April 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Trump Mandates English Proficiency for Commercial Drivers

President Donald Trump's recent executive order declared English proficiency “a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers."

April 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Trump to Give Auto Tariffs Reprieve After Carmaker Appeals

President Donald Trump is on track to ease the impact of his auto tariffs, with changes sought by the industry that would lift some levies on foreign parts for cars and trucks made inside the U.S.

April 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Tariff 'Chaos' Drags Manufacturing Gauge to Worst Since 2020

A widely followed measure of Texas manufacturing activity weakened as executives used words like “chaos†and “insanity†to describe the turmoil spurred by President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

April 28, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Trucking’s Energy Transition Enters ‘Peak Uncertainty’

The transportation industry’s transition toward low- and zero-emission vehicles and alternative fuels has entered an uncertain period as the U.S. regulatory landscape shifts rapidly.

April 28, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Insists Plan for Higher Tariffs Will Move Ahead

President Donald Trump suggested another delay to his higher so-called “reciprocal†tariffs was unlikely, raising pressure on nations to negotiate trade deals with his administration.

April 25, 2025