Transportation Compliance News

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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.

GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Transform Your TCO with Fleet Emissions Strategy

Ceramex North America is revolutionizing emissions system restoration with cutting-edge innovation that boosts fleet uptime and reduces costs. Discover how Ceramex’s patented technology can help advance your fleet's performance and lead to measurable savings.

May 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Lawmakers Scrap Tire Emissions Limits in Deregulation Push

Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in the U.S.

May 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Downplays Talks, Says US Will Dictate Tariff Terms

President Donald Trump indicated that he would strike a friendlier relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney than the one he had with Justin Trudeau, whom Trump “didn’t like.”

May 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

US Shale Output Has Peaked as Prices Fall, Diamondback Says

Diamondback Energy, the largest independent oil producer in the Permian Basin, says production has likely peaked in America’s shale fields and will decline in the months ahead.  

May 6, 2025
GovernmentFuel

Diesel Price Dips 1.7¢ to $3.497 a Gallon

The national average diesel price ticked down 1.7 cents a gallon to $3.497, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released May 6.

May 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentTCA

GM Names Duncan Aldred New North America Leader

General Motors on May 5 named Duncan Aldred the new president of the automaker’s North America operations amid tensions between President Donald Trump, Canada and Mexico over tariffs.

May 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessPrivate

ADM Profit Shrinks to Lowest Since 2020

Archer-Daniels-Midland’s earnings shrunk to the lowest level since the pandemic as a difficult crop trading market is complicated by mounting trade and biofuel policy uncertainty.

May 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Continental Earnings Hit Four-Year High on Cost Cuts

Continental AG more than doubled earnings in the first quarter as its car parts unit slashed costs and tire sales bounced back from weaker levels last year.

May 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trade Deficit Widens to Record on Pre-Tariffs Import Surge

The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record in March as companies rushed to import products as the Trump administration readied sweeping tariffs.

May 6, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

NYC Acts to Bar DOT From Denying Funds in Congestion Case

New York asked a judge to stop the Trump administration from withholding federal approvals or funds in the president’s push to end Manhattan’s congestion pricing program.

May 6, 2025