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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.
 

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Amazon Tests 30-Minute Delivery in Philadelphia, Seattle

Amazon will use ā€œspecialized smaller facilitiesā€ for the deliveries, the e-commerce giant said Dec. 1 in a statement.Ā The fee will start at $13.99, discounted to $3.99 for Prime members.

December 1, 2025
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Electric Plane Maker Beta Wins Wall Street Support After IPO

Beta is ā€œakin to a young Tesla, but with a more attractive end market of aerospace, which has higher barriers to entry than autos,ā€ said Morgan Stanley analysts in a note.

December 1, 2025
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Trailer Leasing Shows Incremental Growth

Industry growth has slowed to 8.3% this year compared with 17.7% year-over-year growth in 2024, according to the CEO of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association.

December 1, 2025
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Border Patrol Detains Mexican Truck Drivers for ā€˜Cabotage’

Mexican truck drivers hauling domestic U.S. freight recently were detained and saw their commercial vehicles seized by federal agents in a U.S. CBP enforcement effort targeting ā€œcabotage.ā€

December 1, 2025
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Canada's Algoma Steel to Cut 1,000 Jobs Amid US Tariffs

Trump’s 50% tariffs on foreign steel ā€œhave fundamentally altered the competitive landscape and sharply limited our ability to access the U.S. market,ā€ a spokeswoman said.

December 1, 2025
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Costco Joins Legal Fight Over Trump Tariffs

Costco is one of the biggest corporate players to jump into a challenge of the Trump administration's tariffs largely driven this year byĀ small businessesĀ and Democratic state officials.

December 1, 2025
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Manufacturing Slump Deepens in November as Orders Decline

The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index eased half a point to 48.2, according to data released Dec. 1. The measure has been below 50 for nine straight months.

December 1, 2025
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FedEx Freight Begins Enforcing NMFC Updates

FedEx Freight said it delayed enforcing the NMFC changes "to help our customers adapt and ensure a smooth transition to the new, streamlined NMFC classes."

December 1, 2025
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Cyber Monday Could Break Spending Records

U.S. consumers already spentĀ $11.8 billion online for Black Friday, $6.4 billion on Thanksgiving Day and another $11.8 billion over the weekend — exceeding forecasts by Adobe Analytics.

December 1, 2025
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Global Goods Trade Slows as Tariff Front-Loading Ends

The data for airfreight and container shipping ā€œcontinue to signal expansion,ā€ even as they weakened from June, ā€œindicating a cooling-off in the transportation of goods worldwide,ā€ WTO said.

December 1, 2025