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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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US Holds Off Sanctions on China Over Russia Ties

“President Trump has not put tariffs on China because those negotiations are ongoing. And the war in Ukraine is certainly part of that discussion,†U.S. Ambassador Matthew Whitaker said.

September 2, 2025
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Diesel Prices May Climb Higher Into Harvest Season

Money managers turned the most bullish on diesel in four weeks after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled openness to a rate cut last month.

September 2, 2025
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Truckers’ Input Sought on N.Y. Thruway Facility Upgrades

Information gathered will inform a Request for Proposals on facility upgrades that will open to vendors next year. The state’s current fuel contracts expire in 2027.

September 2, 2025
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Activist Investor Elliott Builds $4 Billion Stake in PepsiCo

The position makes Elliott Investment Management one of PepsiCo’s largest investors, the activist said Sept. 2 in a letter to the company board of directors.

September 2, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Kraft Heinz Breakup to Create 2 Distinct Food Giants

Following the breakup, one company will be made up of its Heinz Ketchup and other iconic condiments and boxed meals — a unit that currently generates $15.4 billion in sales.

September 2, 2025
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Trump Says India Offered Zero Tariffs on US Goods

Trump said in a social media post Sept. 1 that India offered to reduce its tariffs on U.S. goods to zero, without saying when the concession was made.

September 2, 2025
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HTA’s Loya Listens, Learns as Calif. Drayage Community Reels

Robert Loya has seen up close how the dynamic between trade associations and members works, and how different it is from being employed at a carrier.

September 2, 2025
GovernmentEquipmentLogistics

Virginia Ends Tolls on Bridge Outside Newport News

"It’s time to stop asking Virginians to pay tolls on this facility, and we are doing so five months early,†Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.

September 1, 2025
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Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal but Left in Place for Now

Trillions of dollars of global trade are embroiled in the legal fight. A final ruling tossing Trump’s tariffs would upend his much-ballyhooed trade deals.

August 29, 2025
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Pinch Acquires Levinge in Oil Field Freight Merger

Houston-based Pinch is seeking to expand its flatbed less-than-truckload and truckload operations for oil and natural gas exploration and service companies with the deal.

August 29, 2025