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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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South Africa to Prosecute Maersk, CMA Units for Price Fixing

The companies allegedly fixed the general rate increase charged to customers for shipping cargo between South Africa and Asia and between the nation and the western part of Africa from 2008 to 2018.

December 2, 2025
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OECD Forecasts World Economy to Grow 3.2% This Year

The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of PresidentĀ Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Dec. 2.

December 2, 2025
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DOT Review Finds 44% of Trucking Schools Are Noncompliant

The Transportation Department said Dec. 1 that it plans to revoke the certification of nearly 3,000 truck driving schools unless they can comply with training requirements in the next 30 days.

December 2, 2025
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Border Patrol Detains Mexican Truck Drivers for ā€˜Cabotage’

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 ā€œcabotage.ā€

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

Trump’s 50% tariffs on foreign steel ā€œhave fundamentally altered the competitive landscape and sharply limited our ability to access the U.S. market,ā€ a spokeswoman said.

December 1, 2025
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Costco Joins Legal Fight Over Trump Tariffs

Costco is one of the biggest corporate players to jump into a challenge of the Trump administration's tariffs largely driven this year byĀ small businessesĀ and Democratic state officials.

December 1, 2025
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Nippon Steel to Shortlist 2 or 3 States for New US Plant

Nippon Steel is seeking a site capable of supporting a steel plant with 3 million tons of annual capacity. The plant will be run by the company’s U.S. Steel subsidiary.

December 1, 2025
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OPEC+ Sticks With Plan to Pause Output Hikes in Early 2026

OPEC+ also approved a mechanism for its review of members’ individual production capacities, a sensitive process that will help set quotas in 2027.Ā 

December 1, 2025
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Global Goods Trade Slows as Tariff Front-Loading Ends

The data for airfreight and container shipping ā€œcontinue to signal expansion,ā€ even as they weakened from June, ā€œindicating a cooling-off in the transportation of goods worldwide,ā€ WTO said.

December 1, 2025
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Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest Level Since April

Initial claims decreased by 6,000 to 216,000 in the week ended Nov. 22. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 225,000 applications.

November 26, 2025