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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Targets Brazil With Steep 50% Tariff Hike

At an earlier White House event, Trump complained that Brazil had ā€œbeen not good to us.ā€ His decision on Brazil, Trump said, was ā€œbased on very, very substantial facts, and also past history.ā€

July 9, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Tariffs Split Fed Officials on Rate-Cut Outlook

Policymakers pointed to ā€œconsiderable uncertaintyā€ about the timing, size and duration of the tariffs’ potential effects on inflation, the minutes showed.

July 9, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

Longer Amazon Prime Day Sparks More Browsing, Fewer Buys

Momentum Commerce, which manages online sales for 50 brands in a variety of product categories and price points, said its Amazon sales plunged 41% year over year on July 8.

July 9, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

NMFTA Readies Density-Based Freight Class Update for July 19

The National Motor Freight Traffic Association is moving toward a density-based freight classification system in a major update that is set to go into effect July 19.

July 9, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

EIA Trims Forecast for 2025 US Crude Oil Output

The latest production forecast for this year represents a drop of about 50,000 barrels a day from the Energy Information Administration’s previous projections in June.

July 8, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Global Freight, Top 100

Amazon's Seller Pricing Limits Face Canadian Review

Canada’s competition watchdog secured a court order to help its investigation into whether Amazon is abusing its dominant retail position in the market.

July 8, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Trump to Impose 50% Copper Tariff, Delay Drug Duties

ā€œI believe the tariff on copper we’re going to make it 50%,ā€ President Donald Trump said when asked by a reporter what the rate on those products would be.

July 8, 2025
Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Trucking Fleets Navigate Tire Costs and Performance

As one of the top expenses for trucking companies of all types and sizes, tires go a long way toward determining a motor carrier’s profitability and success.

July 8, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Some Sellers Sit Out Amazon Prime Day Over Tariffs

Amazon’s Prime Day is slamming into President Donald Trump’s trade war, with ever-shifting tariffs prompting some brands to sit out the sale and some shoppers hinting they plan to pull back.

July 8, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Trump Sends Tariff Threat Letters to Allied Nations

The letters issued July 7 so far appeared to largely be a novel method of again punting a looming July 9 deadline for so-called ā€œreciprocalā€ tariffs until at least the beginning of August.

July 7, 2025