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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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A Look at the Experts Who Race to Decode Trump’s Tariffs

Customs broker Amy Magnus thought she’d seen it all, navigating regulations to import everything from lumber and bananas to circus animals and Egyptian mummies. Then 2025 hit.

December 29, 2025
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Chevron Tankers Deliver Venezuelan Crude to Gulf Coast

Chevron has finished discharging a cargo from the vessel Searuby and is in the process of unloading ship Canopus Voyager, according to Bloomberg tanker tracking.

December 29, 2025
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CBP Agents Enter Nation's CDL Enforcement Efforts

U.S. Border Patrol agents have joined efforts to remove truck drivers lacking legal U.S. residency from the road, apprehending more than 170 individuals near the borders of Canada and Mexico.

December 29, 2025
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Hybrids Help Keep Automakers’ Electrification Plans Afloat

While fully electric cars and trucks made up 10% of all auto sales in the U.S. in the third quarter, another 15% of transactions were for hybrid vehicles, and analysts expect hybrid sales to continue accelerating. 

December 29, 2025
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Hyundai Recalls 50,000 Vehicles Over Fire Risk

Vehicles equipped with a Mobis tow hitch wiring harness are at risk because the wiring harness may have been installed incorrectly. This recall affects 2022, 2023 and 2024 model years of the Tucson SUV.

December 29, 2025
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NYC Proposes 14 Miles of New Truck Routes for Staten Island

The proposed redesign “balances freight movement with community well-being” by adjusting the city’s truck routes, which have remained largely unchanged since the 1970s.

December 29, 2025
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'Theft Ring' Nets $400,000 Worth of Live Lobsters

The federal °®¶ą´«Ă˝land Security Investigations launched an initiative dubbed “Operation Boiling Point” that looks to take down organized theft groups targeting cargo and retail supply chains.

December 29, 2025
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How Trump Overturned Decades of US Trade Policy in 2025

President Trump's double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country have disrupted global commerce and strained the budgets of consumers and businesses worldwide.

December 29, 2025
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NYC Congestion Pricing Judge Delays Ruling

A federal judge delayed his decision on the fate of New York City’s congestion pricing initiative, setting oral arguments for Jan. 28 in the legal fight over new tolls.

December 23, 2025
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Senate Confirms MARAD, Coast Guard Leaders

“We have done hard things before. With this committee’s guidance, and in partnership with labor and industry, we can do them again," Maritime Administrator Stephen Carmel told senators.

December 23, 2025