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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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Amazon Breaks Ground on Logistics Center in Arkansas

The new facility is expected to open in 2027 and will provide 1,000 full- and part-time jobs when fully operational. Since 2010, the company has brought 4,000 jobs to Arkansas.

August 4, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

EU Awaits Trump Actions on Car Tariffs, Exemptions This Week

Under the terms agreed with Washington, the 27-nation bloc faces a 15% U.S. tariff on most of its exports. That rate would also apply to cars rather than the current 25% level.

August 4, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Tesla Awards Musk Shares Valued at $29 Billion

A judge in December reaffirmed an earlier ruling that Tesla must revoke Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package.

August 4, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

OPEC+ to Boost Oil Production by 547,000 Barrels a Day

The move could lower oil and gasoline prices amid low oil inventories, and follows an OPEC+ decision in July to boost production by 548,000 barrels per day in August.

August 4, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Iowa Biodiesel Retailers Get Large Share of $1.12M Grants

Iowa biodiesel retailers were awarded the lion’s share of $1.12 million in state grants to boost their biofuel capacity through new and expanded infrastructure projects.

August 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Tractor Makers Warn That Tariffs Will Raise Machinery Prices

Farmers will soon start feeling the impact from President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the form of higher prices for the machines used to plant, treat and harvest fields.

August 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Tesla Must Pay $329M in Damages for Fatal Autopilot Crash

Tesla was told by a jury to pay $329 million in damages over a 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida that killed a young woman and seriously injured her boyfriend.

August 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trucking Reacts to Trump's Sweeping Tariffs

Trucking and logistics companies react to President Donald Trump's sweeping round of tariffs on dozens of trading partners announced Aug. 1.

August 1, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Greer Says Possible Tariff Court Loss Won’t Impact Plans

A top administration official signaled confidence that President Donald Trump’s trade plans will survive even if the sweeping global tariffs are ultimately deemed illegal.

August 1, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Tariff Blitz Unleashes Delayed Shock to Global Economy

At an average of 15%, the world is still facing some of the steepest U.S. tariffs since the 1930s, roughly six times higher than they were a year ago.

August 1, 2025