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US Seeks New Alliances to Bolster AI Supply Chains

China is home to more than 90% of global rare earths and permanent magnets refining capacity, compared with just 4% for second-place Malaysia, according to the International Energy Agency.

December 2, 2025
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Restoration Over Cleaning

Why 鈥淐lean鈥 Filters Keep Failing 鈥 And How Restoration Delivers OEM-Level Performance With Veritex鈩 AI Validation. A New Standard for Fleets Seeking Predictable Uptime and Lower Total Cost of Ownership.

December 2, 2025
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Electric Plane Maker Beta Wins Wall Street Support After IPO

Beta is 鈥渁kin to a young Tesla, but with a more attractive end market of aerospace, which has higher barriers to entry than autos,鈥 said Morgan Stanley analysts in a note.

December 1, 2025
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Trailer Leasing Shows Incremental Growth

Industry growth has slowed to 8.3% this year compared with 17.7% year-over-year growth in 2024, according to the CEO of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association.

December 1, 2025
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Border Patrol Detains Mexican Truck Drivers for 鈥楥abotage鈥

Mexican truck drivers hauling domestic U.S. freight recently were detained and saw their commercial vehicles seized by federal agents in a U.S. CBP enforcement effort targeting 鈥渃abotage.鈥

December 1, 2025
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Canada's Algoma Steel to Cut 1,000 Jobs Amid US Tariffs

Trump鈥檚 50% tariffs on foreign steel 鈥渉ave fundamentally altered the competitive landscape and sharply limited our ability to access the U.S. market,鈥 a spokeswoman said.

December 1, 2025
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Manufacturing Slump Deepens in November as Orders Decline

The Institute for Supply Management鈥檚 manufacturing index eased half a point to 48.2, according to data released Dec. 1. The measure has been below 50 for nine straight months.

December 1, 2025
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FedEx Freight Begins Enforcing NMFC Updates

FedEx Freight said it delayed enforcing the NMFC changes "to help our customers adapt and ensure a smooth transition to the new, streamlined NMFC classes."

December 1, 2025
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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe Bets Big on EV's Future

Initial manufacturing of the R2 two-row crossover will start in聽Illinois, but production will expand to Rivian's future factory in Georgia in 2028.聽

December 1, 2025
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VW Is Reviving Scout to Be Mostly Hybrids Rather Than EVs

More than eight out of 10 consumers who put down a $100 reservation on a Scout have selected plug-in hybrid versions over EVs.

December 1, 2025