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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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Old-School Cargo Theft Surges in Mexico

Attempts to rob truck cargo jumped by more than a third in the first two months of 2025.聽鈥淚t鈥檚 old-school crime,鈥 said Troy Ryley, Mexico president of Echo Global Logistics.

July 2, 2025
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Trucking Still Squeezed by High Costs and Low Rates

ATRI's latest Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking survey found that while the average cost of operating a truck dipped slightly last year, some marginal costs jumped.

July 2, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Analysis Shows Trump鈥檚 Tariffs Would Cost Employers $82.3B

An analysis finds that a critical group of U.S. employers would face a direct cost of $82.3 billion from President Donald Trump鈥檚 current tariff plans.

July 2, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

USDOT Warns States on Nonresident CDL Compliance

鈥淓very state must follow federal regulations and ensure only qualified, properly documented drivers are getting behind the wheel of a truck,鈥 Secretary Sean Duffy said.

July 1, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

DTNA to Relocate 2 West Coast PDCs by 2027

DTNA 鈥 parent company of Freightliner, Western Star and Thomas Built Buses 鈥 will shut its Phoenix and Reno, Nev., parts distribution centers in 2026 and 2027, respectively.

July 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

US to Resume Mexican Livestock Imports in Phases Following Halt

The U.S. will start reopening ports to Mexican livestock in phases, after trade along the southern border had been halted in May by the spread of a parasitic fly.

July 1, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsGlobal Freight

DHL Partners With Fortum on Battery Recycling

DHL Supply Chain has signed a long-term contract to advance sustainable battery recycling with Fortum Battery Recycling, the company announced June 25.

June 30, 2025
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

XPO Opens Largest Service Centers by Door Count, Acreage

XPO officially opened the less-than-truckload-focused carrier鈥檚 largest service centers by door number and footprint over the past couple of weeks.

June 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

UK Stands by Digital Tax After Canada Bows to Trump Pressure

The U.K. is planning to keep its digital services tax, after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped Canada鈥檚 levy to restart trade talks with President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration.

June 30, 2025
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Canada Rescinds Technology Tax on US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late June 29 that trade talks with U.S. have resumed after Canada rescinded its plan to tax U.S. technology firms.

June 30, 2025