Taiwan companies including Foxconn have sprung to the vanguard of shifting manufacturing to the U.S.
March 19, 2025Transportation Compliance News
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.
Tariff Threats Spur TSMC’s Taiwan Peers to Seek US Expansion
Shipping Group Says Trump Port Fee Plan Will Hurt Economy
Bimco says a plan by the Trump administration to introduce fees on the use of Chinese commercial ships is likely to damage the U.S. economy.Â
March 19, 2025Tesla Approved to Offer Passenger Rides in California
The permit will allow Tesla initially to carry its employees on a prearranged basis in company-owned vehicles, before later transporting members of the public.
March 18, 2025EPA: Rollback on Heavy-Truck Emission Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reopening its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles rules as well as its Heavy-Duty Nitrous Oxide rule as part of a sweeping review of what an agency release described as the Biden administration’s “problematic” Clean Trucks Plan. Â
March 18, 2025EU Seeks Talks With Trump Before Retaliatory Tariffs
The EU wants to engage with the U.S., Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris said. “We should do that rather than having further announcements and then trying to respond.”
March 18, 2025How BYD’s Five-Minute EV Charging Stacks Up Against Rivals
BYD can now add "charging as fast as refueling" to its marketing slogans, potentially helping it capture more market share from legacy automakers and direct rivals like Tesla.
March 18, 2025Hong Kong Raises Concerns About Deal for Panama Canal Ports
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader has waded into a controversy over a prominent conglomerate’s decision to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium including American investment bank BlackRock, a deal that has angered Beijing.
March 18, 2025Congressional Republicans Seek to Halt States' EPA Waivers
Legislation that would restrict the federal government from permitting states to limit sales of vehicles with internal combustion engines was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.
March 18, 2025Port Neighbors Fear Pullback on Shift to EVs
People who live near ports fear that $3 billion earmarked from President Joe Biden's infrastructure law to boost electrification in order to reduce pollution will be canceled.
March 18, 2025Trump Tariffs to Raise Bar to Invest in US, JETRO Says
President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign is likely to worsen inflation and raise the bar for Japanese companies to invest in the U.S., says the chair of the Japan External Trade Organization.
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